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Digital interlocking for Ruhr-Sieg line in operation

Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has commissioned the completely renewed signalling and interlocking technology on the Ruhr-Sieg line between Letmathe and Kreuztal. An official ceremony was held on 01.06.2022.

03. Juni 2022

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Digital interlocking for the S-Bahn in Hamburg city centre

The federal government is funding the planning of the digital interlocking Hamburg-City with EUR 31.5 million. This will enable "a speed boost in the digitalisation of Hamburg's S-Bahn", says Deutsche Bahn AG (DB).

25. Mai 2022

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"Digitalisation alone is not enough"

Publishing director Manuel Bosch explains what food for thought the discussions about the 9-EUR ticket in Germany should provide for the digitalisation of rail transport.

26. Mai 2022

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Digitalisation – booster for the rail sector?

Maria Leenen (SCI Verkehr GmbH) in conversation with digital experts Daniel Dede (Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH) and Fabian Stöffler (Menlo79 GmbH) about the opportunities and limits of digitalisation (not only) in the railway sector.

01. September 2022

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Digitalisation on many fronts

In September, the Digital Rail Convention took place for the second time in the Ore Mountains - with around 200 experts. The organiser was the Smart Rail Connectivity Campus (SRCC), which recently became a location cluster of the German Centre for Future Mobility.

05. Oktober 2021

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Digital Maintenance Gateway aims to make rolling stock updates more secure

Rail cybersecurity company RazorSecure has launched its Digital Maintenance Gateway, designed to improve security and efficiency when maintaining and updating rolling stock software.

24. März 2023

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Digital S-Bahn presented at the ITS Congress

On the occasion of the ITS World Congress, two projects within the framework of the "Digital S-Bahn Hamburg" had been presented in practice.

11. Oktober 2021

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Digitisation of the French railways

The FERCOM project is intended to pave the way for SNCF Réseau's transition to FRMCS.

09. Mai 2023

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Digitisation of the railways needs funding commitments

In a recently published position paper, the German Association of Local Rail Transport (BSN) has called for the digitalisation of the railways to be implemented consistently now.

16. September 2022

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Do you trust me? – Yes/No/Maybe

When we talk about IT security – especially for securing industrial systems and components against abusers – the term "trust" quickly comes up.

14. September 2022

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DRS Alliance founded for complete infrastructure solutions

The "Digital Railway Solutions Alliance" (DRS Alliance) was presented at the International Exhibition for Track Technology iaf in Münster last week.

08. Juni 2022

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DSB allowed to order trains for fully automated operation

Das dänische Parlament, Folketing, hat der DSB die Genehmigung erteilt, neue Fahrzeuge für die S-Bahn Kopenhagen zu bestellen.

09. Mai 2023

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DSB expands cooperation with Cognizant

Denmark's largest rail operator DSB is expanding its cooperation with US IT services provider Cognizant.

13. März 2023

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DSB forced to suspend operations after hacker attack

Danish State Railways (DSB) had to suspend all its rail services on Zealand for several hours on Saturday 29/10/2022 after a hacker attack on supplier Supeo.

07. November 2022

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DSD costs 60 billion euros - proposal for less "first of class"

The Digital Rail Germany (DSD) project, the complete renewal of the control and safety technology with conversion to digital interlockings and ETCS without signals, will be more expensive than previously officially stated.

22. November 2023