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Spain: Development partnership for 5G solutions and services

Indra, an aerospace, defence and mobility technology company, and Masmovil, one of the leading 5G operators in Spain, have signed a cooperation agreement.

24. Oktober 2022

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SpaceX engineers develop autonomous rail vehicles

When SpaceX engineers join forces to form a new company, technological innovation is highly likely. The Californian start-up Parallel Systems is dedicated to developing autonomous rail vehicles for freight transport.

03. Februar 2022

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"Solve optimisation problems better and faster"

The development of quantum computers is being massively promoted by governments. DB Systel is actively preparing for the time when they are ready for the market. Manfred Rieck, Vice President Individual Solution Development at DB Systel GmbH, describes in an interview which railway applications can benefit. The interview has just been published in issue 4/22 of ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, the questions were asked by ETR editor Dagmar Rees.

14. April 2022

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Smart way to monitor rail performance

Amsted Digital Solutions IQ Series gateways provide insights such as real-time location, impact detection and charge status, and can be configured to include Bogie IQ™ wheelset and brake condition monitoring.

08. September 2023

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Signal-controlled warning system for more construction site safety

Together with its French partner Systra, the company Zöllner has developed a new automatic acoustic and optical warning system.

23. September 2022

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Sensor technology for better availability

At InnoTrans, Vossloh presented a number of new developments designed to contribute to better infrastructure availability.

23. September 2022

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Secure computer platform specified for future rail operations

With advancing digitalisation, new technologies are entering the railway system that place high security demands on the IT environment.

17. August 2022

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Resistance from the Czech Republic due to the introduction of the DAC

There is a certain resistance from the Czech Republic regarding the introduction of the DAC – the Digital Automatic Coupling. Two points are particularly irritating there.

18. Januar 2023

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"Regarding DAC we solve technical questions before financial ones"

Malte Lawrenz, Chairman of the Freight Wagon Keepers Association VPI, on the order of questions to be solved regarding the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) and the prolongation of the DAC operational trials.

17. Januar 2023

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Railways: High costs due to FRMCS

Nederlandse Spoorwegen, ÖBB and SBB have warned of cost risks for railways when introducing the FRMCS train radio system.

24. Juli 2023

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Railway companies rely on robot dogs

Reducing workload, relieving employees: these are among the goals of a test project in which Deutsche Bahn (DB) is using a dog-like robot. A feasibility study on the use of "Spot" in the railway sector has also already been carried out by the Berlin-based LAT Group.

21. September 2023

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RailWatch launches data platform TrainSnap

The Bonn-based company RailWatch launched its TrainSnap data platform in July. The platform displays data on the condition of freight wagons that the company collects via its WTMS stations. The data can be used for logistical processes, but also for maintenance.

04. August 2022

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Rail cybersecurity firm secures funding

Railway cybersecurity firm RazorSecure has sourced GBP 1.3m of funding to support its plans for expansion in the Europe and North American markets over the next five years.

24. April 2023

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RailCOMPLETE® - Planning tool for railway assets

The planning process for electrotechnical systems in railway engineering is characterised by many system discontinuities, different planning procedures in control and safety technology and in overhead line construction.

18. August 2022

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Project progress in highly automated shunting

In automated driving on the railways, the projects around shunting are the most advanced - here the conditions are significantly easier than in public modes.

28. April 2022