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20th anniversary of the ETCS test train

For two decades now, a Desiro Classic test train with Trainguard® equipment (VT 1.0/1.5 ETCS) from Siemens Mobility has been in operation for practical testing on lines equipped with ETCS Level 1 or Level 2.

10. Oktober 2023

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2nd stage of the CCS tender

As already announced at the beginning of 2023, five international applicants have qualified for the next tender stage of Rail Baltica's control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystem. It is now also confirmed that all five applicants participate in the second phase of the contract award.

11. August 2023

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Access more difficult for competitors in France: ART recommendations

The ART, the French Autorité de Régulation des Transports, has published a study in which it makes 18 concrete recommendations to remove barriers to entry for competitors in passenger rail transport.

28. Juli 2022

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Accurate train location data trial in Great Britain

Potential uses of very precise train location data are being assessed from a trial installation of Thales’ Robust Train Positioning System on a Great Western Railway Class 150 diesel multiple-unit in Great Britain.

10. März 2022

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"A change of course that gives hope"

The Federal Government is changing course in promoting the retrofitting of ETCS vehicles. Now it has to prove how serious it is.

11. April 2023

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"A common language unites across borders"

People understand each other better when they speak a common language, says Jennifer Schacha.

31. August 2023

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AŽD: Digitisation in Bohemia completed

Czech company AŽD has completed the full digitisation of the line between Obrnice and Čížkovice called the Plum Railway (Švestková dráha) while it is still in operation.

15. Februar 2023

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Adif AV awards signalling contract to CAF

Adif AV, the Spanish network operator responsible for the high-speed lines, has awarded the works to adapt the signalling installations on the L'Ametlla de Mar-Camp de Tarragona section, within the framework of the development of the European Mediterranean Corridor.

14. April 2022

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Adif AV: EUR 20.5 million for the deployment of the 5G network

Adif Alta Velocidad (Adif AV) has been awarded a EUR 20.5 million contract to build a 5G network in ten strategic logistics terminals in Spain. This is intended to drive the digitalisation and thus automation of processes as well as the reduction of costs for rail freight transport.

02. Februar 2023

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Adif AV orders measuring train for high-speed lines

The Spanish infrastructure manager for high-speed lines Adif AV has ordered another measuring train from the manufacturer CAF. It is to travel at a speed of up to 300 km/h on normal tracks.

19. Juli 2023

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Adif innovation project for low density lines

Alstom has been awarded a contract by Spanish railway infrastructure manager Adif to develop a railway safety innovation project in Spain.

05. Mai 2023

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"A holistic policy approach is necessary"

The progress made with the ETCS expansion in Germany is encouraging. However, policymakers need to consider a whole range of other issues if the rail system in Germany is to be made fit for the future, says Eurailpress editor-in-chief Georg Kern.

17. Juli 2023

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AI Mobility Lab at InnoTrans 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies do not stop at the railway system and so InnoTrans 2024 is introducing the new exhibition area AI Mobility Lab.

21. Juli 2023

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AI project to prevent suicides on railway systems

Lancaster University and Purple Transform - a company that provides analytics platforms to help organisations process vast amounts of data in real time - are working together on the SAIVE (Suicide Avoidance via Intelligent Video Examination) project to investigate whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help prevent suicides on UK railways.

09. November 2023

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AI to analyse damage automatically

KI-MeZIS As part of the KI-MeZIS funding project ("AI methods in condition monitoring and needs-based maintenance of railway vehicle structures"), overrolling tests were recently carried out again.

08. November 2023