DIGITAL AUTOMATIC COUPLING

3-million-euro contract awarded for DAC deployment strategy

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Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) awarded a contract for locomotive fleet retrofit and engineering solutions for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). Three companies were selected in cascade: DB Systemtechnik, Voith and Wyss&Lila Italia.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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