A Test Train Equipped with Digital Automatic Couplers Has Embarked on Its Journey across Europe

A train equipped with digital automatic couplers had departed on a practical test journey that will continue for several months.

The German Federal Minister for Transport, Dr Volker Wissing, was there to give the train a symbolic departure signal at the start of its journey across Europe.

Digital automatic coupling is being put to the test on a train travelling through Germany, Austria and SwitzerlandDigital automatic coupling is being put to the test on a train travelling through Germany, Austria and Switzerland

© Deutsche Bahn AG | Oliver Lang

Digital automatic coupling (DAC) is key to digitalising rail freight and an important tool in helping rail freight’s competitiveness over road transport. The technology makes it possible to couple freight cars automatically, dispensing with the need for manual involvement. The car connections for the brakes are also made automatically. This is the first time freight cars will be fitted with end-to-end power and data lines.

Digital automatic coupling speeds up the shunting process significantly. This in turn increases the capacity of transhipment stations dramatically. Freight trains can also become longer and heavier. Additionally, freight trains can go faster.

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