Digital Automatic Coupler News Today

Austria, Germany and Switzerland are calling on the EU to provide financial support for the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) programme.

Five years of work led by the UIC to develop a successor to GSM-R are bearing fruit. Robert Preston reports from the Second UIC FRMCS Conference

The CEOs of 12 European operators and national railway groups have set out the policy framework required to deliver EU targets for modal shift.

Ermewa Group has rebranded as Streem. President, David Zindo, explains the reasoning behind the change and his ambitions for the company.

Jürgen Maier-Gyomlay considers what needs to be done to make single wagonload traffic more efficient and cost-effective.

Robert Preston considers what changes in policy the rail freight sector wants to see if EU modal shift targets are to be met.

DB reports that a test train equipped with prototypes of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) has successfully completed its first round of field trials.

Kevin Smith reflects on efforts to increase rail freight's share of all freight volumes in Europe by 50% by 2030.

Kevin Smith reflects on the outcome of a European Court of Auditors report which suggests European rail freight is at a crossroads.

DG-Move and Europe’s Rail have clarified plans for testing and deployment of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) across the European wagon fleet