Rail technology

Re-railing trains

ByStefan Karg 19.01.202225.08.2025

Sometimes a small piece of metal makes the difference between being off track or being on track… 😉

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Conferences / Events | Rail technology

28. Sicherungstechnische Fachtagung
ByStefan Karg 28.09.202325.08.2025

Greetings from Technische Universität Dresden! Today and tomorrow I am attending a conference regarding Control Command and Signalling (CCS) systems. We discuss the most recent technological, political and strategical developments, such as: – Digitalisation of railway– Advanced Protection System (APS)– European Train Control System (ETCS)– Automatic train operation (ATO)– …and many more topics.

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New high-speed line: Wendlingen – Ulm
ByStefan Karg 12.12.202225.08.2025

Happy new railway year from the new line between Stuttgart and Ulm! I’ve been waiting for this moment for years! Yesterday was the first day with the new timetable – therefore all railroaders celebrate a “happy new railway year”! I’ve used the chance yesterday to travel on the new line between Stuttgart and Ulm, were…

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Hydrogen powered trains
ByStefan Karg 26.10.202225.08.2025

Hydrogen has the advantage of being a chemical form of storing energy. This can help in the railway sector to bridge gaps between parts of the track where electric power is available and parts which are not electrified yet. Battery power is not the one-fits-all solution, especially for heavy freight trains or also in other…

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Hydrogen in railways
ByStefan Karg 14.02.202225.08.2025

Sustainable solutions like this will be necessary especially for countries with a currently high amount of fossil energy sources. Good to see this development into the right direction! PKP Power Engineering issues tender for hydrogen-based energy storage components – International Railway Journal

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Start of the week
ByStefan Karg 07.11.202225.08.2025

Wishing you a wonderful start into the week! For my fellow railway enthusiasts: This is the Enztal-bridge, with 1044 m the longest bridge on the highspeed railway between Stuttgart and Mannheim.

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Effects of high temperature on railway tracks
ByStefan Karg 05.07.202225.08.2025

I’m sharing this post due to the high temperatures we’re facing these days in Germany. The impressive footage shows the effects of heat to rails and what this means for operation. Railway operators are already experimenting with painting rails with white color to reduce the heat impact. I think this issue gets more and more…

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