Austrian Railway System Uses Diamond's Data Acquisition System

The Austrian Railway Authority (ARA) recently built a new high-speed rail system in Pöchlarm, in southern Austria. In order to verify the system performance, some tests were conducted with the assistance of the German ICE train system. A major concern was the ability of the overhead power lines to withstand the effects of a train passing by at speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph), a new speed record for trains in Austria. More...