“Quality data helps to make better decisions about rail infrastructure, and this role will only become bigger“, says Bert Verplancke, Regional Sales Director Northern Europe for HxGN EAM at Hexagon. He will give a free...Read more
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
Italian railway manager RFI and the National Observatory of Sharing Mobility will analyse five stations with the goal of developing shared mobility, they announced this week. The goal is to make rail transport more connected...Read more
Deutsche Bahn has started preparations for the second test phase of the Sensors4Rail project, which will take place in Hamburg from May this year. The smart sensor technology being trialled on an S-Bahn vehicle should...Read more
Next to the regular Swiss railway network, there is a network of one meter gauge of around 1500 kilometres scattered across the country. Historically, not one of the 30 railway companies that operate on these...Read more
Partner articleInfrastructure managers can just buy IoT sensors to collect data and try to do the rest themselves, but this is not the most optimal way, says Thomas Böhm, Head of Product at KONUX. The company...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
With satellite images you can map damage to the track much faster in the event of flooding, says Auke Blokland, Earth Observation Specialist at IT company CGI. Flooding, such as the recent ones in Belgium,...Read more
Deutsche Bahn and Stadler are developing a digital twin of a complete train, a first in rail according to the companies. Real-time data should help to maintain the air conditioning, doors and wheel sets in...Read more
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has awarded the contract for the supply and installation of the traffic regulation system Sitra+ on wednesday. The system has numerous advantages for traffic optimisation, punctuality and information to the passengers,...Read more
