AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has undertaken endurance testing with its digital automatic coupler demonstrator train in winter conditions including temperatures down to -15°C, freezing rain and fresh ...

Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has undertaken testing of the European Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) in extreme winter conditions.

This DAC system could lead to much more efficient freight rail in Europe. Credit: Deutsche Bahn/ Steve Wiktor. A consortium of rail freight companies and railway industry stakeholders led by Deutsche ...

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2023 ISSUE: Critical components like couplers, draft gears and end-of-car cushioning units must be capable of managing thousands of tons of force. In-train forces—buff and draft—can ...