


Using multi-data environments in railway operations for actionable insights
For more than a year now, voestalpine Signaling Siershahn and Swedish software-as-a-service company Predge, active in predictive maintenance for rolling stock, have been working together on providing companies in the rail sector with actionable insights...Read more
How to make the most of monitoring data in multi-data environments
webinarOperators and rail infrastructure managers gather a great deal of data. But how to best utilise that data? voestalpine Signaling and Swedish firm Predge will share their insights on this matter through data-driven solutions during...Read more
Rail Vision secures first deal for AI-based obstacle detection systems
Technology company Rail Vision on Thursday announced a deal with Israel Railways for the supply of 10 Rail Vision Main Line Systems, an artificial intelligence-based technology for the detection and identification of objects and obstacles...Read more
How is train monitoring in Austria and Europe developing?
Partner articleAustria is a frontrunner in Europe when it comes to monitoring of trains. ÖBB Infrastructure and voestalpine Signaling are currently installing checkpoints where multiple monitoring solutions are combined. How can this improve operations of railway...Read more
‘Vibration energy harvesting will boost development of IoT in railways’
Partner articleLithuanian 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
‘Every railway manager balances between maintenance and uninterrupted train traffic’
Carrying out preventive maintenance on time or disrupt train traffic as little as possible? “Should you ensure that train traffic can continue now or should you stop it now so that it can continue in...Read more
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
Intelligent rail infrastructure: what’s new at Network Rail?
“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
From data to predictive maintenance at ÖBB
“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
Magazine ‘Intelligent Rail’ out now
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
Monitoring train wheels and bearings to improve operations
Partner articleThe 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
Intelligent Rail Summit 2021: what is it about?
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
Alstom and SNCF present new TGV M power car
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