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"Sensors4Rail - and on we go!"

Together, the rail sector can drive developments, says Jennifer Schacha.

22. Juni 2023

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Secure computer platform specified for future rail operations

With advancing digitalisation, new technologies are entering the railway system that place high security demands on the IT environment.

17. August 2022

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SBB suffers from hackerattack - software supplier files charges

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have become the victim of a hacker attack. The perpetrators belong to the so-called Play Group, which is already held responsible for other hacker attacks in Switzerland.

14. Juni 2023

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Rostock: IT attack at RSAG

Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG) has fallen victim to a cyber attack on its IT systems, as the company announced on 18 November 2023.

21. November 2023

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Romania: Cluj-Napoca - Poieni to receive ETCS Level 2

The Romanian state railway CFR has invited tenders for the modernisation of the railway line between Cluj-Napoca and Poieni. According to the announcement of the CFR, the contracts for the construction work on the line, which is part of the connection from Cluj-Napoca via Oradea to Episcopia Bihor on the border to Hungary, will be awarded in two lots.

13. Januar 2022

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Ricardo becomes AsBo for automation of the Copenhagen S-Bane

Ricardo Certification has been appointed as the Assessment Body (AsBo) for the transformation of Copenhagen’s S-Bane railway into a fully automated system.

29. März 2022

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RFI invites tenders for ERTMS contract worth €2.7 billion

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has published in the Official Journal of the European Union a European tender worth €2.7 billion for the design and implementation of ERTMS on the entire national italian network.

10. Januar 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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Retrofitting of DB vehicles by Stadler

In the Europe-wide tender for the retrofitting of up to 80 special vehicles of DB Netz AG, Stadler has been awarded the contract with its own Guardia development (ETCS Baseline 3.6.0).

18. Januar 2023

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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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Resistance from the Czech Republic due to the introduction of the DAC

There is a certain resistance from the Czech Republic regarding the introduction of the DAC – the Digital Automatic Coupling. Two points are particularly irritating there.

18. Januar 2023

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Remote monitoring of points in Finland

VR FleetCare and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), which manages the Finnish railway network, have signed an agreement for comprehensive remote monitoring of points.

09. September 2022

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Regulator approves ETCS on lines and rolling stock

The Greek railway supervisory and regulatory authority RAS has granted important approvals for the interoperability of fixed installations and rolling stock.

25. November 2022

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"Regarding DAC we solve technical questions before financial ones"

Malte Lawrenz, Chairman of the Freight Wagon Keepers Association VPI, on the order of questions to be solved regarding the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) and the prolongation of the DAC operational trials.

17. Januar 2023

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Railways: High costs due to FRMCS

Nederlandse Spoorwegen, ÖBB and SBB have warned of cost risks for railways when introducing the FRMCS train radio system.

24. Juli 2023