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CBTC for Frankfurt underground to be networked with municipal traffic computer

Siemens has received a major order worth 250 million euros from the Frankfurt am Main transport company (VGF). As a German pioneer, the municipal company is now getting a digital train control system.

16. Dezember 2021

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Challenges of ETCS vehicle retrofitting in Germany become clearer

The retrofitting and approval of vehicles with ETCS on-board equipment was one of the main topics of the 24th Annual Conference of Railway Experts on 5 and 6 May 2022 in Fulda.

11. Mai 2022

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Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has sent its first Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.

04. November 2022

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Class 66 freight loco to be fitted with ETCS

Work has begun on the ETCS on-board equipment of a Class 66 diesel locomotive as part of the East Coast Digital programme, DB Cargo has now announced.

10. November 2022

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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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CMA: Hitachi and GTS (Thales) merger could constrain Network Rail and TfL

An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached the preliminary conclusion that Hitachi's proposed EUR 1.7 billion acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation (GTS) business could significantly harm competition in the provision of digital rail systems for mainline and urban signalling.

09. Juni 2023

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Conference of Transport Ministers renews demands for ETCS vehicle equipment

At its meeting on 4. und 5. May 2022 in Bremen, the Conference of Transport Ministers renewed its resolutions and demands on ETCS vehicle equipment within the framework of the "Digital Rail Germany" (DSD) project.

12. Mai 2022

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Cross-city core gets ETCS Level 2

ÖBB will comprehensively modernise the lines of the Vienna S-Bahn - work on this is to start as early as autumn 2023.

22. März 2023

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Czech CityElefants get ETCS equipment

The electric trains of the series 471 of the Czech State Railways ČD, also called CityElefant, will be equipped with ETCS.

09. Mai 2022

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Czech ČD receives first locomotive retrofitted with ETCS

Representatives of the supplier association led by ČD Telematika ceremoniously handed over the first vehicle retrofitted with an ETCS on-board unit to ČD on 12.05.2022.

20. Mai 2022

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Czech Pendolino to be equipped with ETCS

The seven Pendolino trains of the Czech State Railways ČD (series 680) from Alstom are getting ETCS equipment. The supplier is the ČD subsidiary ČD Telematica.

22. April 2022

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Czech Republic: Locomotives 163/363 equipped with ETCS

At the beginning of November, ČD Cargo received the last locomotive of the 163/363 series that has been equipped with ETCS.

09. November 2022

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Czech Republic may promote ETCS and DAK

The Czech government is allowed to reintroduce a funding programme for ETCS equipment and also to add a new funding element.

31. Juli 2023

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DAK rollout: EU subsidy is cheaper than mixed financing

For the rollout of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAK), a simple financing structure based largely on EU subsidies is the most favourable solution.

26. April 2023

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Danish units no longer in Germany after ETCS installation

The 17 type IC3 diesel multiple units of the Danish State Railways (DSB) equipped with the German safety system Indusi/PZB will lose their approval for Germany after the installation of ETCS on-board devices.

07. April 2022