‘Vibration energy harvesting will boost development of IoT in railways’
Lithuanian company Viezo has developed a vibration energy harvesting technology by which sensors and other Internet of Things elements can be powered without batteries. The self-sustainable sensors can be used to monitor tracks, switches and...Read more
SNCF Réseau uses new application for real-time rail net monitoring
French rail infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau is using a new application for real-time track monitoring of its rail network in collaboration with technology company Capgemini. The tool called ‘New Generation Supervision’ is in use in...Read more
Consortium for the development of FRMCS officially started
The 5GRAIL project for the development of the Future Railways Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) has officially started on the 1st of November. A consortium led by UIC will set to work over the next thirty...Read more
Bombardier launches digital service for predictive maintenance on signalling
Bombardier Transportation has announced the launching of a new predictive maintenance service for rail signalling. The EBI Sense solution is developed by Bombardier’s Rail Control Solutions’ Services Team that is based in Sweden. It combines...Read more
‘Germany is a hub for ETCS corridors’
“ETCS corridors play a major role in Europe. The most important routes of the European rail traffic run through Germany,” was a statement that David Rathmer, Master Trainer at Deutsche Bahn (DB) Engineering and Consulting,...Read more
SNCF selected three consortia for development next generation interlockings
SNCF Réseau has selected three consortia for the development of its next generation signal interlockings. The three consortia are Thales/Engie Solutions/Vossloh, Hitachi Rail STS/Eiffage Énergie Systèmes/Systra and Alstom.Read more
Matthias Ruete: use the EU COVID recovery programme to deploy ERTMS
“Make sure that ERTMS is part of your national recovery programme. There’s 750 billion euro’s available!”, was the call that European ERTMS coordinator Matthias Ruete placed in his opening speech at the RailTech Infra Forum...Read more
‘ERTMS lays the foundation for autonomous driving’
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is intended to improve the train’s competitive position in relation to aviation and road traffic, says the Dutch ERTMS program director Wim Knopperts. Besides that it allows trains...Read more
Voestalpine about the added value of digitalisation for rail crossings
Railway supplier voestalpine Railway Systems has a special component in its Roadmaster Intelligent monitoring and diagnostic system: RXM or Rail Crossing Monitoring system. As the name suggests it monitors the performance of rail crossings. The...Read more
ÖBB invests 17.5 billion euros in railway masterplan
ÖBB, the Austrian railway company, will invest almost three billion euros annually in the railway network. The vision for the design is to prioritize four different points: combating climate change, strengthening Metropolitan regions and rural...Read more
Indian Railways embrace European signalling system
Although the name European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) suggests otherwise, the rollout of the new train protection system is not limited to Europe. All over the world railways are working on variations with ERTMS...Read moreDutch ERTMS coordinator: costs can be reduced with ETCS-Light
One of the ways to reduce the costs of installing the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is to introduce ETCS-Light on board trains. ETCS Light is a mobile installation that can be placed into...Read more
Translation tool aims to overcome language barrier international freight
A pilot with a translating tool has to overcome the language barrier in international rail freight. Translate4Rail, a joint programme by The International Union of Railways (UIC) and RailNetEurope (RNE) developed the tool with a...Read more