DB Cargo and ProRail are starting new tests with Automatic Train Operation on an important Dutch freight corridor. “The Betuwe route is a very interesting…
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A new Automatic Train Operation (ATO) test project started this month on the Dutch Betuwe route. It is a German-Dutch cooperation which will run until…
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An autonomous freight train project is currently unfolding in Finland. Led by Proxion, a Finnish technology company, the autonomous freight train will be electric and…
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Shift2Rail has opened submissions for two projects in a call for proposals. It includes the further development of Digital Automated Coupling, and measuring the impact…
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DB Cargo has conducted a practical test with ATO (automated train operation) on a freight train. The test was carried out on the Swiss main…
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The European Commission has approved a 200 million euros scheme by the German state for the upgrade of rail vehicles in the area of Stuttgart.…
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Alstom, Lineas and ProRail will start test drives with fully automatic shunting in 2021. The parties announced this on Wednesday 15 July. It concerns Automatic…
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An automatic test run has successfully been carried out with a heavy-haul cargo train in the US state of Colorado. Three locomotives and 30 loaded…
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The Netherlands and Germany are going to work together to create more attractive conditions for cross-border rail freight transport. Dutch State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven…