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CCS provider Systra seeks strategic investor

The CCS provider Systra wants to grow and is therefore looking for a strategic investor. In the next five years, the company plans to increase its turnover by around a third to 1.5 billion EUR.

18. Juli 2023

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CMA decision on Thales acquisition by Hitachi published

Today, Wednesday 4 October 2023, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made its final decision on Hitachi's proposed €1.7 billion acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation (GTS) business following an in-depth investigation.

04. Oktober 2023

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Consortium delivers Caribbean's first monorail system

The SIF consortium - led by Alstom and with the participation of Sofratesa - has been contracted by the Dominican Republic's Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo del Sistema de Transporte Masivo (FITRAM) to deliver an Innovia integrated monorail system for the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

06. September 2023

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Contract to reduce journey times on the Seville - Malaga - Granada line

A new bypass line about 1.7 km long is to reduce the journey times of the Seville - Malaga - Granada high-speed trains, which are used by millions of passengers every year.

07. November 2022

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Cylus and HaslerRail to jointly develop cyber security solution for ERTMS systems

Cylus and HaslerRail, two internationally active providers of railway cyber security and on-board electronics, want to provide a secure and thus seamless train control as part of a development partnership.

12. Oktober 2022

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DAC+ pilot train being tested in Switzerland

In Switzerland, an international consortium led by SBB Cargo has started the test program for the "DAC+" pilot train.

10. März 2023

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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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DB decides on vegetation control by satellite

By the end of 2023, Deutsche Bahn (DB) may roll out a project for satellite-based vegetation control nationwide.

11. Januar 2023

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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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Deutsche Bahn expands use of AI

Deutsche Bahn and artificial intelligence (AI): These are two topics that seem to fit together better and better.

16. September 2022

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Deutsche Bahn tests volume contract with construction partners

Deutsche Bahn is breaking new ground in the construction of control and safety technology: for the first time, it wants to conclude a volume contract with companies.

18. Juli 2023

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Development of a Safe Computing Platform started

The conversion of the rail industry to digital technologies poses special challenges in terms of safety, especially on the software side. These are to be met with the specification of a Safe Computing Platform.

17. März 2022

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Diagnosis for the digital interlocking

Das digitale Stellwerk (DSTW) wird bei der DB Netz AG in den nächsten Jahren für Neubauvorhaben und Ersatzinvestitionen z.B. im Digitalen Knoten Stuttgart (DKS), im DSTW Koblenz-Trier, Mainz und Rostock zum Einsatz kommen.

06. Juli 2023

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Digital ICE maintenance

Deutsche Bahn is now using robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in the operational maintenance of ICE trains.

13. Oktober 2023

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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