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VTG UK and Knorr-Bremse partner up for FreightControl Sentinel system

Marco Raimondi
November 26, 2025
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The UK branches of Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems and VTG Rail entered an agreement for the supply of the FreightControl Sentinel system. The deal entails VTG’s…

UK rail first celebrated as multiple trains use digital signalling on main line for first time

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November 25, 2025
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Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after further work to progress the digital signalling upgrade took place on the East Coast Main Line. Journeys south of Peterborough were affected over the weekend of 22 and 23 November by testing work on the new digital in-cab signalling system that will be introduced in the […]

Large scale DAC tests to start in 2027

Marco Raimondi
November 25, 2025
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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”…

Knorr-Bremse and VTG Rail UK sign long-term FreightControl Sentinel agreement

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November 19, 2025
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Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and VTG Rail UK have signed a landmark long-term framework agreement for the exclusive supply of Knorr-Bremse’s advanced FreightControl Sentinel system – the backbone of VTG’s iWagon platform. The agreement marks a major milestone in the digitalisation of rail freight and reinforces the long-standing partnership between the two companies. Under the […]

DAC: to be or not to be – that is the question

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November 6, 2025
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A month and a half have passed since TRAKO 2025 in Gdańsk, where the achievements and plans for the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC)…

Office of Rail and Road Makes Significant Data Investment

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November 4, 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has made a significant investment in data staff and spending of more than £930,000 over the last three years to strengthen its data capability and support better and stronger rail and road networks. The ORR has heavily invested in both people and technology to enhance how it gathers, […]

ATO test has started in the Netherlands

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October 31, 2025
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DB Cargo has started testing Automatic Train Operation (ATO) on the freight-dedicated Betuwe Line in the Netherlands. The test will last for a year. ATO…

Hitachi Rail becomes world’s first transportation firm to adopt new NVIDIA IGX Thor solution for real-time AI

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October 29, 2025
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Hitachi Rail announced today that it is to become the first transportation company in the world to include NVIDIA’s latest and most powerful platform – NVIDIA IGX Thor – in its AI-led digital asset management platform, HMAX. The new IGX Thor platform will provide up to 8x higher AI compute and 2x better connectivity for Hitachi Rail’s HMAX products. The […]

Best practices for connectivity & data flow between your systems and TOS

Nikos Papatolios
October 28, 2025
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Rail and marine terminal operators depend on coordination and communication across their facility’s core activities. But for many terminals, the ability to communicate between different…

Scotland’s Railway invests £7.7m in new technology to tackle leaves on the track

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October 28, 2025
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Scotland’s Railway is investing £7.7m to upgrade the braking systems on more than 70 ScotRail trains, aiming to improve safety and performance during the challenging autumn season. Leaves on the tracks is the railway’s equivalent of black ice on the road. It creates a thin, slippery layer that can make it harder for trains to […]