Tests begin on DAC freight train
A freight train with innovative digital automatic couplers (DAC) has been launched in Germany for a period of testing, sparking a digital revolution in rail freight transport.
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Digital automatic coupling (DAC) has the potential to accelerate the assembly of freight trains, increase the capacity and quality of freight traffic, contribute to the success of traffic turnaround, and play a key part in rail’s sustainability strategies. Global Railway Review’s content on explores what the next steps are in delivering a successful DAC roll-out and its opportunities to help grow rail freight and shift more goods to be transported by rail tracks.
A freight train with innovative digital automatic couplers (DAC) has been launched in Germany for a period of testing, sparking a digital revolution in rail freight transport.
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