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Konux: Order for digital switch maintenance

DB Netz AG plans to equip a further 3,500 switches and crossings with Konux Switch. The IIoT and AI solution predicts how the condition of specific switch components will evolve over time to intervene early, prevent failures and optimise maintenance planning, helping to extend asset life and reduce costs.

05. Juli 2023

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Diagnosis for the digital interlocking

Das digitale Stellwerk (DSTW) wird bei der DB Netz AG in den nächsten Jahren für Neubauvorhaben und Ersatzinvestitionen z.B. im Digitalen Knoten Stuttgart (DKS), im DSTW Koblenz-Trier, Mainz und Rostock zum Einsatz kommen.

06. Juli 2023

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“Bad signal for the climate-friendly railway”

Less funding for rail transport in the 2024 federal budget is not in keeping with the times, says Jennifer Schacha.

06. Juli 2023

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ERTMS for class 253 locomotives

Spanish Renfe Mercancías has awarded Alstom a contract for the supply and installation of the ERTMS Baseline 3 system for twenty-eight class 253 locomotives.

11. Juli 2023

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Monitoring systems for 147 light rail vehicles

Transport for Manchester is implementing a recommendation from the national Rail Accident Investigation Branch for light rail systems, which includes two additional monitoring systems in the vehicles to prevent serious accidents.

12. Juli 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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New diagnostic tool for trams in test operation

In Kocaeli, a turkish province east of Istanbul, with around 1.9 million inhabitants in the conurbation, the local transport operator UlasimPark is currently testing ZF's connect@rail condition monitoring system for the first time in Turkey.

12. Juli 2023

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Associations see EU as responsible for DAC introduction

European railway organisations are taking the EU Commission and the EU member states to task for the introduction of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). They demand financial aid - as well as a new coordination body.

14. Juli 2023

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"A holistic policy approach is necessary"

The progress made with the ETCS expansion in Germany is encouraging. However, policymakers need to consider a whole range of other issues if the rail system in Germany is to be made fit for the future, says Eurailpress editor-in-chief Georg Kern.

17. Juli 2023

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Deutsche Bahn tests volume contract with construction partners

Deutsche Bahn is breaking new ground in the construction of control and safety technology: for the first time, it wants to conclude a volume contract with companies.

18. Juli 2023

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CCS provider Systra seeks strategic investor

The CCS provider Systra wants to grow and is therefore looking for a strategic investor. In the next five years, the company plans to increase its turnover by around a third to 1.5 billion EUR.

18. Juli 2023

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Cooperation agreement: Further investment in Digital S-Bahn Hamburg

The City of Hamburg, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have agreed on further digitisation of the Hamburg S-Bahn. Joint investments of 35 million euros are planned for this.

19. Juli 2023

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Alstom awarded contract by Renfe to equip 28 locomotives with ERTMS

Alstom will equip 28 freight locomotives with ERTMS technology for Renfe. The order from the Spanish state railway company is worth 11.2 million euros.

19. Juli 2023

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Adif AV orders measuring train for high-speed lines

The Spanish infrastructure manager for high-speed lines Adif AV has ordered another measuring train from the manufacturer CAF. It is to travel at a speed of up to 300 km/h on normal tracks.

19. Juli 2023

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AI Mobility Lab at InnoTrans 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies do not stop at the railway system and so InnoTrans 2024 is introducing the new exhibition area AI Mobility Lab.

21. Juli 2023