DB Cargo: after wagons, now locomotive fleet with quieter brakes
After all of its wagons, DB Cargo is now equipping all of its locomotives with silent brakes. By 2025, all 850 electric mainline locomotives will…
Majority of German freight wagons will now run with quiet brake blocks
According to RailWatch, a data company dealing with digitalisation in the rail freight sector, 99 per cent of the German freight wagons are now operating…
Noise differentiated track access charges under review
The effect of noise differentiated track access charges (NDTAC) in Europe is under review. Since 2015, it is legally possible for infrastructure managers to include…
Transformation risk due to composite brake blocks analysed
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has formed a working group to study the effect and potential risks of composite brake blocks on wheels…
Voestalpine’s RFID delivers digital efficiency
Freight wagons will become ‘virtually intelligent’ thanks to the application of Big Data – that’s the key message from one of the industry’s leading freight…