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March 25, 2022

Assessment and Classification for Alternative Bearers and Alternative Bearers/Traditional Bearers comparison DOWNLOAD HERE Description: This document aims to analyse the economic aspects of the adoption of the eligible Alternative Bearers (ABs) in a railway context, and to compare the eligible ABs with the Traditional Bearers (TBs). The eligible ABs are: Free Space Optics (FSO), Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). Target audience: All rail stakeholders How it brings us closer to achieving better…

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February 28, 2022

The introduction of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) aims to address the three main challenges of the European rail freight sector - increasing capacity, productivity and quality - which are crucial for a more efficient and modern rail freight system. The DAC will be a major game changer for the modal shift to rail to achieve the aspiring EU Green Deal objectives.   [caption id="attachment_13244" align="aligncenter" width="722"] Präsentation Digitale Automatische KupplungCopyright: ÖBB/Marek Knopp[/caption]   Currently…

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February 23, 2022

B4CM software framework: An implemented software framework and supporting documentation for the monitoring of data exchanges and attribution of associated costs in industrial RCM systems DOWNLOAD HERE Description: The B4CM project is delivering a blockchain-based testbed for the attribution of RCM data costs across organisational boundaries in the context of the European Rail Industry. D1.1 presents the software framework developed by the team, describing in detail the selected software stack and the chaincode deployed within…

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January 25, 2022

Definition of the demonstration for Beta release DOWNLOAD HERE Description: This deliverable summarizes the approach taken for the COHESIVE IP4 Beta release demonstration and describes the IP4 background, demonstration purposes, functionalities, functionalities and user stories. It also includes the collaboration obtained from transport services providers to participate in the presentation of pilots and demonstrations for a multimodal, interoperable journeys across Europe. Target audience: Final users, Operators, Infrastructure management companies How it brings us closer to achieving…

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January 24, 2022

The gamechanger for the rail freight sector is on track! 1,250 participants informed themselves at the digital event on 11th of January 2022 about the status of the DAC introduction in Europe. "Deploying DAC throughout Europe is a challenging way to go. We managed the first centimeters." With these words VPI Chairman Malte Lawrenz welcomed the participants of the 12th VPI Symposium "Digital Automatic Coupler" (DAC) in Hamburg (Germany) on 11 January 2022. This year’s…

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December 15, 2021

The European DAC Delivery Programme (EDDP), enabled by Shift2Rail (S2R), now Europe’s Rail JU, sees a high value in early collaboration with trade unions on DAC-related developments to ensure worker safety is considered at every stage of the process. The trade unions are also actively engaged in this programme, therefore, in summer the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) joined the EDDP Supervisory Board. ETF represent about 700 000 workers in the railway sector and it…

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