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
The UK-based technology company GOBOTiX has completed a successful trial of Vehicle Underside Examination System (VUES). During the 27-month tests, this automated inspection system has detected the various types of rolling stock defects and anomalies....Read more
German technology company Knorr-Bremse has purchased 32 per cent of the shares in Railnova, a Belgian supplier of railway telematics solutions and maintenance workflow software to the railway industry. The deal is a part of...Read more
The Association of the European Rail Industry (UNIFE) considers digitalisation inevitable for the rail sector development. To support and facilitate the process, the European Commission should establish a coordinated approach towards digital technologies, prepare a...Read more
Monika Heiming, Executive Director at European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM Rail), spoke about predictive maintenance at the RailTech Europe Conference, held in the Netherlands last week. “Efficient predictive maintenance is key to increase the performance...Read more
Thursday 28 March is the third day of RailTech Europe at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. Today’s topic is predictive maintenance in rail. In this liveblog you can read everything that happens at this big rail event.
16.20: The...Read more
Data scientist Anahita Khosravipour has developed an algorithm which measures the size, shape and height of trees next to a track, as well as how close they are to the track. The algorithm has a...Read more
The railway industry becomes more and more interrelated with IT solutions. Several European countries have already implemented some, while others are just thinking about it. What are the advantages of IT solutions for infrastructure asset...Read more
Railway infrastructure monitoring becomes more and more sophisticated. Infrastructure managers analyse not only the conditions of the rails but also the trains running on it. Sometimes, infrastructure managers know more about the rolling stock of...Read more
Until recently, Viennese tram operator Wiener Linien had no centralized database containing net-wide infrastructure data. After implementing an infrastructure database, the operator is now working with the Technical University of Vienna to create a model...Read more
Much more can be done with data than is currently the case, but regulations get in the way, says Sytse Bisschop from Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail. Data can only be used optimally if regulations keep...Read more
Machine learning is an important asset to predict where track maintenance will be needed, Dirk Bothof of Asset Insight says. Machine learning is an artificial intelligence technique that gives computers the ability to learn. Asset...Read more
Network Rail is currently conducting trials with an Internet of Things technology to prevent flooding of railway lines. The British railway manager carries out the experiments, which are part of the TrackWater project, in collaboration...Read more
Network Rail Scotland has begun using a track-based three-dimensional scanner to model the railway infrastructure ahead of the arrival of new trains onto the network.Read more
Dekra Rail and Delft University of Technology are currently investigating to develop a new methodology which will predict the expected damage development of a rail over time depending on the occurring load. The goal of...Read more
