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Alstom completes work on metros in Málaga and Rotterdam

Alstom reports the completion of work on the metro lines in Málaga and Rotterdam. In Málaga, the company has now equipped the entire network with its CBTC solution.

06. April 2023

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Alstom, DLR and TU Berlin test automated regional trains in Lower Saxony

Alstom, together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and TU Berlin, is developing technical solutions to gradually digitalise regional rail passenger transport. The research project "Automated regional trains in Lower Saxony" is now entering the next phase.

16. Juni 2022

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Alstom equips vehicles

Alstom has received an order from ČD-Telematika to supply ETCS Level 2 OnBoard Units for seven Pendolino vehicles (series 680) and 66 electric vehicles (series 471), also called CityElefant.

07. Februar 2023

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Alstom: Signaling technology for 118 regional trains

As part of the “Digitaler Node Stuttgart” project, Alstom is also equipping 118 regional trains from various manufacturers with digital signaling technology in addition to the Stuttgart S-Bahn.

05. August 2021

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Alstom starts ETCS installation on vehicles for Stuttgart

On 21 March 2022, the first class 423 S-Bahn vehicle from Stuttgart arrived at Alstom's Hennigsdorf plant to be equipped with the ETCS onboard unit.

24. März 2022

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Alstom to supply CBTC for Turin Metro

Alstom will equip Line 1 of the Turin Metro with a CBTC system. The contract with the municipal company Infra.To includes the development, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of the control system.

15. Februar 2022

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Alstom to supply CBTC system for M12 metro line in Istanbul

Alstom will supply a CBTC system and the electromechanical infrastructure for the new M12 Ümraniye – Ataşehir – Göztepe metro line in Istanbul.

02. März 2022

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Alstom to supply ERTMS for mass transit in Toronto

The GO Transit commuter rail network in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area is being expanded.

06. Mai 2022

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Amsted Digital Solutions SAS announces partnership with Greenbrier Europe

Amsted Digital Solutions SAS (Amsted Digital), a subsidiary of Amsted Rail Company, Inc., has announced a multi-year contract to supply IQ Series™ gateways to Greenbrier Europe (Greenbrier) to improve customer service and railcar safety.

04. Mai 2023

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Appenzeller Bahnen get the world's first rack railway according to GoA4

Appenzeller Bahnen (AB) and Stadler have signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of a rack railway vehicle for the Rheineck - Walzenhausen branch. The vehicle will be equipped with Stadler's CBTC solution.

29. September 2022

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Associations see EU as responsible for DAC introduction

European railway organisations are taking the EU Commission and the EU member states to task for the introduction of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). They demand financial aid - as well as a new coordination body.

14. Juli 2023

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ATO: Continuous route monitoring

A consortium of twelve partners will develop and test technologies for automated driving on the railways over the next four years in the Berlin Digital Railway Operation (BerDiBa) project.

25. Oktober 2021

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ATO on Tokaido Shinkansen from 2028

Central Japan Railway has set out plans to introduce GoA2 automatic train operation on the Tokaido Shinkansen by 2028. The system is currently on test and a demonstration for the media is planned for May 10.

14. April 2023

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ATO over ETCS: A$107 million contract

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major contract worth A$107 million to install ATO over ETCS Level 2 on all trains in Queensland Rail's New Generation Rail (NGR) fleet.

12. August 2022

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ATO research at Kiel University

The Institute of Computer Science at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) is conducting research with its cooperation partner Zöllner Signal to improve artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous railway operation.

18. April 2023