The deployment of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will take a significant step forward in 2027, when “large-scale commercial testing with trains operating in real-world conditions”…
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) awarded a contract for locomotive fleet retrofit and engineering solutions for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). Three companies were selected in…
The Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) is probably the most controversial new technology in European rail freight. It is hailed by some as the saviour of…
The project for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is taking an additional step with the first-ever commercial pilot in cooperation with a German local operator –…
Switzerland is one of the countries in the forefront when it comes to the implementaion of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). In a recently published document,…
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…