Digital freight wagon by VTG and Knorr-Bremse sets out on UK trial
Leasing company VTG Rail UK and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems have introduced Britain to what they call a digital freight wagon. The partners have unveiled an example of rolling stock that’s connected to more than just...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit: Poland as playground for new technologies
Poland is laying a key piece of new European rail infrastructure. The billion-euro-CPK plan gives the country a change to be frontrunner in new wayside train monitoring systems, monitoring solutions and asset management programmes. For...Read more
Increasing efficiency of Metro Bilbao’s fleet with monitoring systems
How does Metro Bilbao benefit from a fully integrated monitoring approach including sensors, software & analytics? Helmut Liebminger, CEO of voestalpine Signaling and Walter Serno, customer manager for Spain, talk about the modular product concept...Read more
How combining data can make the most of train monitoring
Partner article“Just alarming is not enough, with fleet condition monitoring we want to keep the fleet in such a condition so that incidents do not happen”, says Markus Urban, Product Manager at voestalpine Signaling. Along with...Read more
Webinar: voestalpine and DSB on making the most of train monitoring
Partner webinarIn a joint RailTech webinar with voestalpine Signaling, Richard Lenthall, Vice President Customer Management and Markus Urban, Product Manager at voestalpine, will talk about the possibilities of a Central Management Software (CMS) for combining monitoring...Read more
How is train monitoring in Austria and Europe developing?
Partner articleAustria is a frontrunner in Europe when it comes to monitoring of trains. ÖBB Infrastructure and voestalpine Signaling are currently installing checkpoints where multiple monitoring solutions are combined. How can this improve operations of railway...Read more
RFID is the answer to defective wheels on Britain’s railways
Flat spots, hot boxes, and host of other problems could be tackled by the technology originally developed to keep retail goods safe from light-fingered shop lifters. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is set to be rolled on...Read more
‘Rail monitoring solutions are mature, but not used to their full capacity’
InterviewMonitoring solutions for the railway system have gained a footing over the last few years. And they can play a big role in making rail more reliable, says Malte Breiting, CEO of Danish company Pantoinspect....Read more
German and Italian freight operators test smart wagons
TX Logistik AG and Mercitalia Intermodal cooperate in a new project aiming to optimise combined transport (CT) operations. The companies will test innovative sensors and communication technologies to make freight wagons used in combined transport...Read moreHow ProRail uses wayside monitoring systems
In the upcoming period until 2030, Dutch railway manager ProRail expects a large increase in passenger and freight transport. Wayside monitoring systems can help to improve and make better use of the capacity. What insights...Read moreFree webinar: the next steps in wayside train monitoring
RailTech dives into maintenance and prognostics in a free webinar on Friday August 6. What are new ways in which data from trackside monitoring can be used, not only for rail maintenance, but also for...Read more
Magazine ‘Intelligent Rail’ out now
Our editorial team has published a special RailTech Magazine themed ‘Intelligent Rail’. With many interesting interviews, it dives into intelligent rail infrastructure, data platforms, and condition monitoring.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