Smart turnouts prevent faults on German railway network

Published on 09-06-2020 at 08:31

Turnouts in Germany, source: Deutsche Bahn (DB)

German rail infrastructure manager DB Netze has installed 28,000 smart turnouts on its network. They are vital for implementing predictive maintenance solutions and increasing safety on tracks. With the help of the smart turnouts, the German company has already prevented 3,600 defects in 2019.

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Tags: DB Netze, Deutsche Bahn (DB), DIANA platform, Germany, infrastructure monitoring, maintenance of rail infrastructure, predictive maintenance, RailTech Infra Forum 2020, switches (turnouts)

Author: Mykola Zasiadko

Mykola Zasiadko was editor of online trade magazines RailTech.com and RailFreight.com.

1 comment op “Smart turnouts prevent faults on German railway network”

Erland Tegelberg|08.07.20|12:23

Diana uses the tried and tested POSS concept from Strukton Rail

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