Institutions in Switzerland are pushing for various policies aimed at increasing the share of rail freight, especially when it comes to Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC)…
A consortium of industry players is running some tests for the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in Sweden, to assess the performance of the devices under…
The German Ministry of Transport allocated 8.25 million euros to “continue and complete the demonstration, testing and approval” of the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). The…
A two-year pilot project regarding Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is starting in Sweden, aiming to test the device’s resistance under harsh weather conditions. The test…
Introducing Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in Europe remains one of the most debated topics concerning rail freight. Despite very ambitious plans for a large-scale deployment…
The Dutch state secretary for infrastructure, Chris Jansen, recently attended a Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) demonstration with his German counterpart. Jansen sees potential in the…
Pushing ahead with the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) would be like “shooting ourselves in the foot”, warn Czech and Slovak rail associations ŽESNAD…
The Swiss Federal Council will invest 180 million francs (around 192 million euros) for the deployment of the Digital Automatic Couplng (DAC). The Swiss Ministry…
The FP5-TRANS4M-R steering committee, part of the European DAC Delivery Programme, selected the e-coupler developed by German company Voith to be “the basis for interface…
The implementation of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) continues to be one of the spotlight for the European rail freight industry. The Association of European…