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Spain: Development partnership for 5G solutions and services

Indra, an aerospace, defence and mobility technology company, and Masmovil, one of the leading 5G operators in Spain, have signed a cooperation agreement.

24. Oktober 2022

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Strategic partnership of Cervello and ST Engineering

Cervello, an Israeli-based global provider of rail cybersecurity solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with ST Engineering, a Singapore-based global technology, defence and engineering group.

26. Oktober 2022

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Italy: Framework contract for Alstom for ERTMS equipment

Alstom has signed a framework contract worth around €900 million with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for the design, supply and commissioning of an ERTMS system.

26. Oktober 2022

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"The effects do not stop at the railway industry."

The global supply chain disruptions are also evident in rail projects, says Rail Impacts Managing Editor Jennifer Schacha.

27. Oktober 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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Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has sent its first Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.

04. November 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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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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Contract to reduce journey times on the Seville - Malaga - Granada line

A new bypass line about 1.7 km long is to reduce the journey times of the Seville - Malaga - Granada high-speed trains, which are used by millions of passengers every year.

07. November 2022

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SmarTram project: Autonomously driving trams

With the signing of the cooperation agreement of all project partners under the leadership of Hörmann Vehicle Engineering GmbH, the SmarTram research project was officially launched recently.

08. November 2022

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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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Belgium: 120 locomotives get ETCS-OBU

Alstom has been awarded a contract by SNCB for the design, supply and maintenance of the on-board ETCS Level 2 signalling system (Baseline 3) to equip 120 HLE18 locomotives.

09. November 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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Czech Republic: Locomotives 163/363 equipped with ETCS

At the beginning of November, ČD Cargo received the last locomotive of the 163/363 series that has been equipped with ETCS.

09. November 2022

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Singapore: Service contract awarded by SBS Transit Rail

Alstom and SBS Transit Rail have signed a long-term service support (LTSS) contract for the Urbalis signalling system on the 21.6km North-East Line (NEL) in Singapore.

09. November 2022