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ETCS knowledge sharing in UK

DB Cargo UK recently took a Class 66 diesel locomotive to Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR) Hornsey depot, so the freight operator could learn more about the passenger operator’s approach to rolling out ETCS.

01. März 2023

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ETCS-Migration 2038+: Test runs for ETCS Level 2 commissioning

As part of the ETCS Migration 2038+ programme, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) plans to equip all heavily used lines in its network with ETCS Level 2.

02. August 2023

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ETCS-OBU for SNCB locomotives

Alstom has won a contract for the design, supply and 10 years maintenance of ETCS Level 2 signalling systems for 37 HLD77 locomotives in the Belgian rail operator SNCB’s fleet.

20. April 2023

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ETCS put into operation in Jutland

Banedanmark has put the ERTMS/ETCS train control system into operation on two lines in Jutland.

29. Juni 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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Experiences from the ETCS conversion at S-Bahn Hamburg

Practical experience from the implementation of ATO over ETCS was reported at the annual conference of railway experts in Fulda at the beginning of May.

23. Mai 2022

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First Flirt EMUs retrofitted with ETCS L2 and put into operation

Die ersten 36 von 59 EMU vom Typ Flirt von MÁV-START wurden von Alstom mit ETCS Level 2-Onboard Units nachgerüstet.

01. März 2023

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First fully autonomous rail system in the USA opens

The first fully autonomous autonomous rail system in the US, named Skyline, opened for service in Honolulu, Hawaii on 30 June 2023.

30. Juni 2023

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For the first time in Germany: Hamburg comes closer to riding the underground in a moving block

The Hamburg Hochbahn's U-Bahn100 project is making progress. Together with Siemens Mobility and Alstom, the transport company now presented its CBTC model for trains running every 100 seconds and via GoA2.

13. Juni 2023

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“Foster interactions at all levels”

From 26 to 28 April 2022, the ERTMS Conference 2022 of the European Agency for Railways (ERA) will take place in Valenciennes, France. The focus will be on current findings and developments around the implementation of ERTMS, but also on the revision of the TSI CCS. In the run-up to the conference, Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director of ERA, gives an outlook on the event.

30. März 2022

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Frankfurt underground gets CBTC system

Frankfurt's underground network gets a CBTC system ("Communication Based Train Control System")

09. Dezember 2021

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Fully automated metro to Istanbul airport opens

In Istanbul, the first 34km section of the M11 metro line to the main airport (IST) opened at the end of January, connecting Kağıthane on the M7 line to the main entrance of the airport via eight stations.

02. Februar 2023

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Fully automated operation started on metro line B in Lyon

At the end of June, driverless operation according to GoA4 was started on metro line B in Lyon, France. In the course of the overall modernisation of the network, this should also significantly increase capacity.

07. Juli 2022

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Fully automated underground in São Paulo runs with CBTC technology from Siemens

With Line 4, the Brazilian financial metropolis São Paulo has the first fully automated metro line in Latin America.

20. Juli 2022

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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