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Digitalisation – booster for the rail sector?

Maria Leenen (SCI Verkehr GmbH) in conversation with digital experts Daniel Dede (Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH) and Fabian Stöffler (Menlo79 GmbH) about the opportunities and limits of digitalisation (not only) in the railway sector.

01. September 2022

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Digital Maintenance Gateway aims to make rolling stock updates more secure

Rail cybersecurity company RazorSecure has launched its Digital Maintenance Gateway, designed to improve security and efficiency when maintaining and updating rolling stock software.

24. März 2023

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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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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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DSD costs 60 billion euros - proposal for less "first of class"

The Digital Rail Germany (DSD) project, the complete renewal of the control and safety technology with conversion to digital interlockings and ETCS without signals, will be more expensive than previously officially stated.

22. November 2023

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DSD: Federal GmbH should coordinate

Für die weitere Umsetzung der Digitalisierung im Rahmen des Projekts „Digitale Schiene Deutschland“ (DSD) müsse „umgehend“ eine Gesellschaft des Bundes die zentrale Koordination des strecken- und fahrzeugseitigen DSD-Rollouts übernehmen.

01. Dezember 2022

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DSD: More than one billion euros extra

In December, Federal Transport Minister Dr Volker Wissing and DB Infrastructure Board Member Berthold Huber signed an agreement that provides more money for the Digital Rail Germany programme.

22. Dezember 2022

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Dutch association Railgood warns against "Expensive-RTMS"

The Dutch association of rail freight operators, Railgood, is calling for financial support for companies for the conversion of rolling stock to the European train control and command system ERTMS/ETCS.

21. Juni 2022

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DVF calls for rapid further decisions on ETCS vehicle retrofitting

Following the decisions of the German government on ETCS vehicle equipment, the German Transport Forum (DVF) is calling the coalition to take further steps quickly. A federal directive and the funding would have to come at the same time.

11. April 2023

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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

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ERFA publishes position paper

ERFA, European Rail Freight Association, has clarified in a position paper that the final text of the TEN-T Regulation agreed by the European Commission, Council and Parliament during the trilogue negotiations provides legal certainty and reflects the ambitious modal shift objectives already agreed in the European Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.

09. Juni 2023

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Ermewa, Inveho und IRT Railenium cooperate

Wagon owner Ermewa, workshop and wagon builder Inveho and the French research institute for railway technology IRT Railenium have launched their joint research and innovation project Maintenance 4.0 (M4.0).

25. Januar 2023

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ETCS retrofit without manufacturer involvement

For the first time, two DB Cargo locomotives have been retrofitted with ETCS without involving the locomotive manufacturer.

15. November 2023

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EU approves Slovenia's support for ETCS in freight transport

The European Commission has approved a Slovenian aid scheme worth EUR 8 million for equipping freight locomotives with ETCS.

15. Juni 2022

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EU Commission: TEN-T Regulation with ERTMS milestones

The EU wants to revise the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) Regulation. On 14 December 2021, the EU Commission discussed a draft submitted by the EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament and adopted proposals.

21. Dezember 2021