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"The announcements remain vague"

Deutsche Bahn's new construction and maintenance strategy currently still raises many questions, but at least digital technologies are to play a significant role, comments Publishing Director Manuel Bosch.

23. Juni 2022

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ERTMS deployment Copenhagen - Ringsted postponed to 2023

The commissioning of ERTMS on the line between Copenhagen and Ringsted via Køge Nord is postponed by three months.

23. Juni 2022

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Teltronic supplies communication technology to Mongolia

Spanish manufacturer Teltronic is responsible for the deployment of the TETRA network that will serve the new railway corridor linking the Tavantolgoi coal mine, one of the largest untapped coking and coal deposits in the world, with Gashuunsukhait border port, in southern Mongolia, on the border with China.

22. Juni 2022

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Test runs on ETCS have begun on the Northern City Line

Test runs for ETCS level 2 operation have begun on Northern City Line in the North of London.

22. 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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Dutch association Railgood warns against "Expensive-RTMS"

The Dutch association of rail freight operators, Railgood, is calling for financial support for companies for the conversion of rolling stock to the European train control and command system ERTMS/ETCS.

21. Juni 2022

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University of Birmingham and RazorSecure sign agreement on cyber security

The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with rail cyber security company RazorSecure on 08.06.2022.

17. Juni 2022

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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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Criticism of lack of GSM-R after accident in Slovakia

After a train accident with 74 casualties in Slovakia on 03.06.2022, the lack of equipment even of the main lines of the state railway ŽSR with the mobile radio system GSM-R is criticised.

15. Juni 2022

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EU approves Slovenia's support for ETCS in freight transport

The European Commission has approved a Slovenian aid scheme worth EUR 8 million for equipping freight locomotives with ETCS.

15. Juni 2022

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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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"Complete data ecosystem for infrastructure"

Digital data is playing an increasing role not only in railway construction itself, but all around the rail infrastructure. This is a helpful perspective in view of the challenges in network maintenance, says Publishing Director Manuel Bosch.

09. Juni 2022

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ETCS in Europe between political will and practical implementation

The nationwide expansion of ETCS is the declared and urgent goal of European railway policy. However, the widespread expansion of ETCS is still a long way off, as SCI Verkehr shows in its latest MultiClient Study "ETCS - Development until 2030 in Europe".

08. Juni 2022

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RFI awarded contract for ERTMS implementation on more than 4,000 km

Italian network operator RFI has awarded the multi-technology tender for the design and implementation throughout Italy of ERTMS for an amount of EUR 2.7 billion. The tender was divided into four geographical lots to ensure the technological uniformity of the system.

08. Juni 2022

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DRS Alliance founded for complete infrastructure solutions

The "Digital Railway Solutions Alliance" (DRS Alliance) was presented at the International Exhibition for Track Technology iaf in Münster last week.

08. Juni 2022