Train with Digital Automatic Coupling to be tested next in Switzerland

Image: ÖBB | Marek Kopp
source: ÖBB

After an extensive test program at five Austrian stations from the beginning of February to the beginning of March 2022, a freight train with Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will be tested in Switzerland next. The DAC replaces the current screw coupling, a manual process. The Coupling prototypes were presented in Vienna on Monday. 

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Train with Digital Automatic Coupling to be tested next in Switzerland

Image: ÖBB | Marek Kopp
source: ÖBB

After an extensive test program at five Austrian stations from the beginning of February to the beginning of March 2022, a freight train with Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will be tested in Switzerland next. The DAC replaces the current screw coupling, a manual process. The Coupling prototypes were presented in Vienna on Monday. 

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Author: Esther Geerts

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