


Alstom invests 7 million US dollars in Israeli railway cybersecurity company
Alstom completes a deal where the company invests 7 million US dollars in a cooperation with Cylus, an Israeli company specializing in railway cybersecurity. This deal allows the French company to acquire a small stake...Read more
Substantial challenges for 5G deployment on rails
5G is vital to foster further development and digital transformation of the rail sector. European rail manufacturers appreciate this communication technology in implementing new signalling solutions and Automatic Train Operation (ATO). However, railway undertakings and...Read more
Hackers attack Stadler IT network
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has been attacked by hackers. The perpetrators had tried to damage the company’s IT network. Stadler Rail has immediately initiated the required security measures.Read more
Railway software can be just like building blocks
Imagine a specific software application as being the final composition of various building blocks taken from a so-called software platform. Each of these building blocks can be taken away and replaced with another, resulting in...Read more
Hacking of wireless communication makes ATO vulnerable
While European cities already have some autonomous metro lines, operators of heavy railway lines are just dreaming about them or making the first steps to this dream. Anyway, the mentioned ambition might never come true...Read more
Digital rail will be top of mind during Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 in Paris
In November, Paris will be immersed in the world of digital rail when the three-day Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 takes place at the UIC headquarters. This high-level conference that will be held on 19, 20...Read more
Siemens Mobility proves cybersecurity of its rolling stock
German technology supplier Siemens Mobility has confirmed the cybersecurity of its Rolling Stock business unit for meeting the international IT security standard IEC 62443. It means that the train control and IT systems in the...Read more
‘European railways have no future without cost-effective digitalisation’
New challenges require from the rail sector to keep pace with the times and move towards digitalisation. What should the process include? At the Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the Community...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 open for registration
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 is now open for registration. The event will take place on 19-21 November in the headquarters of UIC Paris, France. Two themes will be discussed by several railway experts: Automatic...Read more
UNIFE calls for European platform on rail digitalisation
The Association of the European Rail Industry (UNIFE) considers digitalisation inevitable for the rail sector development. To support and facilitate the process, the European Commission should establish a coordinated approach towards digital technologies, prepare a...Read more‘Railways go to modularity, interconnectivity and technologies’
Monika Heiming, Executive Director at European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM Rail), spoke about predictive maintenance at the RailTech Europe Conference, held in the Netherlands last week. “Efficient predictive maintenance is key to increase the performance...Read more
Watch the webinar replay of Intelligent Rail Summit 2017
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2017 about Automatic Train Operation and Cyber Security in Rail that took place at the end of November was very inspirational. Did you miss this event? We are happy to announce...Read more
WannaCry virus was ‘wake-up call’ for railway industry
The infection of the Deutsche Bahn systems by the WannaCry virus earlier this year was a wake-up call for the management of Deutsche Bahn, explained cyber security expert Christian Schlehuber from DB Netz AG during...Read more