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Hamburg: Tender for new metro cars starts

Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN) is launching the tender for the procurement of the sixth generation of metro cars.

13. Oktober 2022

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Hamburg: automatic S-Bahn trains in operation

The Digital S-Bahn Hamburg has been in regular passenger service since 15 September 2022. Four

16. September 2022

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GTS-Übernahme: Hitachi startet wieder Verfahren

Hitachi Rail hat erneut seine Fusionsanmeldung bei der EU-Kommission eingereicht. Damit wurde das Genehmigungsverfahren für die Übernahme des Geschäftsbereichs Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) von Thales in der EU wieder eingeleitet.

25. September 2023

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GSM-R subsidy applications only until the end of the year

The Federal Government grants a proportional subsidy for the replacement of existing GSM-R radio modules with interference-resistant (hardened) GSM-R radio modules or for the installation of corresponding filters.

13. Dezember 2021

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GSM-R infrastructure for ETCS L2

A consortium of AŽD Praha s.r.o. and Elektrizace železnic Praha a.s. led by Kontron Transportation has won the public tender for the implementation of a new turnkey GSM-R infrastructure on the ŽSR network for ETCS Level 2 for the Varín - Košice - Čierna nad Tisou - state border section.

29. März 2023

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GSM-R for the Romanian railway

The Romanian railway company CFR (Căile Ferate Române) has signed contracts with Kontron Transportation GmbH and Thales GTS România S.R.L. for the implementation of a GSM-R system (Global System for Mobile Communication - Railway) in Romania in the low double-digit million range.

13. September 2023

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Great Britain: Successful Class 43 ETCS tests

The government-funded East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has completed tests with digital cab signalling for Class 43 power cars that form part of Network Rail's new test train.

07. Oktober 2022

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Grand Paris Express: telecoms contract awarded

Société du Grand Paris has selected Nokia to deploy 5G-ready IP/MPLS multiservice, mobile core and radio access network for the automated Grand Paris Express network.

15. Dezember 2022

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Germany’s rail transport - quo vadis?

The rail industry is dismayed by yesterday's (15 November 2023) Federal Constitutional Court ruling on the lawsuit filed by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group regarding the so-called Second Supplementary Budget Act 2021.

16. November 2023

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"Germany is in danger of falling behind in AI"

Germany is missing out on the commercialisation of AI and is therefore in danger of losing touch with the technology. The rail sector should be open to cooperation, says Georg Kern.

13. September 2023

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Germany: Digital rail – no offers

Die Digitalisierung des Netzes der Deutschen Bahn ist nicht leicht umsetzbar – es fehlen die Lieferanten und Dienstleister.

08. November 2022

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German EBA considers series approval necessary again for rapid ERTMS rollout

The German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) is calling for the reintroduction of series approval in order to be able to quickly put rail vehicles back into service after an ERTMS retrofit.

24. März 2022

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Gauteng resignalling project completed

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has completed the resignalling of its suburban rail network in Gauteng province, serving Johannesburg and Pretoria.

16. Mai 2023

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Further delays in the ERTMS backup system in Norway

The commissioning of the ERTMS backup system in Norway is delayed again. Bane NOR justifies this with delivery problems for equipment components.

14. Juni 2023

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Further ATO trials by NS and Arriva

Dutch state railway NS and Arriva Nederland are planning new tests of automatic train operation (ATO) for summer 2022. The tests, in cooperation with infrastructure manager Prorail will take place between Groningen and the sidings station De Vork in Haren.

15. Februar 2022