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Railway regulations modernised

Poland has amended regulations on railway traffic.

01. November 2023

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Railway industry demands reliable financing perspectives for ETCS expansion

The VDB has criticised the lack of reliable financing perspectives for the expansion of ETCS and other digitisation projects in the rail sector.

12. September 2023

Rail Impacts

Railway companies rely on robot dogs

Reducing workload, relieving employees: these are among the goals of a test project in which Deutsche Bahn (DB) is using a dog-like robot. A feasibility study on the use of "Spot" in the railway sector has also already been carried out by the Berlin-based LAT Group.

21. September 2023

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RailWatch launches data platform TrainSnap

The Bonn-based company RailWatch launched its TrainSnap data platform in July. The platform displays data on the condition of freight wagons that the company collects via its WTMS stations. The data can be used for logistical processes, but also for maintenance.

04. August 2022

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Rail Vision: Order on train sensor systems

Das israelische Unternehmen Rail Vision wird Passagierzüge von Israel Railways mit elektro-optischen Sensorsystemen ausstatten.

15. Februar 2023

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"Rail operators lack incentives to convert"

Matthias Ruete has been the European coordinator for the introduction of ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) since 2019. In an interview with Rail Impacts, he talks about the state of expansion, problems with the roll-out and measures with which the EU wants to accelerate the introduction.

02. März 2022

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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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RailCOMPLETE® - Planning tool for railway assets

The planning process for electrotechnical systems in railway engineering is characterised by many system discontinuities, different planning procedures in control and safety technology and in overhead line construction.

18. August 2022

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RailAIxs project launched for the automatic detection of hazardous situations

Over the next three years, the feasibility of an automatic environment detection system for railways with sensor technology and data-based evaluations will be investigated by a consortium consisting of the Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Hörmann Vehicle Engineering GmbH, QINUM GmbH and the Institute for Rail Vehicles and Transport Systems at RWTH Aachen University.

02. November 2022

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Prototypes equipped, tests can begin

Alstom has completed the first prototype conversions for the Digital Node Stuttgart (DKS) at its Hennigsdorf plant.

21. Dezember 2022

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ProRail wants to accelerate ERTMS introduction through innovations

The Dutch railway infrastructure operator ProRail is currently working at full speed on the introduction of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).

16. Februar 2022

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Prorail awards ERTMS contract to Thales

Dutch network operator Prorail has now awarded the contract for the central safety system (CCS), a key component of the ERTMS system, to Thales.

10. Mai 2022

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Promote ETCS vehicle equipment "in full"

DB Netz has announced that it will convert parts of the highly frequented high-speed corridors to ETCS by 2028 - without continuing to operate the existing train control systems.

30. August 2023

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Project tests fully automated train driving

As part of the Digital Rail Germany initiative, digital rail operations are being jointly advanced by Deutsche Bahn (DB), Siemens Mobility, Bosch and other partners.

05. Juli 2023

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Project safe.trAIn: Artificial intelligence for driverless regional trains

The objective of the recently launched safe.trAIn project with Siemens AG as consortium leader is the integrated development of test standards and methods for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the automation of rail transport, as well as proof of the suitability of the test standards in an application example.

04. November 2022