World premiere in China: 7 freight trains running in sync without mechanical coupling
China has announced the completion of a world-first railway test: seven freight trains, each weighing 5,000 tons, ran on the […]
Innovation
The RemODtrAIn project introduces remote control in depots
The RemODtrAIn consortium (“Remote operated train with AI-based Obstacle Detection”), coordinated by Siemens Mobility, is developing and testing a safe […]
Cooperation agreement for DB’s innovation lab
DB Systemtechnik, together with educational institutions, is collaborating on research, development, and testing activities for the innovation lab for automated […]
Plasser & Theurer receives major order in Germany
Plasser & Theurer has received a major order from the DB Bahnbau Group, which has purchased 18 UnimatExpress 2X-4×4 Dynamic […]
Oslo Metro switches to new-generation CBTC
Siemens Mobility and operator Sporveien have put the new CBTC signaling system into operation on an initial three-kilometer section of […]
Alstom deploys CBTC in Melbourne
Alstom deploys the first CBTC system installed on an existing network in Australia with the opening of the Melbourne Metro […]
DB marks ten years of 3D printing
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is celebrating a decade of using additive manufacturing across its operations, reporting that more than 200,000 3D-printed […]
FS Italiane and Microsoft launch strategic AI partnership
FS Italiane and Microsoft have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the Group’s digital transformation, marking one of the […]
Knorr-Bremse and VTG Rail UK agree to accelerate freight digiralisation
Knorr-Bremse and VTG Rail UK have signed a long-term framework agreement for the exclusive supply of Knorr-Bremse FreightControl Sentinel systems, […]
Masats tests new radar system for ultra-precise train stopping
Spanish company Masats has completed dynamic testing of its new Radar Positioning System (RPS), a technology designed to dramatically improve […]