Internet of Things sensors project wins award
Two employees of Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail have won the Jan van Stappen Award for their project with Internet of Things sensors. These sensors measure the temperature of rails. This prevents switches from getting blocked...Read more
Real-time passenger load display launched in Singapore
A system has been launched that displays how crowded certain parts of the train are on LCD screens at station platforms in Singapore. It is designed by Bombardier to allow travelers to enter the train in a...Read more
System to reuse regenerative braking energy from trains wins international award
An innovation that makes it possible to reuse breaking energy to power electric city busses has won an International Railway Union (UIC) Highspeed Digital Award. Winning Dutch company Hedgehog Applications called the price “an acknowledgement...Read more
‘More EU funding needed for completion TEN-T network’
Over forty stakeholders from the transport and related sectors jointly unveiled the Ljubljana Declaration, asking for an increased EU budget for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), in order...Read more
EU coordinator: ERTMS roll-out too slow and too expensive
The roll out of the European safety system ERTMS is happening much too slowly and costing too much money. A shift in mentality is required, in which the sector adopts flexibility and prepares for change...Read more
Call for papers RailTech Intelligent Rail Summit 2018 is open
The call for papers for the RailTech Intelligent Rail Summit 2018 is now open. The summit will be held in Malmö, Sweden this November. Themes include infrastructure monitoring and data management. The deadline to submit the...Read more
Siemens wins Norwegian ETCS contract worth 800 million Euros
Bane NOR, the state-owned agency responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, has contracted Siemens to upgrade the signaling equipment of the entire Norwegian rail network to the European Train Control System (ETCS). The contract...Read more
‘With transparency on route the end client can sleep well’
Rail freight transport on the New Silk Road may be fast, but the road is also long and contains several interactions. Thus, the risk of disturbances is higher than on other routes. This is the...Read more
RailFreight Summit: ‘Blockchain can be a game changer for rail freight’
The use of blockchain technology within the rail freight sector has the potential to be a ‘game changer’ for the industry. That’s the view of Dutch logistics expert Klara Paardenkooper, a key speaker at the...Read more
Watch the webinar replay of Intelligent Rail Summit 2017
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2017 about Automatic Train Operation and Cyber Security in Rail that took place at the end of November was very inspirational. Did you miss this event? We are happy to announce...Read more
Trials with self-driving trains in Groningen and the Betuweroute to start in 2018
In 2018, ProRail is going to test self-driving trains on the regional network in Groningen and the Betuweroute. The track operator will carry out these tests together with a number of railway operators and the...Read more
WannaCry virus was ‘wake-up call’ for railway industry
The infection of the Deutsche Bahn systems by the WannaCry virus earlier this year was a wake-up call for the management of Deutsche Bahn, explained cyber security expert Christian Schlehuber from DB Netz AG during...Read more
Photo galleries of the Intelligent Rail Summit 2017
Railway experts from all over the world shared their views on Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and Cyber Security in Rail during the Intelligent Rail Summit 2017 in Vienna. The organisation has published the photo galleries...Read more