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Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC)

September 17, 2025 | Freight

Expanding railfreight automation and interoperability beyond borders

The European Union is fostering key digitalisation and automation technologies in the rail freight sector, including the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC). But many functionalities can also be applied outside the core EU DAC market, as Steffen Jass* explains.

July 23, 2025 | Technology

Voith to supply more digital couplers for DAC pilot project

Pioneer DAC operator Westphalia State Railway (WLE) to expand fleet.

June 9, 2025 | Europe

PJM secures wagon monitoring agreement

Functions of WaggonTracker system include brake monitoring and derailment detection.

December 19, 2024 | Freight

Heavy-haul harsh weather DAC trial starts in Sweden

The trial is part of the authorisation process for the Digital Automatic Coupler.

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