Its very name means the huge potential of ‘Big Data’ – the term we’ve come to know for data which is so large and difficult to process using traditional techniques – was the perfect platform for...Read more
Over 150 rail tech experts from across the world visited the three day conference Intelligent Rail Summit in Naples last week. Delegates gave their view on how they experienced the event the National Railway Museum...Read more
Innovations in how railway data is collected, stored and used were the focus of Day Two of the Intelligent Rail Summit, attended by over 150 rail tech experts from across the world.Read more
The Bay of Naples was at 22, 23 and 24 November the home for more than 150 rail professionals from all over the world. Expert speakers presented at the Intelligent Rail Summit about the topics...Read more
A resounding success – that’s the view of delegates after an engrossing first day of the Intelligent Rail Summit 2016. The Bay of Naples provided a stunning backdrop as more than 150 delegates from across...Read more
Railways have yet to fully realise the benefits of making best use of operational information collected – much of which is still ending up in ‘data graveyards’. That will be one of the main messages...Read more
Implementing ‘smarter maintenance’ of rail networks can help shape long-term track renewal projects, according to a leading track system specialist. Peter Juel Jensen, who is leading innovative work being carried out by the national Danish...Read more
Cultural differences between how different EU countries record and interpret ‘events’ on the freight network can be tackled – and with it safety levels enhanced – through automatic reporting systems. That’s the view of the...Read more
The era of Big Data will make freight wagons ‘virtually intelligent’ – that’s the key message from Peter Boom, whose company Voestalpine Signaling offers solutions with cutting-edge RFID technology that enables railway undertakings to organise...Read more
Looking at the details of a broken track object before going onto the track, providing information about the future network to the logistic planning process much earlier, and driving a train through a station before...Read more
We are pleased to announce that the conference programme for the Intelligent Rail Summit is now available. It promises to be an exciting conference, with thought provoking sessions from railway industry leaders, decision makers, political...Read more