Photogallery, the Automatic Digital Coupling of trains

An Austro-Swiss-German consortium tests the use of the DAK on a trainset of 13 freight and tank wagons and on the DB Systemtechnik vehicle

The digital freight train consists of 13 freight wagons and tank wagons and the vehicle of DB Systemtechnik, used for the measuring runs: the wagons are connected to each other by means of a Digital Automatic Coupling, whose acronym is DAK, which in addition to mechanical and pneumatic connection has a continuous data and electrical line which makes it possible to transmit data in the entire train
The digital freight train consists of 13 freight wagons and tank wagons and the vehicle of DB Systemtechnik, used for the measuring runs: the wagons are connected to each other by means of a Digital Automatic Coupling, whose acronym is DAK, which in addition to mechanical and pneumatic connection has a continuous data and electrical line which makes it possible to transmit data in the entire train

A consortium led by Deutsche Bahn is testing the use of Digital Automatic Coupling (Digitalen Automatischen Kupplung in German) in railcars for transporting goods and raw materials.
The DAK is the priority project for innovation in rail freight traffic in Europe.
The digital freight train consists of 13 freight and tank cars and the vehicle from DB Systemtechnik used for the measuring runs.
The wagons are connected to each other by means of a Digital Automatic Coupling, which in addition to the mechanical and pneumatic connection has a continuous data and electrical line which makes data transmission possible throughout the entire train.
The DAK lays the foundations for much faster and more efficient processes: this modern coupling system in fact simplifies the work of the shunting service personnel and creates advanced professional figures.
In March, SBB Cargo is subjecting the convoy to extensive tests on the Swiss network, which crossed the Gotthard axis and tested the simulation of intensive production processes in the Zurich Mülligen and Basel Kleinhüningen Hafen locations, in the two marshalling yards of Limmattal and in the Basel region.
The aim now is to put the DAK through its paces under real operating conditions, to refine it in the light of the test results.

The first digital freight train runs and makes progress in Europe
Swiss rail freight traffic grows with automation

The digital freight train consists of 13 freight wagons and tank wagons and the vehicle of DB Systemtechnik, used for the measuring runs: the wagons are connected to each other by means of a Digital Automatic Coupling, whose acronym is DAK, which in addition to mechanical and pneumatic connection has a continuous data and electrical line which makes it possible to transmit data in the entire train
The digital freight train consists of 13 freight wagons and tank wagons and the vehicle of DB Systemtechnik, used for the measuring runs: the wagons are connected to each other by means of a Digital Automatic Coupling, whose acronym is DAK, which in addition to mechanical and pneumatic connection has a continuous data and electrical line which makes it possible to transmit data in the entire train