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
Carrying out preventive maintenance on time or disrupt train traffic as little as possible? “Should you ensure that train traffic can continue now or should you stop it now so that it can continue in...Read more
Alstom has been awarded an 876 million euro contract for the upgrade of the Cairo Metro Line 1 by the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) . The contract consists of 55 Metropolis trains and an...Read more
“We need to get smarter. Every railway undertaking is trying to build their own algorithm, but that might not be the best approach. We need to engage the supply chain more, and it would benefit...Read more
Rolling stock maintenance company VR FleetCare will deploy Train Scanner next month, a device designed to automatically inspect the external condition of trains. The device will be used for the maintenance of Helsinki Region Transport’s...Read more
Knorr-Bremse has signed a cooperation agreement with Deutsche Bahn on the use and analysis of train operating data and vehicle subsystem data. The agreement aims to use big data insights to improve condition-based maintenance of...Read more