Rail freight
We need to increase the amount of freight transported by rail massively. This will help us to achieve our sustainability goals, which we need to follow to prevent the worst consequences of climate change world wide.
We need to increase the amount of freight transported by rail massively. This will help us to achieve our sustainability goals, which we need to follow to prevent the worst consequences of climate change world wide.
How does digitalization and robotics change the maintenance of trains at Deutsche Bahn? See the interesting post of Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten: 🌐 LinkedIn
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…
In December, I completed the EULYNX introduction course at the EULYNX Academy. This course represents the initial level of training. EULYNX Academy Certificate – EULYNX What is EULYNX? EULYNX is an initiative among European railway infrastructure managers. Its main objective is to establish a modular signaling architecture featuring standardized interfaces. More information can be found…
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…
The German freight trains of DB Cargo are running nearly climate-neutral now even if powered by a diesel locomotive. They are fueled by HVO generated from waste material instead of fossil diesel.
With this year’s timetable change, the first part of the new railway line between Ulm and Stuttgart is finally going to be in operation – thus, reducing the journey between both cities from 1h to only 45 min. More changes in the German railway timetable for 2023 are presented in this video: