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Access more difficult for competitors in France: ART recommendations

The ART, the French Autorité de Régulation des Transports, has published a study in which it makes 18 concrete recommendations to remove barriers to entry for competitors in passenger rail transport.

28. 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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"Changes require adjustments"

Some boundary conditions mean that adjustments have to be implemented earlier than expected, says managing editor Jennifer Schacha.

21. 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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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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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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Hitachi Rail awarded contract to modernise French rail network

French state-owned railway company SNCF has awarded Hitachi Rail an exclusive supplier contract to develop and commission new Radio Block Centres (RBC).

19. Juli 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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"What are the political priorities?"

The funds for the digitisation of the German rail network remain too low, says the industry as it looks at the 2023 federal budget. The editorial by publishing director Manuel Bosch.

07. Juli 2022

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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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Dutch robot to install ERTMS elements

The international railway construction company Strukton Rail and AMT Group want to jointly develop an assembly robot that can autonomously install ERTMS elements on the track.

07. Juli 2022

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British government promotes ETCS for East Coast Main Line

The British Department for Transport is launching a large-scale modernisation offensive: the government wants to invest more than 1 billion pounds in ETCS signalling technology on the East Coast Main Line.

07. Juli 2022

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Numerous ETCS projects in the CEF programme

The EU Commission announced on 29 June 2022 that 135 transport infrastructure projects have now been selected from 399 project proposals submitted for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

01. Juli 2022

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ERTMS connection of the new tunnel in Madrid

On 01.07.2022, the new standard gauge tunnel between Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha Túnel de la risa stations was put into operation.

01. Juli 2022

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Hitachi Rail simulates cloud-based ERTMS system for HyperloopTT

Hitachi Rail has developed a digital simulator at its Naples site to provide cloud-based integrated testing of the traffic management, signalling and some physical safety requirements of HyperloopTT's Hyperloop system.

28. Juni 2022