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Austria's federal railway company ÖBB rely on TÜV SÜD's experience to ensure safety in rail traffic (09.06.2011)
- The Austrian federal railway company ÖBB has taken a giant step towards harmonizing European rail transport by calling in the Berlin-based TÜV SÜD subsidiary SIGNON, one of the largest independent service providers in technical railway equipment, as a partner for its introduction of the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2. The new technology will be installed along a total of almost 600 kilometres of rail routes in the next three years. The experts at SIGNON will provide support for their European neighbours throughout the process, from planning and project design up to concrete implementation and inspection.
Safe, secure brakes for rail systems - worldwide (20.02.2007)
- Public rail transport is an important pillar of mobility in the world's major cities. Underground, tram and rapid transit train systems must be safe and reliable when transporting masses of people. A new braking system from Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) now aims at providing an even more effective guarantee of reliability in the future. TÜV SÜD Rail GmbH's experts supervised the development of the new system, assessed risk analyses, tested components and certified the safety of the new EP2002 brake design. By commissioning TÜV SÜD Rail to accompany the process, Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) saved both development costs and time.
IRIS helps to keep processes in the railway industry on track (04.12.2006)
- To keep up with international competition, the railway industry streamlines its processes with regard to safety and quality: based on the classic quality management standard ISO 9001, well-known railway equipment manufacturers have developed a uniform management system, the International Railway Industry Standard, or IRIS for short. TÜV SÜD estimates that IRIS will soon become the de facto standard for manufacturers and suppliers. Leading system and equipment manufacturers agree that suppliers should aim to be certified to the IRIS standard by mid-2009 and that certification will become mandatory after this date.
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