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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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Further ATO trials by NS and Arriva

Dutch state railway NS and Arriva Nederland are planning new tests of automatic train operation (ATO) for summer 2022. The tests, in cooperation with infrastructure manager Prorail will take place between Groningen and the sidings station De Vork in Haren.

15. Februar 2022

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Further delays in the ERTMS backup system in Norway

The commissioning of the ERTMS backup system in Norway is delayed again. Bane NOR justifies this with delivery problems for equipment components.

14. Juni 2023

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Gauteng resignalling project completed

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has completed the resignalling of its suburban rail network in Gauteng province, serving Johannesburg and Pretoria.

16. Mai 2023

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GSM-R for the Romanian railway

The Romanian railway company CFR (Căile Ferate Române) has signed contracts with Kontron Transportation GmbH and Thales GTS România S.R.L. for the implementation of a GSM-R system (Global System for Mobile Communication - Railway) in Romania in the low double-digit million range.

13. September 2023

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Hamburg: Tender for new metro cars starts

Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN) is launching the tender for the procurement of the sixth generation of metro cars.

13. Oktober 2022

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Hamburg: U2 and U4 to be automated

Hamburg's U2 and U4 underground lines are to be automated by 2029, according to HOCHBAHN.

15. November 2022

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Hitachi implements ATO over ETCS at Queensland Rail in Australia

Hitachi Rail has begun a major contract to install new technology to automate elements of Queensland’s New Generation Rail (NGR) fleet.

03. August 2022

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Hitachi supplies ERTMS equipment for Swedish Tågab

The private Swedish railway company Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen AB (Tågab) has contracted Hitachi Rail to supply ERTMS components for its rolling stock.

12. Juli 2022

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Hungarian railway line equipped with ETCS Level 2

On behalf of the Hungarian-Austrian railway company GYSEV (Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurt-Bahn), Thales has equipped the 110 km single-track line between Sopron and Szentgotthárd with ETCS Level 2.

01. Juni 2023

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Innofreight digitises entire rail freight fleet

European rail logistics company Innofreight has chosen Nexxiot to complete the digitisation of its entire railcar fleet.

22. November 2022

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IntelliTrans and Nexxiot team up

IntelliTrans, a US based provider of global multimodal supply chain optimisation solutions for the bulk and general cargo industry, and Nexxiot a provider of asset intelligence for rail and intermodal transportation are entering into a partnership.

03. August 2023

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Italian state railway is pushing ahead with ERTMS expansion

Trains of the Italian State Railways RFI will be equipped with ERTMS technology. The company made corresponding agreements with Hitachi, Mermec, Progress Rail and Alstom.

18. Januar 2023

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Kontron installs and operates radio system for Grand Paris Express

Kontron Transportation has been awarded a contract by La Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to supply, install and maintain the operational radio system for Line 18 of the Grand Paris Express project.

03. März 2022