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
“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
“To get a complete and clear picture of the rail infrastructure, it is important to organise data so it speaks the same language”, says Erik Pinter, track analysis expert at Austrian Railways ӦBB. There might...Read more
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
The wheels and bearings of trains have a lot to put up with, and can suffer many damages. What exactly are these and what are the consequences for the availability of the train wagons? Lithuanian...Read more
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
Following the presentation of a TGV M body shell on 16 July 2020, Alstom and SNCF unveiled the first TGV M power car last week on Wednesday. The first trainsets of the new modular TGV...Read more
Knorr-Bremse has signed a cooperation agreement with Deutsche Bahn on the use and analysis of train operating data and vehicle subsystem data. The agreement aims to use big data insights to improve condition-based maintenance of...Read more
Lithuanian company Viezo has developed a vibration energy harvesting technology by which sensors and other Internet of Things elements can be powered without batteries. The self-sustainable sensors can be used to monitor tracks, switches and...Read more
Several British engineering companies developed or are developing new products related to the electrification of railways. They will optimise the interaction between pantograph units and catenary systems as well will reduce costs for both infrastructure...Read more
German rail infrastructure manager DB Netze has installed 28,000 smart turnouts on its network. They are vital for implementing predictive maintenance solutions and increasing safety on tracks. With the help of the smart turnouts, the...Read more
Dutch technology company Dual Inventive will get an Internet of Things (IoT) network. It will be provided by Vodafone Business in the next five years. Dual Inventive, in its turn, will use the IoT network...Read more
VR FleetCare, a subsidiary of Finnish national railway company VR Group, intends to develop and introduce the data-driven solution for bogie maintenance. It will allow the company to monitor and predict the malfunctions of the...Read more
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is one of the latest technologies for rail monitoring. German technology company ITK Engineering is currently developing numerous rail applications for DAS.
Distributed Acoustic Sensing is the railway operators’ ear on the...Read more
New challenges require from the rail sector to keep pace with the times and move towards digitalisation. What should the process include? At the Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the Community...Read more
