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DAC Question & Answer

A look back at the DAC4EU...

From early February to early March, the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) prototypes were in Austria for the first [...]

A look back at the DAC4EU demonstrator train in Austria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Styria

Since the beginning of February, prototypes that use Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) have been undergoing their [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Styria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Vorarlberg

The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) prototypes have been in Austria for several days undergoing the first [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Vorarlberg - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Austria

The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is considered a milestone in process optimisation and digitalisation, and is [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Austria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part VI: Field test of the digital...

Since September 2020, prototypes of the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) have been put through their paces in [...]

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DAC Question & Answer

Part V: Why is it important for...

The Digital Automatic Coupler is a milestone in making rail freight in Europe more competitive: it makes coupling [...]

Part V: Why is it important for Europe to agree on a design for the Digital Automatic Coupler? - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part IV: How are the prototypes of...

Die Digitale Automatische Kupplung ist ein Meilenstein, um den Schienengüterverkehr in Europa [...]

Part IV: How are the prototypes of the Digital Automatic Coupler tested? - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part III: What's the difference...

The Digital Automatic Coupler is a milestone in making rail freight in Europe more competitive: it makes [...]

Part III: What's the difference between screw coupling and DAC4? - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part II: Why do we need electricity...

The Digital Automatic Coupler is a milestone in making rail freight in Europe more competitive: it makes [...]

Part II: Why do we need electricity and data connections on the freight wagon? - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Let’s take a look at the test site of...

Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is going to revolutionise the European rail freight transport industry. New [...]

Let’s take a look at the test site of the Digital Automatic Coupler - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part I: What is Digital Automatic...

The Digital Automatic Coupler is a milestone in making rail freight in Europe more competitive: it makes [...]

Part I: What is Digital Automatic Coupling and what are its levels? - Read article

Innovation

SmartCargo: Update

We are taking huge step forward into the world of modern logistics with our SmartCargo device – it provides [...]

SmartCargo: Update - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

Dangerous goods

We’re always up for a challenge. That’s why we also take on fragile goods like toxic, explosive or [...]

Dangerous goods - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

Welcome to SmartLINK

Our world is changing rapidly. All processes in society, business and industry are becoming faster, more efficient [...]

Welcome to SmartLINK - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

RESPONSIBILITY towards society and...

We are the stable, logistical backbone of the economy. We are the network that keeps our system running. We [...]

RESPONSIBILITY towards society and economy - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

INNOVATION makes it easy to access...

It must become as easy to transport goods across Europe by train as it is by truck. This is our stated goal. We [...]

INNOVATION makes it easy to access the rail system - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

DIGITALISATION across the entire...

Great feats that combine a highly complex mix of components are often behind making sure the products we need for [...]

DIGITALISATION across the entire multi-modal supply chain - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

“Rail has gone through colossal changes”

Vladimir Cernek works in logistics at OMV Downstream and has been a Rail Cargo Group customer for many years. [...]

“Rail has gone through colossal changes” - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

TRANFORMATION means fundamental,...

The world is in a state of flux. The way we live, work and communicate with each other is too. Our friends and [...]

TRANFORMATION means fundamental, lasting change. - Read article

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"We are shaping the transformation of...

As Spokesman of the Executive Board, Clemens Först is responsible for the digital transformation of the Rail [...]

"We are shaping the transformation of the industry" - Read article

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"The human factor must not be missing"

Benjamin Obritzberger from Service Delivery Support talks about the projects that currently challenge him and what [...]

"The human factor must not be missing" - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

"Digitization creates new ways of...

IT boss Vanessa Langhammer takes us on the road to digital RCG. She tells us how new solutions are gaining a [...]

"Digitization creates new ways of collaboration" - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

"Without communication nobody knows...

Daniela Lehenbauer, Head of Marketing & Communications, provides insights into the development process of the [...]

"Without communication nobody knows the product" - Read article

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SmartLINK – the transformation of...

With our customers’ needs as our guide, we have been using the latest technology to steer our services into [...]

SmartLINK – the transformation of logistics - Read article

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Revolution in freight transport: We...

A pioneering innovation is in the pipeline with Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). This new technology lays the [...]

Revolution in freight transport: We are part of the DAC4EU consortium to test out Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) - Read article

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Experts talking

Why the DAC is essential for the...

Guest author: Gilles Peterhans, Secretary General at International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP)

Why the DAC is essential for the future of rail freight transport and for freight wagon keepers - Read article

Innovation

Despite or just because of Corona we...

Although the Corona crisis will keep the world on suspense for a while, it also has something positive for us: it [...]

Despite or just because of Corona we are fully on course for digitalisation - Read article

Innovation

Agility is accelerating the...

Everybody is talking about agility, but what is it exactly? The Rail Cargo Group is applying agile working methods [...]

Agility is accelerating the innovation motor at the Rail Cargo Group - Read article

Innovation

TransANT for voestalpine on rail -...

In 2018 the development of the revolutionary platform wagon TransANT started. Now its on the rails.

TransANT for voestalpine on rail - Handing over a 293 meters train - Read article

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TransANT is getting real - the...

Last September, the freight wagon innovation TransANT, developed jointly by RCG and voestalpine, was presented to [...]

TransANT is getting real - the production has started! - Read article

Innovation

3D printing: Science fiction or reality?

3D printers are no longer news. But did you know that more than a thousand spare parts have already been printed [...]

3D printing: Science fiction or reality? - Read article

Martin Zsifkovits (RCG) & Adrian Fulton (A1)

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SmartCargo: Interview of the project...

With SmartCargo we are taking a major step towards state-of-the-art logistics – our customers will benefit [...]

SmartCargo: Interview of the project managers - Read article

Innovation

Interview - Werner Dressler:...

This year, on behalf of voestalpine, the first TransANT, the revolutionary platform wagon, will be used for [...]

Interview - Werner Dressler: voestalpine talking about TransANT - Read article

A1 CCO Martin Resel & RCG CEO Clemens Först

Innovation

First RCG wagon becomes “smart”

When our first wagon was equipped with state-of-the-art telematics, I was temporarily allowed to slip into the [...]

First RCG wagon becomes “smart” - Read article

Innovation

Freight traffic on quiet soles

Did you know that freight trains are just as loud as trucks? Both have a sound level of 90 dB (decibels). The pain [...]

Freight traffic on quiet soles - Read article

Innovation

TransANT - less weight more freight

The new freight wagon offers maximum flexibility in rail freight transport and impresses with its high energy [...]

TransANT - less weight more freight - Read article

Innovation

Produce your own spare parts: 3D...

Our goal is to produce the necessary spare parts for rail vehicles quickly and efficiently ourselves so that they [...]

Produce your own spare parts: 3D printers make it possible - Read article

Innovation

The new Vectron loco

High-performance, 6400 kW, 90 tonnes, a top speed of 160 km/h, almost 19 metres long, over [...]

The new Vectron loco - Read article