Banedanmark will renew the tracks of Denmark’s busiest long-distance line between Copenhagen and Høje Taastrup. The infrastructure manager will replace worn tracks and make the line future-proof. The first phase between Copenhagen and Glostrup will...Read more
Thales Germany is providing ETCS Level 2 on-board systems for new Multipurpose Stoneblower maintenance machines for an operation in the United Kingdom. Harsco Rail and Thales Germany are together equipping four vehicles with ETCS Baseline...Read more
Using materials that last a long time and executing the right maintenance measure at the right time are crucial for a maximum lifecycle of the rail infrastructure. According to Matthias Landgraf, researcher at the Graz...Read more
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
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel started one of the largest renewal operations on the main line in Antwerp of this year during last weekend. 17 switches will be renewed in 9 weekends on two important railway...Read more
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
Austrian company Linsinger has developed the world’s first hydrogen-powered milling train. The Rail Milling Train MG11 Hydrogen can be used for maintenance of the tracks of metros and trams. It was presented in a virtual...Read more
French rail infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau is using a new application for real-time track monitoring of its rail network in collaboration with technology company Capgemini. The tool called ‘New Generation Supervision’ is in use in...Read more
Researchers of the Austrian Graz University have developed an algorithm-based method that provides decisions on the correct amount of tamping measures on tracks. The method reduces the track life-cycle costs by up to 20 percent,...Read more
“According to statistics, most of the maintenance failure that has been happening is caused by humans. Human reliability is not the best. A solution could be to pass the maintenance jobs to robotics and AI.”...Read more