Together with DB Cargo and other partners, Hitachi Rail is setting a new benchmark for the future of European rail freight: for the first time, a DB Cargo locomotive has been equipped with state-of-the-art ATO (Automatic Train Operation) and RTO (Remote Train Operation) technology — a milestone on the path toward an automated, connected, and […]
James Bodill inside of the main engineering shed at Toton. Construction has started at several locations across the site to ensure the company can hit the ground running when the first locomotives arrive for retrofitting in July. In total, nine of DB’s Class 66 locomotives will be fitted with ETCS by March 2026. To […]
The first locomotive in Britain’s principal freight fleet (Class 66s) to be fitted with digital signalling equipment has moved on to dynamic testing on a test track, having successfully progressed through static testing. DB Cargo locomotive 66039 is the ‘First in Class’ (FiC) to be retrofitted with European Train Control System (ETCS) equipment. With the […]
DB Board Member Dr Sigrid Nikutta: Digital Automatic Coupling is being developed to series maturity together with customers • New technology puts more freight on the rails and accelerates the freight transport system • Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl, Managing Director Kerstin Rippel: We need the turbo for our supply chains Almost half a million freight wagons are […]
By 2030, half a million freight wagons across Europe will be equipped with digital automatic coupling • Wagons can be retrofitted during ongoing operations • 150 pop-up workshops planned in Europe • First test in practice a success Digital automatic coupling (DAC) is set to simplify rail freight transport in Europe and make it faster. […]
Barnsdales FM are delighted to have been appointed as the new facilities manager of DB Cargo’s UK headquarters. Based at Lakeside Business Park in Doncaster, DB Cargo is the UK’s largest rail freight company, transporting millions of tonnes of freight across the nation each year. The company transports everything from cereals to coal, barbecues to […]
Last mile without changing locomotives with Vectron Dual Mode locomotives Sustainable concept thanks to combined electric and diesel power Production at the Siemens Mobility plant in Munich-Allach DB Cargo AG and DB Bahnbaugruppe GmbH have together ordered a total of 50 locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The Vectron Dual Mode locomotives will be delivered with specific […]
