Gotcha! Freightliner UK tagged with digital tech
Unexpected item in the marshalling area? The same sort of technology that makes sure your purchases are all accounted for at the supermarket checkout is also being applied to some items that may be a...Read more
Digital track safety systems are increasingly popular in the UK rail market
In recent years, the UK rail industry has been embracing new technologies to both increase track capacity and improve the safety of rail workers. Adrian Calladine, Product Implementation Coordinator at Dual Inventive Ltd, works to...Read more
Folded drones may help Network Rail investigate its railway caves
Mapping the unpredictable undulations of underground voids and searching out subterranean subsidence is a hidden but vital part of railway maintenance. Now engineers are auditioning a new player in the cast of solutions. Prometheus –...Read more
HS1 to monitor rail assets with augmented reality
HS1 Ltd, the owner and operator of the UK’s only high-speed railway, is part of a project that develops augmented reality technology that will virtually replicate rail assets on the High Speed One line by...Read more
Ricardo Rail gets approval for On-Track Machines London Underground
The Kirow KRC250 Rail Crane and Switch Tilting wagons are accepted for deployment for maintenance on the London Underground. The official approval follows after five years’ work of Ricardo Rail to demonstrate the machines meet...Read more
Network Rail upgrades UK’s busiest airport station
Network Rail worked on a 150 million pound upgrade to Gatwick Airport station during the holidays. With the growing number of passengers, the goal is to increase capacity, improve accessibility and deliver a better experience....Read more
Network Rail to upgrade Glasgow railway infrastructure worth 17.8 million euros
This Christmas, Network Rail will be upgrading and renewing Scotland’s Glasgow Railway infrastructure to improve passenger journeys for 2021. These upgrades and renewals will be an investment worth 17.8 million euros. “These projects will help...Read more
144-year-old Victorian rail viaduct mapped out as 3D computer model
British railway infrastructure manager Network Rail has released the 3D footage of the Ribblehead viaduct that has been mapped out with laser scanners and drones to help with the restoration. The North Yorkshire Victorian viaduct...Read more
Investigation report: nine recommendations for safer track works Network Rail
The British Rail Accident Investigation Branch released its report on the track workers that were struck by a train at Margam, Neath Port Talbot, on the 3rd of July 2019. Nine of the eleven recommendations...Read more
Project launched to improve exact train position
New project development has been launched at the University of Birmingham to improve railway navigation technology to reduce train delays, increase passenger experience and identify the accurate location of a moving train. The project will...Read more
England relaunches campaign to prevent bridge bashing
Network Rail reveals the newest ‘most-bashed bridge’ with the relaunching of the ‘Lorries Can’t Limbo campaign’ to prevent annual spike incidents. Statistics have shown that railway bridges are struck five times every day on average...Read more
Wales to nationalise railways from early 2021
The devolved government in Wales, which acts autonomously of the UK government for transport and other matters, has announced today that it will take direct public control of the entire rail network within the principality....Read more
LiDAR supports higher-precision mapping of UK’s rail infrastructure
Network Rail is looking for a more accurate and efficient way to measure Britain’s network. Swedish engineering company Hexagon will support this intention with its solutions that use LiDAR data and artificial intelligence.Read more