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Alstom: Signaling technology for 118 regional trains

As part of the “Digitaler Node Stuttgart” project, Alstom is also equipping 118 regional trains from various manufacturers with digital signaling technology in addition to the Stuttgart S-Bahn.

05. August 2021

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New DB Systemtechnik test locomotive

DB Systemtechnik's new Vectron test locomotive arrived at the Munich-Freimann site at the beginning of August.

08. September 2021

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ETCS Level 2 to digitalise Sydney’s suburban rail network

Alstom has been awarded two contracts by Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) & Sydney Trains for the design, supply and long-term service of trackside ETCS Level 2 signaling technology under the government's "More Trains, More Service - Digital Systems" program.

15. September 2021

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Digitalisation on many fronts

In September, the Digital Rail Convention took place for the second time in the Ore Mountains - with around 200 experts. The organiser was the Smart Rail Connectivity Campus (SRCC), which recently became a location cluster of the German Centre for Future Mobility.

05. Oktober 2021

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Closing ranks for the rail

The Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and the Association of the Railway Industry in Germany (VDB) are calling on the future federal government to start an acceleration program for the railways.

11. Oktober 2021

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Digital S-Bahn presented at the ITS Congress

On the occasion of the ITS World Congress, two projects within the framework of the "Digital S-Bahn Hamburg" had been presented in practice.

11. Oktober 2021

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Premises for the success of DSD

In October, nine transport associations and Deutsche Bahn (DB) presented a key points paper "Premises for a successful rollout of Digital Rail Germany (DSD)".

15. Oktober 2021

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VUZ invests in ETCS and autonomous driving

The Czech railway research institute Výzkumný Ústav Železniční (VUZ) is investing EUR 24 million in the expansion of its test track in the coming years.

18. Oktober 2021

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Thales awarded Lisboa signalling contracts

Infraestruturas de Portugal has awarded Thales three contracts to upgrade the signaling systems at Santa Apolónia station in Lisbon and on the Cascais and Oeste lines.

21. Oktober 2021

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Tests of digital technology on a museum railway

On its own account, Thales will in future increasingly carry out digital techniques on the 13 km long Elmsteintalbahn from Lambrecht to Elmstein.

21. Oktober 2021

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ATO: Continuous route monitoring

A consortium of twelve partners will develop and test technologies for automated driving on the railways over the next four years in the Berlin Digital Railway Operation (BerDiBa) project.

25. Oktober 2021

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Fully automatic GoA4 shunting locomotive: DB Cargo chooses Railergy for development and approval

In order to make rail freight transport more competitive, the activities of the bead breaking locomotives in DB Cargo's train formation facilities (ZBA) are to be fully automated.

27. Oktober 2021

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Clearsy creates ETCS lab

Clearsy from Strasbourg will create the ETCS laboratory for the DZSF (German Centre for Rail Vehicle Research) on behalf of the Federal Railway Authority. The contract is worth EUR 552 000.

29. November 2021

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Stadler supplies ETCS for DB vehicles

Stadler Signalling AG is currently equipping the first vehicles of Deutsche Bahn with its ETCS solution Guardia.

29. November 2021

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ERA/UIC: Cooperation agreement signed

The European Railway Agency ERA and the International Union of Railways UIC will work more closely together in the future.

03. Dezember 2021