Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware hacking

Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha... by 93po on Friday December 08, 2023 @09:50AM (#38569696)

i wouldnt be surprised if this info was somewhere in those 20k pages, and perhaps if the procedures were actually followed, stuff like GPS based lockouts wouldn't happen

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Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha... by rcxdude on Friday December 08, 2023 @10:18AM (#38570029)

Ah yes, on appendix 35 of section C, "do not store the train in your service yard specifically or it will stop working"

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Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha... by metadat on Friday December 08, 2023 @10:19AM (#38570047)

The article covers this, and says the information about the lockouts was not in the manufacturer provided manuals.

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Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha... by 93po on Friday December 08, 2023 @05:18PM (#38575380)

According to who?

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Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha... by metadat on Friday December 08, 2023 @05:22PM (#38575444)

Directly in TFA, matey:

  > Newag explains that the train were
  > blocked by a “safety system” – but in
  > the 20,000 pages of  instructions, it
  > is in vain to  find even a mention
  > of it.

No mention whatsoever in the maintenance documents. It then becomes prudent to question the intentions and fitness of the company behind such a product.

This episode puts even John Deere to shame. I'm imagine JD are enjoying themselves right now on this Friday afternoon.

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