DB Cargo and Bosch develop fully automated shunting locomotive for series production

Rail freight transport: The joint development of DB Cargo and Bosch will help to assemble trains faster and less manually in the future.

DB Cargo and Bosch develop fully automated shunting locomotive for series production

As Europe’s largest freight operating company, DB Cargo is systematically driving forward the digitalisation and automation of rail freight transport. An important part of the progress it is making is the automation of shunting in formation yards. Freight trains are taken apart, wagons sorted and new trains put together at the yards. The shunting locomotives […]

DB Cargo developing automated heavy shunter

DB Cargo, Bosch Engineering and ITK Engineering are developing an automated heavy shunter for freight operations.The post DB Cargo developing automated heavy shunter appeared first on Railway Technology.

DB Cargo is promoting the digitalization and automation of rail freight transport. A key development in this initiative is the automation of shunting operations in train formation stations, where freight trains are reconfigured by sorting and assembling wagons into new formations. Currently, shunting locomotives are mainly operated manually, but fully automated models will be introduced in the future. To bring this automation technology into ser…