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Start of digital interlocking construction at Zwieseler Spinne

From July onwards, the equipment of the subnetwork "Zwieseler Spinne" with modern signalling and interlocking technology will start.

03. Juni 2022

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Major order for Siemens from Egypt

Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Constructors have been awarded the contract for the construction of the world's sixth-largest high-speed system with a length of around 2000 km.

03. Juni 2022

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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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Elizabeth Line in London opened with CBTC from Siemens

The Elizabeth Line in the British capital London, which opened at the end of May, was equipped with a CBTC system from Siemens. Extensive tests were carried out in advance for the entire software systems.

03. Juni 2022

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Knorr-Bremse concludes cooperation and investment agreement with Nexxiot

Knorr-Bremse and TradeTech pioneer Nexxiot have signed a strategic cooperation and investment agreement.

02. Juni 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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Budget adjustment: ERTMS title for 2022 confirmed - higher commitment appropriations

More money than originally planned will be available for equipping German infrastructure and rolling stock with the European train control system ERTMS in the 2022 budget year.

25. Mai 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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ETCS laboratory of the DZSF at two locations - internal use only

The ETCS laboratory of the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF) is being built at two locations, project manager Martin Lehnert reported at the annual conference of railway experts in Fulda at the beginning of May.

25. Mai 2022

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Spanish Adif commissions Thales with renewal of signalling technology

The Spanish infrastructure manager Adif Alta Velocidad has commissioned Thales with the renewal of the signalling systems on a future section of the TEN-T Mediterranean corridor.

24. Mai 2022

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Egyptian railway line gets ETCS with funding from Korea

The Egyptian National Railway (ENR) has already signed an agreement with the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) in January for a soft loan worth 251.6 million USD to finance the command and control technology of the Luxor - High Dam Line.

23. Mai 2022

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Experiences from the ETCS conversion at S-Bahn Hamburg

Practical experience from the implementation of ATO over ETCS was reported at the annual conference of railway experts in Fulda at the beginning of May.

23. Mai 2022

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Czech ČD receives first locomotive retrofitted with ETCS

Representatives of the supplier association led by ČD Telematika ceremoniously handed over the first vehicle retrofitted with an ETCS on-board unit to ČD on 12.05.2022.

20. Mai 2022

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East Rail Line in Hong Kong equipped with CBTC from Siemens

In Hong Kong, the East Rail Line has been extended by 4.6 km, and at the same time the automation of the entire 46 km long line has been completed using CBTC from Siemens.

20. Mai 2022

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"ETCS vehicle retrofitting remains an unknown challenge"

The financing of ETCS vehicle equipment in Germany is still open. But the real challenge lies in the physical retrofitting, says publishing director Manuel Bosch.

12. Mai 2022