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

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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Trains and the weather
ByStefan Karg 01.02.202225.08.2025

Besides a nice impression of the driver’s perspective on this route, this video also illustrates, why the sophisticated railway signalling and train protection systems are essential for safe train operation independent from weather conditions. Technical measures ensure, that the track ahead is not occupied by another train and therefore also without good visibility conditions, high…

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Train travel challenges through Europe
ByStefan Karg 10.05.202225.08.2025

How complicated can it be to book a train journey through Europe? The following clip of the German political satire magazin “Extra 3” perfectly shows the reality with booking international railway tickets involving multiple train operators. My question here is: If we want to motivate people to choose the train over the plane, why is…

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Day of rail
ByStefan Karg 16.09.202225.08.2025

Today and tomorrow is the “day of rail” in Germany – a perfect opportunity for me to say “Thank you!” to all the many people involved in keeping the wheels of our trains turning and to improve the system “railway” everyday a little bit. This is a very valuable contribution to the mobility in our…

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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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Rail technology | Security

How railway cyber security works in a nutshell
ByStefan Karg 10.08.202325.08.2025

Step 1: Plan Security Management: This is the first step in the process, indicating the importance of planning and managing security measures effectively. Step 2: Security Risk Analysis (IEC 62443-3-2): The second step involves conducting a security risk analysis in accordance with the IEC 62443-3-2 standard. This step is crucial for identifying potential security risks…

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