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Ore Mountains one of the largest 5G test fields in Europe

The test track Annaberg-Buchholz - Schwarzenberg in the Ore Mountains (Digital Test Field Rail) is establishing itself as one of the largest 5G test fields for rail transport in Europe.

23. Oktober 2023

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Optrail taken over by Siemens

The Italian technology company Optrail S.r.l. was recently acquired by Siemens. Optrail provides algorithms for Traffic Management Systems (TMS) based on complex models and methods from the field of mathematical optimisation and operations research.

02. Juni 2023

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Ontario Line: Contract awarded

Hitachi Rail has been awarded the Ontario Line contract by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx as consortium leader of Connect 6ix.

24. November 2022

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"Only a sector solution makes sense"

A sector solution is needed for Wayside Train Monitoring - but waiting for organisation and standards should not prevent the implementation of meaningful use cases, says publishing director Manuel Bosch.

14. April 2022

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“One hundred percent protection is not possible”

You can't completely protect yourself from sabotage, says Rail Impacts Managing Director Jennifer Schacha.

13. Oktober 2022

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"One grows with one's challenges"

A new year is like a blank sheet of paper, says Jennifer Schacha.

04. Januar 2023

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Odometry solution tested for railway operations

Humatics, together with Hitachi Rail, has successfully completed a one-year pilot project for odometry in rail transport.

03. August 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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NS expands ETCS training

Nederlandse Spoorwegen N.V. (NS), the state-owned railway company in the Netherlands, is preparing for one of the biggest challenges in the introduction of ETCS (European Train Control System), namely the training of train drivers.

21. August 2023

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Notice of funding for H-Bahn in Dortmund

The NRW Ministry of Transport intends to fund the feasibility study for a new automation system for the further expansion of the H-Bahn in Dortmund with EUR 500,000.

16. September 2022

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Norway: Further delay for ERTMS

Earlier this year, Bane NOR announced the commissioning of the new ERTMS backup system on Nordlandsbanen and Gjøvikbanen for November 2022.

09. November 2022

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Norway: Commissioning of ERTMS postponed

In November, the new ERTMS system (ETCS Level 2) was to be put into operation for the first time on the Gjøvikbanen between Oslo and Gjøvik; however, this now has to be postponed.

20. Oktober 2022

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"No reliable planning possible without a basis"

Operators need to know what to expect, says Jennifer Schacha.

07. Dezember 2022

Rail Impacts

No Czech DAC support

The Czech Ministry of Transport will not implement the use of subsidies recently approved by the EU Commission to support the conversion to a Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC).

14. August 2023

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New York: Reliability overrides capacity at rush hour

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking to revise its programme to implement a CBTC solution across the underground network by proposing changes to its 2020-24 investment plan.

25. August 2022