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Stadler restructures signalling division

The Swiss company Stadler had already taken over the Braunschweig-based BBR Verkehrstechnik GmbH with its group companies on 1 January 2022.

20. Juli 2022

Rail Impacts

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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Kolkata Metro: Siemens consortium wins order

Lines 3 and 6 of the Kolkata Metro will be equipped with state-of-the-art railway automation technology from Siemens.

15. August 2022

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ECM S.p.A. becomes Progress Rail Signaling S.p.A.

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, announced the change of the company name from ECM S.p.A. to Progress Rail Signaling S.p.A..

09. September 2022

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Digitisation of the railways needs funding commitments

In a recently published position paper, the German Association of Local Rail Transport (BSN) has called for the digitalisation of the railways to be implemented consistently now.

16. September 2022

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Thales and Alstom cooperate on the Digital Node Stuttgart

At Innotrans 2022, Thales and Alstom have agreed to cooperate on trackside ETCS equipment in Germany for the future project "Digital Node Stuttgart".

22. September 2022

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IEC 62443: Siemens Mobility certified

Siemens Mobility has received three new certifications by Germany’s TÜV SÜD for meeting the international cybersecurity standard IEC 62443.

27. September 2022

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The struggle for DAK funding continues

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) presented the "2022 DAC Sector Statement - Digital Automatic Coupling - a key element for the transformation of the European railway system" on 21.09.2022. About eight years before the planned introduction date of 2030, European railway associations continue to struggle with member states and the EU Commission over the financing of the billion euro project.

29. September 2022

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Thales Deutschland: newly formed subsidiary founded

The rail division of Thales is to be integrated into Hitachi Rail, presumably on 1 January 2023, as Rail Impacts has learned.

05. Oktober 2022

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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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Taiwan: Driverless metro line in Kaohsiung

The Yellow Line of the Kaohsiung Metro in Taiwan will be equipped with ATO (GoA4).

07. Oktober 2022

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Waterfall announces cybersecurity partnership with Alstom

Waterfall Security Solutions, the Operational Technology (OT) security company, announced a collaboration agreement to secure safety-critical and reliability-critical operations networks for railways and public transport with Alstom.

13. Oktober 2022

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Strategic partnership of Cervello and ST Engineering

Cervello, an Israeli-based global provider of rail cybersecurity solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with ST Engineering, a Singapore-based global technology, defence and engineering group.

26. Oktober 2022

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Contract to reduce journey times on the Seville - Malaga - Granada line

A new bypass line about 1.7 km long is to reduce the journey times of the Seville - Malaga - Granada high-speed trains, which are used by millions of passengers every year.

07. November 2022

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Major contract awarded to supply digital commuter rail system

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major contract, designated CP04, worth approximately JPY 114 billion (approximately EUR 785 million) by the Department of Transportation of the Philippine government.

22. November 2022