DB Cargo is using HVO

ByStefan Karg 13.07.202325.08.2025

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.

OT

Windows 3.11 in 2024? Here’s why.
ByStefan Karg 03.02.202425.08.2025

There is a job advert for a Windows 3.11 administrator role in the rail industry doing the rounds on the internet right now – e.g. here at Heise. It’s often accompanied by the question why such old systems are still in use – it’s 2024! Yes, this is the reality of OT systems – not…

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Rail technology

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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OT

New Publication: Automated Security Risk Management for trains
ByStefan Karg 21.07.202525.08.2025

Patric Birr and I published an article in SIGNAL+DRAHT, the leading international medium for control and safety technology plus communication and information technology in the railway sector. In the article we propose automating Security Risk Assessments by using digital twins. These allow attack trees to be derived automatically enabling a systematic analysis of potential attack…

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Conferences / Events

InnoTrans 2022 starting
ByStefan Karg 21.09.202225.08.2025

Ready to rock InnoTrans 2022 day 1!

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Standardization

DKE
ByStefan Karg 15.09.202325.08.2025

This morning I’m on the way to Frankfurt for ICS – Informatik Consulting Systems participating at a DKE security working group meeting regarding standardisation of railway security.

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Rail technology

Automatic ETCS balise installation
ByStefan Karg 06.07.202225.08.2025

Automatic balise installation – awesome! Especially if you imagine that – depending on the conditions – you have to install around 50 balises in the platform area in a station. Installation robot to accelerate ETCS roll-out | News | Railway Gazette International

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