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Siemens Mobility receives approval for train control system for light railways

After a project duration of seven years, Siemens Mobility has received approval for the ZSL 90 LZV project. Among other things, the company has developed a new dual band for this.

20. September 2023

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SBB suffers from hackerattack - software supplier files charges

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have become the victim of a hacker attack. The perpetrators belong to the so-called Play Group, which is already held responsible for other hacker attacks in Switzerland.

14. Juni 2023

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Rostock: IT attack at RSAG

Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG) has fallen victim to a cyber attack on its IT systems, as the company announced on 18 November 2023.

21. November 2023

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Ricardo becomes AsBo for automation of the Copenhagen S-Bane

Ricardo Certification has been appointed as the Assessment Body (AsBo) for the transformation of Copenhagen’s S-Bane railway into a fully automated system.

29. März 2022

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Regulator approves ETCS on lines and rolling stock

The Greek railway supervisory and regulatory authority RAS has granted important approvals for the interoperability of fixed installations and rolling stock.

25. November 2022

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Rail Vision: Order on train sensor systems

Das israelische Unternehmen Rail Vision wird Passagierzüge von Israel Railways mit elektro-optischen Sensorsystemen ausstatten.

15. Februar 2023

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Problems with ETCS

After several trains were unable to run on the new Wendlingen - Ulm line due to problems with the ETCS system, DB has now admitted to the problems.

13. September 2023

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Passenger service of digital S-Bahn Hamburg to start later

The passenger deployment of the four digital S-Bahn trains on Hamburg's S-Bahn is currently planned for the month of March. This was announced by Deutsche Bahn upon request.

15. Februar 2022

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Paris: metro line 4 fully automated

After a test run without passengers that began in June, the automation of Paris' metro line 4 is now complete.

14. September 2022

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Oslo Metro orders CBTC system from Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by operator Sporveien AS for a CBTC system for Oslo Metro.

21. Dezember 2021

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Oslo Metro: CBTC with GoA2 via public network

Oslo has become the first city in the world to decide to control its metro via the public mobile network. This decision is based on a determination by the Oslo City Council in 2019 to replace the signalling system based on conventional relay technology with a signalling system using CBTC technology.

20. Januar 2022

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Notice of funding for H-Bahn in Dortmund

The NRW Ministry of Transport intends to fund the feasibility study for a new automation system for the further expansion of the H-Bahn in Dortmund with EUR 500,000.

16. September 2022

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New York: Reliability overrides capacity at rush hour

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking to revise its programme to implement a CBTC solution across the underground network by proposing changes to its 2020-24 investment plan.

25. August 2022

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New interlocking and ETCS for Cork Area Commuter Rail

Irish rail operator Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) has signed a contract worth around EUR 78.5m with Alstom for new signalling equipment for the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network.

25. August 2023

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New diagnostic tool for trams in test operation

In Kocaeli, a turkish province east of Istanbul, with around 1.9 million inhabitants in the conurbation, the local transport operator UlasimPark is currently testing ZF's connect@rail condition monitoring system for the first time in Turkey.

12. Juli 2023