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ADLINK PC/104 for Locomotive Streaming Event Recorders
This brief introduces how ADLINK PC/104 computer helped a leading rail system integrator successfully develop real-time streaming event recording systems.
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Adaptive Innovation: ADLINK ODM/Customisation Services
This brochure introduces how ADLINK’s ODM and customisation services help customers across industries address their unique needs and challenges.
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Railway metal thefts cost taxpayers £1.7m and disrupts passengers
Surprise scrap dealer site visits by Network Rail and the British Transport Police have taken place in recent weeks across the West Midlands and Warwickshire to ensure dealers are not trading stolen metal.
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Applications of Frauscher Wheel Sensor RSR123
The RSR123, produced since 2007, has two crucial advantages. Firstly, it is highly resistant to electromagnetic interference; secondly, it has a pluggable connection cable.
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Taking metro rail’s backbone communications networks to the next level
1 October 2020 | By Nokia
Watch this on-demand webinar where, Nokia discussed networking solutions that enable metro/urban rail operators to build a converged mission-critical communications foundation for digital transformation, meeting the needs of today and tomorrow.
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Interview with Stefan Siegler, IRQB Chairman: Making quality your company’s competitive advantage
Stefan Siegler, Vice President Business Excellence and Quality Management at Siemens Mobility, has been re-elected as the Chairman of IRQB for the next two-year term. Ahead of his next term, he looks back at his first term, analyses the current state of affairs and reveals his plans for the future.
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Improving rail crossing safety with artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly being applied to some of the thorniest issues that rail operators confront, and one of the more promising ones is the monitoring of level crossings. Karsten Oberle, Head of Rail, Transportation Segment at Nokia Enterprise, explains more.
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Case Study: The effect of extreme cold on the GURU Plug
An environmental exposure test was recently carried out to determine if extremely cold air temperatures could cause the GURU Plug to nuisance dump. Read more about this here:
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Trespassing: Every second counts for Metro Trains Melbourne
As trespassing and other illegal activity continues to impact daily services, Metro Trains Melbourne tells Global Railway Review about the range of measures and efforts that have been implemented across its network to deter criminals and limit delays.
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Reliable and secure communications: Crucial for rail’s digital transformation
In complex rail passenger and freight transport networks, operators have several different communication needs. Due to their robustness and reliability, mission-critical solutions can provide a great alternative to solve these communication challenges.
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Studies on the flammability of materials in railway passenger coaches
In the South African Western Cape province alone, since 2016, it was reported that over 140 railway passenger carriages have been destroyed by arson. Here, Peter Blaine and Pieter Conradie from the University of Stellenbosch provide details about subsequent research in order to understand the common techniques of how these…
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Eurostar to introduce new technology to enable contactless journeys
A facial biometric corridor will be introduced at St. Pancras International that will enable a digital and contactless journey for Eurostar passengers.
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Can open-source machine learning enhance CCTV at train stations?
Can security surveillance systems and associated analytics work in a station environment without disrupting the rail network? Zircon Software Ltd is working to find out.
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UIC publishes its 2020-2022 Work Programme, endorsed by its members
The UIC's 2020 to 2022 Work Programme aims to give a global overview of the key challenges, events and deliverable projects for rail that it will focus on.
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British Transport Police records 62 per cent surge in mobile device theft on Britain’s railways
According to official figures obtained by Absolute Software, the British Transport Police (BTP) recorded a 62 per cent increase in mobile device theft on Britain’s railways over the last two calendar years.
