Test train initially comprises six vehicles equipped at Automation Level 2 but this will be increased.
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Testing of Knorr-Bremse DAC begins in Sweden
Test train initially comprises six vehicles equipped at Automation Level 2 but this will be increased.
For the first time, Knorr-Bremse is testing its DAC in regular traffic on a freight train in Sweden. Photo credit: Rail Sweden at Lindholmen Science Park
Categories: Europe, Fleet, Freight, Innovations, News, Policy, Rolling stock, Technology
Tags: DAC, digital automatic couplings (DAC), EDDP, EU, Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail), European DAC Delivery Programme, European Union, Knorr-Bremse, Premium, Sweden, testing, Trafikverket, TUV-Sud
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