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Great Britain: Successful Class 43 ETCS tests

The government-funded East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has completed tests with digital cab signalling for Class 43 power cars that form part of Network Rail's new test train.

07. Oktober 2022

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GSM-R for the Romanian railway

The Romanian railway company CFR (Căile Ferate Române) has signed contracts with Kontron Transportation GmbH and Thales GTS România S.R.L. for the implementation of a GSM-R system (Global System for Mobile Communication - Railway) in Romania in the low double-digit million range.

13. September 2023

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GSM-R infrastructure for ETCS L2

A consortium of AŽD Praha s.r.o. and Elektrizace železnic Praha a.s. led by Kontron Transportation has won the public tender for the implementation of a new turnkey GSM-R infrastructure on the ŽSR network for ETCS Level 2 for the Varín - Košice - Čierna nad Tisou - state border section.

29. März 2023

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GSM-R subsidy applications only until the end of the year

The Federal Government grants a proportional subsidy for the replacement of existing GSM-R radio modules with interference-resistant (hardened) GSM-R radio modules or for the installation of corresponding filters.

13. Dezember 2021

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GTS-Übernahme: Hitachi startet wieder Verfahren

Hitachi Rail hat erneut seine Fusionsanmeldung bei der EU-Kommission eingereicht. Damit wurde das Genehmigungsverfahren für die Übernahme des Geschäftsbereichs Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) von Thales in der EU wieder eingeleitet.

25. September 2023

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Hamburg: automatic S-Bahn trains in operation

The Digital S-Bahn Hamburg has been in regular passenger service since 15 September 2022. Four

16. September 2022

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Hamburg: Tender for new metro cars starts

Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN) is launching the tender for the procurement of the sixth generation of metro cars.

13. Oktober 2022

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Hamburg: U2 and U4 to be automated

Hamburg's U2 and U4 underground lines are to be automated by 2029, according to HOCHBAHN.

15. November 2022

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Hitachi implements ATO over ETCS at Queensland Rail in Australia

Hitachi Rail has begun a major contract to install new technology to automate elements of Queensland’s New Generation Rail (NGR) fleet.

03. August 2022

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Hitachi Rail awarded contract to modernise French rail network

French state-owned railway company SNCF has awarded Hitachi Rail an exclusive supplier contract to develop and commission new Radio Block Centres (RBC).

19. Juli 2022

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Hitachi Rail's DSTW receives German approval

The German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have approved and accepted Hitachi Rail's digital interlocking system (DSTW). The tests were carried out in the Hitachi laboratory in Munich.

16. Februar 2022

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Hitachi Rail simulates cloud-based ERTMS system for HyperloopTT

Hitachi Rail has developed a digital simulator at its Naples site to provide cloud-based integrated testing of the traffic management, signalling and some physical safety requirements of HyperloopTT's Hyperloop system.

28. Juni 2022

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Hitachi Rail to supply signalling equipment for Chennai Metro

Hitachi Rail hat einen Vertrag über die Lieferung digitaler Signaltechnik für Phase 2 des Chennai Metro Rail Projekts unterzeichnet.

28. März 2023

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Hitachi Rail wins ERTMS framework contract from RFI

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a framework contract by Italian infrastructure operator RFI to develop and implement ERTMS on 700km of railway lines worth EUR 500 mio.

15. März 2022

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Hitachi supplies ERTMS components for Swedish maintenance trains

Hitachi Rail has signed a contract to install new digital signalling technologies on board of two maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord.

01. März 2022