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King Charles renews DB Cargo UK royal warrant

12 February 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

DB Cargo UK has been awarded a new warrant by His Majesty King Charles III to maintain and operate the Royal Train.

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From coupling to innovation: How DAC enables the full digital freight train vision

9 December 2024 | By Andreas Haller - DB Cargo AG

Andreas Haller, Lead DAC Module Technology & Operation Intelligent Freight Train at DB Cargo, discusses the transformative potential of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in revolutionising rail freight efficiency and interoperability across Europe.

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Digital in-cab signalling testing advances for East Coast Main Line

23 August 2024 | By Global Railway Review

The successful completion of dynamic ETCS testing for Govia Thameslink Railway’s Class 387 and DB Cargo’s Class 66 marks a key advancement in the East Coast Digital Programme, setting the stage for further digital signalling integration.

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DB Cargo UK appoints Mike Gray as Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer

26 June 2024 | By Global Railway Review

DB Cargo UK appoints Mike Gray as Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer to lead innovative technological advancements in the freight sector.

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Digital freight train equipped with DAC completes test run

3 May 2023 | By Global Railway Review

The aim of the test train's journey was to check the functionality of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in different situations and conditions and to identify possible weak points to improve on.

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Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre hosts Network Rail major incident training

13 April 2023 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre replicated a mainline incident involving a train and a road vehicle to test the response of Network Rail and their multi-agency partners.

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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup

31 October 2022 | By Craig Waters (Editor - Global Railway Review)

Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 24-28 October 2022.

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DB Cargo delivers hard coal by freight train

27 October 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

DB Cargo are modernising over 1,000 freight wagons to help transport coal to German power plants amidst the ongoing energy crisis.

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DB to offer DAC for freight wagons on the go

17 October 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

Deutsche Bahn are using pop-up workshops throughout Europe to retrofit freight wagons with digital automatic coupling.

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DB developing emission-free ammonia-hydrogen engine

10 October 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

DB are cooperating with FFI to develop a new emission-free ammonia-hydrogen technology to replace conventional diesel engines.

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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup

19 September 2022 | By Craig Waters (Editor - Global Railway Review)

Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 12 - 16 September 2022.

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DB Cargo outlines plans to transport hydrogen by rail in Germany

13 September 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

DB Cargo has announced plans to develop an economical and energy efficient solution for transporting large quantities of hydrogen throughout Germany.

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HS2 reach rail freight milestone as 100,000 lorry journeys taken off road in Buckinghamshire

13 July 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

HS2 have taken the equivalent of 100,096 HGV journeys off Britain’s roads and cut 11,399 tonnes of carbon emissions.

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Network Rail join industry partners to tackle UK rail freight delays and safety risks

9 May 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

Network Rail will join freight operators and the RSSB to tackle delays and safety risks in a boost for the UK’s rail freight sector.

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UK Rail for Ukraine’s first humanitarian aid train leaves for Ukraine

11 April 2022 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)

UK Rail for Ukraine will be sending more than a million items of aid to Ukraine in response to the humanitarian crisis in the region.

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