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ETCS retrofit project of UK Class 43 makes progress

Thales and leasing company Porterbrook have announced the successful retrofitting of three Class 43 HST power cars with ETCS onboard equipment complying with UNISIG baseline B3R2.

15. Juni 2022

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Thales supplies ETCS Level 2 on-board equipment to Softronic

Romanian locomotive manufacturer Softronic has commissioned Thales to supply and equip five six-axle Lema locomotives with ETCS Level 2 and PZB on-board equipment for cross-border operation in Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.

21. Juni 2022

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Stadler restructures signalling division

The Swiss company Stadler had already taken over the Braunschweig-based BBR Verkehrstechnik GmbH with its group companies on 1 January 2022.

20. Juli 2022

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DB E&C introduces new software for LST planning

At DB Engineering & Consulting (DB E&C), the introduction of new software for the planning of control and safety technology (LST) is underway.

20. Juli 2022

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DB Cargo pilot train with automated brake testing system in operation

DB Cargo has put a pilot train with an automated brake testing system into operational parallel operation at Mitteldeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (MEG).

21. Juli 2022

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Switzerland: partnership for cyber security of signalling systems

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has signed a partnership agreement with Fincons Group and Cervello to receive services for the security of SBB's railway signalling and safety systems throughout Switzerland.

29. Juli 2022

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Odometry solution tested for railway operations

Humatics, together with Hitachi Rail, has successfully completed a one-year pilot project for odometry in rail transport.

03. August 2022

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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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New cybersecurity service for railway companies and public transport operators

Telent has a new product in its portfolio alongside its range of digitisation services focusing on high-availability IP and transmission networks for the mobility of the future.

11. August 2022

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Kolkata Metro: Siemens consortium wins order

Lines 3 and 6 of the Kolkata Metro will be equipped with state-of-the-art railway automation technology from Siemens.

15. August 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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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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Australia: New Rio Tinto mine connected to AutoHaul™ network

Hitachi Rail and mine operator Rio Tinto have reached another major AutoHaul milestone with the commissioning of the autonomous rail transport system for the new Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

26. August 2022

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Luxembourg: ETCS solution put into operation on northern line

On the Luxembourg northern line between Luxembourg via Ettelbrück to Goebelsmühle, scheduled operation of a special ETCS solution started last Monday, 29 August 2022, at 5.07 am.

31. August 2022

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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