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February 8, 2019 | Europe

DB launches ‘world's fastest laboratory’ test train

GERMAN Rail (DB) has launched its “Advanced TrainLab,” which the company says will allow testing of digital technologies in a real-world environment and accelerate their deployment into service.

January 30, 2019 | Signalling

New Swiss traffic management system to boost capacity

A new railway traffic management system based on ETCS is under development in Switzerland following the successful completion of a feasibility study in December 2018 under the Smartrail 4.0 programme.

January 29, 2019 | News

Teltronic to upgrade Porto Alegre metro telecoms system

TRENSURB, the metro operator in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has awarded Hytera Communications Corporation subsidiary Teltronic a contract to upgrade the network’s telecommunications system.

January 24, 2019 | Technology

Bart Trip Planner launched with real-time multi-modal information

BAY Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has launched a new multi-modal travel planner which allows passengers to travel anywhere within the San Francisco Bay Area using various modes of transport.

January 23, 2019 | Technology

DB begins test of Holoplot station audio system

GERMAN Rail (DB) launched a trial of the Holoplot audio system, which can improve the audibility of station announcements, in Frankfurt main station on January 23.

January 22, 2019 | Signalling

Baden-Württemberg backs Stuttgart S-Bahn ATO pilot

BADEN-Württemberg Ministry of Transport announced on January 22 that it will participate in a pilot project to install ETCS, digital interlockings (DSTW) and automatic train operation (ATO) Grade of Automation 2 (GoA2) on the Stuttgart S-Bahn network.

January 17, 2019 | Financial

Voith and Pilotfish announce strategic partnership

VOITH and Pilotfish, a Swedish cloud-based applications provider for public transport, announced a strategic partnership on January 17, with Voith acquiring a 56% stake in Pilotfish and consolidating the company.

January 15, 2019 | Track

Network Rail awards survey data acquisition contract

NETWORK Rail (NR) has awarded Fugro a five-year framework agreement to carry out survey data acquisition and analysis for all High Output Track Renewal sites across Britain.

January 15, 2019 | Europe

DB’s digitalisation plans take shape

Sabina Jeschke, German Rail (DB) board member for digitalisation and technology, speaks with Kevin Smith.

January 6, 2019 | Rolling stock

Intelligent technology to form the backbone of a sustainable railway network

Michael Peter, CEO of Siemens Mobility, talks exclusively to David Briginshaw, about the company’s current and future strategy.

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