Teaching an old dog new tricks: adopting condition-based maintenance
InterviewWhile the demand for available rail infrastructure continues to increase, the shrinking labour force finds itself needing to adapt to new technologies. This brings many new opportunities, but also challenges. Gerrit Nieuwenhuis, Sales Manager at...Read more
AI inspecting ICEs: Deutsche Bahn develops E-Check using robotics
Deutsche Bahn is investing 55 million euros in an “E-Check” process to inspect ICE trains using AI and robots to supply the ICE with fresh water and pumping out the wastewater. The first ICE plant...Read more
Vossloh enters into strategic partnership with Predge
Vossloh has entered into a strategic partnership with Swedish digitisation specialist Predge, to develop a forecast model for point machines, used to operate railway turnouts, especially at a distance.Read more
Vossloh acquires RailWatch’s monitoring technology
Shortly after teaming up with German rail infrastructure manager DB Netz in the realm of proactive rail maintenance, German rail technology company Vossloh expanded its monitoring technology portfolio by taking over the extensive monitoring technology...Read more
Rail Vision secures first deal for AI-based obstacle detection systems
Technology company Rail Vision on Thursday announced a deal with Israel Railways for the supply of 10 Rail Vision Main Line Systems, an artificial intelligence-based technology for the detection and identification of objects and obstacles...Read more
Swiss public transport project to rollout AI pilot to streamline services
Swiss operators BLS, Schweizerische Südwestbah and PostAuto have joined forces under the ÖV42 project with the Canton of St. Gallen and the climate cooperative 42hacks. Together, they will explore the possibilities of using artificial intelligence...Read more
Renfe to analyse video surveillance in nearly 500 stations with AI
Spanish rail operator Renfe has launched the digitisation of the security systems of 483 Cercanías stations to collect and process data with AI anonymously and automatically. This year, nearly 200 stations should see the system...Read more
DB Cargo to develop fully automated shunting by 2024
DB Cargo has contracted Railergy to fully automate the activities of shunting locomotives in its train formation facilities. This is to further boost single wagonload traffic throughout Germany. Read more
How AI can optimise ventilation and climatisation in metro’s and stations
Partner article“Artificial Intelligence can play a large role in optimising the ventilation strategy in metro networks”, says Enrique Gómez Cristóbal of SENER. The Spanish company designed an AI system which improves thermal comfort and air quality,...Read more
Autonomous hydrogen train will run on Russian island
By 2030, Russian parties plan to develop hydrogen-powered trains in the Sakhalin region, a Russian island in the far east. They will be equipped with the Cognitive Rail Pilot system, an AI-based autonomous locomotive driver...Read more
From data to predictive maintenance at ÖBB
“To get a complete and clear picture of the rail infrastructure, it is important to organise data so it speaks the same language”, says Erik Pinter, track analysis expert at Austrian Railways ӦBB. There might...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit 2021: what is it about?
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2021 focuses on asset management, Wayside Train Monitoring Systems and monitoring rail infrastructure, and takes place on 21-23 September in Bilbao, Spain. We are happy to announce that the event will...Read more
Intelligent trams on the rails in Florence
Smart trams are now running through the city of Florence in Italy, as part of the innovative computing infrastructure developed by the EU-funded project ELASTIC. A set of sensors has been recently installed on three...Read more