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DAC at Transport Logistic 2023: Road Transport Is Efficient, Rail Can Be More Competitive Thanks to DAC

DAC at Transport Logistic 2023: Road Transport Is Efficient, Rail Can Be More Competitive Thanks to DAC

The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) project group of Europe's Rail entity held a seminar on the future effects of DAC for transport customers at the international trade fair transport logistics in Munich. It invited Thorsten Bieker, BASF's Vice President of Logistics, Arcelor's Head of Multimodal Arnauld Desmonts, IKEA's Global…

18 / 05 / 2023
Technologies and infrastructure
Exclusive Information from DAC4EU Testing. How Does the Automatic Coupling Perform in Operation?

Exclusive Information from DAC4EU Testing. How Does the Automatic Coupling Perform in Operation?

This week saw the long-awaited presentation of the project of the German Federal Ministry of Transport…

05 / 12 / 2022
Freight
DAC4EU demonstrator train moves to its next destination: Styria

DAC4EU demonstrator train moves to its next destination: Styria

Prototypes of the DAC (Digital Automatic Coupling) have been under comprehensive testing in Austria since…

25 / 02 / 2022
Freight
“DAC4EU demonstrator train” testing in Austria before going to Switzerland

“DAC4EU demonstrator train” testing in Austria before going to Switzerland

Digital Automatic Coupling is a hot topic in the European railway industry these days and so there is…

13 / 02 / 2022
Freight
DAC4EU test train is on the way! Another trend of digitization in the railway sector

DAC4EU test train is on the way! Another trend of digitization in the railway sector

German Federal Minister for Digital Technologies and Transport Volker Wissing, DB Board members Daniela…

26 / 01 / 2022
Freight
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is continuously going to rely on digitalization in 2022 for the future viability of rail freight transport

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is continuously going to rely on digitalization in 2022 for the future viability of rail freight transport

Complex research and development is being currently ongoing at both the European and national levels to make the DAC ready for series production. Between…

11 / 01 / 2022
Freight
Rail Cargo Group: Field test of the digital automatic coupling

Rail Cargo Group: Field test of the digital automatic coupling

Since September, prototypes of the digital automatic coupling (DAC) are being put to the acid test in Germany. Read here what exactly is being tested.…

05 / 01 / 2022
Freight
European Digital Automatic Coupler

European Digital Automatic Coupler

By the official Shift2Rail`s Press Release from 21 September 2021:The Supervisory Board of the European DAC Delivery Programme, on a proposal of the Programme…

23 / 09 / 2021
Technologies and infrastructure
Digital Automatic Coupling for all European freight wagons before 2030

Digital Automatic Coupling for all European freight wagons before 2030

The introduction of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is an impending revolution in increasing the competitiveness of European rail freight transport. With…

01 / 03 / 2021
Freight
Testing of automatic coupling device is already underway on the railway. It is tested on DB and GATX cars.

Testing of automatic coupling device is already underway on the railway. It is tested on DB and GATX cars.

The use of an automatic coupling device in railway transport is being tested by the DAC4EU consortium (Digital Automatic Coupling for Europe). At present,…

14 / 12 / 2020
Technologies and infrastructure