Mar 31 2025

DB Cargo’s new loco prototype

DB Cargo and Bosch subsidiaries are developing a fully-automated shunting locomotive for series production.

The system will be deployed nationwide from 2028, following successful prototype trials at the Munich north marshalling yard and approval by Germany’s railway authority, expected in late 2027.

The new technology is designed to automate shunting operations, improving the efficiency of wagon sorting and train assembly. It is part of DB’s broader S3 restructuring programme to boost operational quality. Read more

Source: ITJ