Thales and Etihad Rail to cooperate on rail control, smart stations and ticketing
Thales and Etihad Rail signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday that will see the two companies cooperate on the development of various smart technologies.Read more
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking awards first research and innovation grants
The very first call for proposals for rail research and innovation activities by Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking will see six project receive a total of 568,4 million euros in funding. The projects will involve more...Read more
voestalpine Signaling readies image-based wayside monitoring equipment
Partner contentvoestalpine Signaling is gearing up for the market launch of its MDS Visual Train Analysis (VTA) system. While the company is the worldwide frontrunner in terms of the number of wayside monitoring systems it includes...Read more
French transport agency makes recommendations for opening up on-board safety equipment
France’s Autorité de Régulation des Transports (ART) earlier this month issued a report on the obstacles facing new commercial entrants in the country’s high-speed rail segment. The agency highlights that, among other things, new entrants...Read more
Pilot with cross-company train driver deployment to ease strain on rail freight in Germany
Deploying train drivers more flexibly across the many rail freight companies in Germany could make better use of rail capacity, which is currently straining in many places in the country. A project with the Pro-Rail...Read more
What does the East Coast digitisation mean for the UK rail network
The announcement that the East Coast Main Line (ECML) will benefit from a significant digital upgrading has caught the imagination of the rail industry at large. There is a genuine belief that the twenty-first-century signalling...Read more
Hitachi Rail bags contract for on-board signalling systems in Norway and Sweden
Hitachi Rail announced a contract for on-board signalling systems based on ERTMS technology and STM-ATC2 with Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen on Thursday. The deal includes the entire proces from design to commissioning.Read more
Less than 24 hours to go until RailTech Europe 2022
On Tuesday, RailTech Europe 2022 will kickoff in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This three-day international gathering of railway professionals will feature a conference, workshops, an exhibition area including an outside equipment and vehicle demonstration site, as...Read more
How Predge’s predictive maintenance solutions kept Sweden’s steel shuttle on track
Swedish company Predge helps railway companies make the shift from reactive to predictive maintenance activities through modular software-as-a-service solutions (SaaS). RailTech.com spoke to Predge CEO Simo Pykälistö about the company’s services and one of its...Read more
Track technology companies launch Digital Railway Solutions Alliance
15 European railway track technology companies announced the formation of the Digital Railway Solutions Alliance (DRS Alliance) at the IAF rail trade fair in Münster, Germany last week. The goal of the alliance is an...Read more
FRMCS to replace GSM-R by 2030
BackgroundGSM-R has become obsolete and is no longer the future of rail data transmission. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) will have to replace it, taking into account the latest global data transmission standards.Read more
Thales concludes deal with ProRail for ERMTS CSS in the Netherlands
Thales on Monday formally signed the agreement announced in March with Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail for the rollout of the ERTMS Central Safety System (CSS). The contract is valued at a maximum of 420 million...Read more
The different energy harvesting technologies used in railways
Partner articleEnergy harvesting, the collection of small amounts of energy from the surrounding environment to power autonomous electronic devices or circuits, is a promising technique that can help produce renewable and clean energy and improve sustainability...Read more