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SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 01-02/2024

Zeros and ones – and a lot of paper

Februar 2024 | Lars Schnieder

A factory building in Hennigsdorf: red bricks, large windows and a railway connection. Nothing indicates that the future of the railroad starts here. The shed door slides to the side and a Stuttgart S-Bahn vehicle rolls onto the pit, almost silently. A fork lift brings everything needed to ready the electrical multiple unit for its digital life: antennas, a computer cabinet and a display for the train driver’s panel. Is that everything?