Topic: Data exchange

Saving energy in rail: ‘The most sustainable energy is the energy you do not use’

Interview“Rail is already in the spotlight because it uses less energy than other modes of transport, but there is also still much to be won through energy savings”, says Bjørn Lysne, energy metering & settlement...Read more

14-06-2022|1 comment|author: Esther Geerts

ProRail calls on railway parties to share data for new project

Dutch railway manager ProRail has started a new cooperation project with Dutch Railways NS and others to investigate what the possibilities are when different railway partners share their data with each other. Read more

04-11-2021|Comment|author: Paul van den Bogaard

Will digitalisation speed up the slow pace of the railway sector?

“We need digitalisation in railways, but it is not the only solution”, says Wim van de Camp, ambassador of the European Year of Rail at the Intelligent Rail Summit, which took place 21-23 of September...Read more

29-09-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Network Rail and Thales to test Fibre Optic Sensing

Network Rail has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales to develop and trial Fibre Optic Acoustic Sensing (FOAS) technology. This effectively creates a virtual microphone every few metres.Read more

07-09-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Alstom Avelia Pendolino high-speed train

Data collection system for train energy consumption mandatory from January 2022

All EU infrastructure managers are obliged to have a data collection system for the energy consumption of trains by January 2022. Energy management expert Bart van der Spiegel from Infrabel will get the railway sector...Read more

05-03-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts