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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.

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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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