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Stimio offer monitoring and prediction solution for sand levels in silos
Stimio have announced a new monitoring solution for sand levels in silos that will collect data which allows users to predict when a low level is reached.
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Digitalisation
The rail industry is harnessing innovative digital solutions that can benefit the railway sector. A world in which trains are never late and rail travel is cheaper, safer and more efficient is on the horizon thanks to radical innovation and technology that has marked the next stage of rail’s digital revolution.
What are the trends and challenges in rail digitalisation and how is the industry moving forward to embrace and adopt solutions?
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HS1 Ltd to improve station experience with passenger flow technology
HS1 Ltd will use technology that is able to pin-point and count every person in St Pancras International, improving passenger flows.
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Know your carbon saving RGPs: A digital initiative by Indian Railways
Dr. Amit Kumar Jain, General Manager/FOIS in the Centre for Railway Information – an IT arm of India’s Ministry of Railways, explores the concept and methodology used for rail freight carbon emissions estimation, as well as the benefits this offers to customers of Indian Railways’ Rail Green Points (RGPs) initiative.
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HS1 complete UK’s first 5G-enabled augmented reality digital twin trial
HS1 have completed the first 5G-enabled augmented reality digital twin trial on UK railways, showing how the technology can reduce emissions and cut delays.
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It’s lights out for aging rail infrastructure
For Global Railway Review, Marco Berger, Senior Director - Solutions and Applications Management at Ribbon Communications, explains why growing security risks and passenger expectations are making IT/OT modernisation imperative for rail operators.
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Deutsche Bahn awarded contract worth billions in Canada
DB IO will take on the planning, operation, and maintenance of a 450-kilometre local transport network in Toronto, Canada, helping to modernise and expand the network.
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Better rail networks begin with better designs
Discover how OpenRail Designer can provide you with the necessary workflows, toolsets, and flexibility to deal with real-life design scenarios on global rail infrastructure projects.
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Digital track monitoring: Rectifying faults to keep trains moving
A new digital track monitoring system has been launched by Bane NOR’s ICT department in the form of an app that will signal to operators the need to rectify faults and what measures need to be taken, all before the issue results in train stoppages.
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How Network Rail’s National Aerial Survey takes digital twin benefits to new heights
Mark Fielding-Smith, Client Director, Digital Rail at Atkins, explains how they have supported Network Rail’s National Aerial Survey and how this helps the infrastructure manager utilise data and take digital twin benefits to new heights.
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How the industry can overcome the challenges of rail control projects
In this interview for Global Railway Review, Gunnar Smith, VP of Sales at Prover, talks about the typical challenges faced in the procurement and development of rail control projects and how these can be mastered with a modern approach based on Signalling Design Automation (SDA) and the use of digital…
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Stimio offer safe and cost-effective remote monitoring solution
Stimio’s remote monitoring solution assists rail infrastructure managers in ensuring that catenary tensioning is monitored and maintained, keeping rail operations uninterrupted and safe.
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The digital twin acquires a new nervous system
Bernd Drapp, Director of Innovation at AP Sensing, explains the concept of a digital railway twin and what it can mean for the efficiency and capacity of sustainable, everyday travel.
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In-Depth Focus: Track Technologies
The authors in this In-Depth Focus explore a variety of topics, including: the IN2ZONE research project which aims to design and test a prototype next generation transition zone solution; the Harmotrack Project which is investigating acceleration measurements to monitor track quality; and the LOWNOISEPAD project which seeks to find an…
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HATI: The key to the future of autonomous MATISA machines
HATI (Human Assistance Track Intelligence) is the latest addition to the MATISA embedded technology family. It is the evolution of a system already installed on the roller trailers of the B 66 UC-D compaction trailers, with the addition of new features. A prototype was installed on the B 45 UE delivered…
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Roundtable: Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC)
Moderated by Carlo Borghini, Executive Director, Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, participants of this Roundtable explore how DAC will increase the capacity and quality of freight traffic as well as of rail infrastructure and its role in meeting rail’s sustainability targets, plus they look at the main policy and legal challenges…
