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May 20, 2022 | Freight

DB introduces digital paperless freight handling application

Digitalisation is expected to accelerate freight processing at yards.

March 14, 2022 | Fleet

Saudi Arabia Railway awards CAF €200m service contract

The agreement includes plans to work with local universities.

February 23, 2022 | IT

Renfe plans €100m digital investment for suburban and regional services

The project includes €31.7m to digitise security systems at Cercanías stations.

November 29, 2021 | Signalling

Stadler acquires Bär Bahnsicherung to boost signalling offer

Staff and sites will be retained as Stadler initially targets Swiss digital signalling market.

November 25, 2021 | Fleet

Knorr-Bremse developing Digital Automatic Coupler prototype

Up to 500,000 freight wagons and around 17,000 locomotives need to be retrofitted.

September 13, 2021 | Technology

Showcase: Digitising track renewal processes

British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) and the Central Railway Systems Alliance (CRSA) have completed a digitalisation trial for critical rail track renewal processes with workflow automation provider Intoware, paving the way for future deployment with maintenance teams.

April 22, 2021 | Technology

NSW unveils vision for future high-tech transport network

Australia’s most populous state is embracing technology for its transport system, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

September 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Germany to accelerate digital interlocking installation

THE German Railway Industry Association (VDB), the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) and German Rail (DB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the roll-out of digital interlockings across the German network, with a target to upgrade 10 regions by the end of 2021.

August 26, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Kontron facilitates smooth migration from GSM-R to FRMCS

IN preparation for the transition from traditional GSM-R to the Future Railway Mobile Communications System (FRMCS), Kontron has developed the FRMCS Whitespace concept to allow infrastructure managers to efficiently introduce FRMCS and decide if, where and when to invest further in densification as digitalisation takes off.

October 30, 2019 | Technology

DB begins use of digital interlockings

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun using a digital interlocking on the Rostock - Warnemünde line, the first time a digital interlocking has been used for long-distance services in Germany and the first step in DB’s plan to upgrade the more than 2600 interlockings across the German network.

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