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"Responsibilities and legal certainty must be clarified"

The possibilities cannot yet be fully exploited, thinks Jennifer Schacha. Yours Jennifer Schacha Editor-in-chief Rail Impacts

27. April 2023

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DAK rollout: EU subsidy is cheaper than mixed financing

For the rollout of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAK), a simple financing structure based largely on EU subsidies is the most favourable solution.

26. April 2023

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CBTC contract for MRT Cross Island Line

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) to provide a CBTC signalling system and full-height platform screen doors (PSD) for the Cross Island Line (CRL).

25. April 2023

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Five applicants for LST/CCS contract

Five international bidders are vying for the contract for Rail Baltica's control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystem.

24. April 2023

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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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ETCS-OBU for SNCB locomotives

Alstom has won a contract for the design, supply and 10 years maintenance of ETCS Level 2 signalling systems for 37 HLD77 locomotives in the Belgian rail operator SNCB’s fleet.

20. April 2023

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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

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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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"A change of course that gives hope"

The Federal Government is changing course in promoting the retrofitting of ETCS vehicles. Now it has to prove how serious it is.

11. April 2023

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DVF calls for rapid further decisions on ETCS vehicle retrofitting

Following the decisions of the German government on ETCS vehicle equipment, the German Transport Forum (DVF) is calling the coalition to take further steps quickly. A federal directive and the funding would have to come at the same time.

11. April 2023

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The rail sector targeted by politically and ideologically motivated hackers

Politically and ideologically motivated cyber attacks in the area of transport are comparatively often concentrated in the railway sector. This is the result of a study by the EU cybersecurity authority Enisa.

09. April 2023

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Five applicants participate in Rail Baltica tender

Five international bidders are vying for the contract for Rail Baltica's control-command and signalling (CCS) subsystem. The project also includes ETCS and FRMCS.

08. April 2023

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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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Knorr-Bremse tests DAC under real conditions in Sweden

Knorr-Bremse's Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will be on a Trafikverket CFL train until 2025.

06. April 2023

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Boston South Station track and signalling contract awarded

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Middlesex Corp a $98m contract to renew track, turnouts and signals at Boston’s South Station.

05. April 2023