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Premises for the success of DSD

In October, nine transport associations and Deutsche Bahn (DB) presented a key points paper "Premises for a successful rollout of Digital Rail Germany (DSD)".

15. Oktober 2021

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"Priorities lie in other fields"

The spirit of optimism of 2018 has given way to difficult global conditions, but also to the sobering realities of politics and network operators in Germany, states publishing director Manuel Bosch two and a half weeks before InnoTrans.

31. August 2022

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Problems with ETCS

After several trains were unable to run on the new Wendlingen - Ulm line due to problems with the ETCS system, DB has now admitted to the problems.

13. September 2023

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Procedure for the early detection of cyber attacks on railways

The cooperation project "Resilient Rail - Resilient Sensor Infrastructure in the Railway Sector" at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten (Austria), together with Frauscher Sensortechnik, investigated the resilience of systems in the railway sector.

12. Juli 2023

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Project for rail head conditioning with AI

Bernmobil, PROSE and LeanBI are jointly developing a system for on-demand rail head conditioning of trams.

10. Mai 2023

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Project on Predictive Maintenance of Passenger Trains

On 22 August, the official kick-off for the project ESPEK - Recognition of Damage Patterns on Passenger Trains and Evaluation of Confidence for the Selection of Robust Features for "Predictive Maintenance" took place.

30. August 2023

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Project progress in highly automated shunting

In automated driving on the railways, the projects around shunting are the most advanced - here the conditions are significantly easier than in public modes.

28. April 2022

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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