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Deutsche Bahn Establishes Digital Railway Company

Deutsche Bahn has established Digitale Schiene Deutschland GmbH to drive forward the digital transformation in the rail industry.

Alstom ETCS System Enters Service on Wuppertal Suspension Railway

Alstom equipped the entirety of Wuppertal Suspension Railway (Wuppertaler Schwebebahn) with the Atlas ETCS train control system.

Alstom to Equip Harsco Rail Vehicles for SBB with ETCS

Alstom will equip eleven Harsco Rail Europe maintenance vehicles for SBB (Swtizerland) with its ATLAS 200 Baseline 3 ETCS solution.

Stadler to Deliver Ten Further Locomotives to ELP

After a framework agreement for 100 locomotives announced earlier in May, Stadler is now to supply ten further electric locomotives to ELP.

Germany Hosts Rail Summit | Focus on Digitalisation

The German Ministry for Transport has held a rail summit focusing on digitalisation and the Deutschland-Takt timetable.

Swiss Railway Infrastructure Projects Progressing Well

The Federal Office of Transport has published its 2018 progress report on the state of Swiss railway infrastructure projects.

European Commission Says No to Alstom-Siemens Mobility Merger

Alstom-Siemens merger denied: following an investigation by the EC and remedial proposals by Alstom and Siemens, the EC has ruled against th…

Alstom Fits 500th Siemens Vectron Locomotive with ETCS Level 2

Alstom has announced that by the end of 2018 it had fitted and commissioned the 500th Siemens Vectron locomotive with the ETCS level 2 solut…

Luxembourg National Rail Operator Orders Alstom Coradia Regional Trains

Luxembourg's national rail operator CFL has ordered 34 Coradia regional trains from Alstom. The trains in question will be high-capacity dou…

Stadler to Supply 8 Additional Double-Decker KISS Electric Multiple Units to Hungary

Stadler has signed a contract with Hungarian train operator MÁV-START Zrt. for eight additional six-car double-decker KISS EMUs. These new t…

11 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 50

The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 50 (10–14 December 2018): all the week's important rolling stock, infrastructure, business, polic…

Israel Railways Trains to Get Alstom ETCS Level 2 Atlas Solution

French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has won a contract with Israel Railways (ISR). The company is to design and fit its ETCS Level 2 on…

Deutsche Bahn to Implement Germany's Second Digital Interlocking

Deutsche Bahn is creating Germany's second digital interlocking (DSTW) in Warnemünde. The first one has been in operation since the beginnin…

The Digital Railway: ETCS to be Installed on East Coast Main Line

Great Britain: Network Rail has announced it is looking for a train control partner to help push forward the digital railway. It has said it…

SIEMENS and DAMM Complete Testing of ETCS-over-TETRA Packet Data

SIEMENS and DAMM have together successfully implemented and tested an open and interoperable Tetra packet data solution which complies with …

Bangkok's Suburban Train will Boost its Capacity by up to 40% with Thales

Thailand’s main rail operator, SRT, will adopt the European Train Control System, ensuring the highest safety standards of operation. Throug…

Siemens to Install ETCS on Railway Line in Hungary

The National Infrastructure Developing Private Company Ltd has commissioned Siemens to upgrade the line between Százhalombatta and Pusztasza…

Norway's Rail Network Goes Digital With Siemens ETCS Technology

Bane NOR, the state-owned agency responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, has contracted Siemens to upgrade the signal…

Freight Trains in Britain to be Upgraded With New Digital Technology

A major multi-million pound contract that will ultimately see freight trains in Great Britain upgraded with technology to make them safer...

UK: Hitachi’s New Intercity Trains Pass Digital Technology Tests

Hitachi’s new intercity trains, due to enter passenger service this autumn, have passed tests to run their digital technology required by th…

East Coast Mainline Train First with Baseline 3 ETCS-Compatible Technology

Angel Trains Ltd has delivered the first UK Designated Body (DeBo) certified Class 180 train fitted with the new European Train Control Syst…

Alstom Achieves a World First, with Successful Test of ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 Application in Denmark

Alstom and Banedanmark have successfully tested an ETCS (European Train Control System) level 2 baseline 3 application for the first time ev…

Alstom ETCS Pilot in New South Wales

Alstom has delivered, installed and tested its Alstom ETCS Level 2 signalling system in New South Wales as part of a pilot trial.

Alpha Trains Place Siemens Vectron Order