AI and railways
News about the use of AI and machine learning in the rail, metro and tram industries, from Railway Gazette International.
-
In depthFreight: A fresh approach to wagon bearing health
Flats on wagon wheelsets continue to pose a derailment risk to railways around the world. Technology company Trilogical believes its novel approach to monitoring vibration could offer more reliable insights into wheelset condition.
-
NewsRobot dog checks freight trains for defects
LITHUANIA: The national railway’s freight business LTG Cargo is testing the use of a robot dog which autonomously walks around a train and uses artificial intelligence to search for wagon faults.
-
NewsDB InfraGO embraces artifical intelligence to support train dispatchers
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is rolling out an AI assistance tool for its dispatchers, with the aim of developing a fully digitalised decision-making workflow to improve regulation of trains on busy routes by 2027.
-
In depthInfrastructure: Scour monitoring helps to bridge the gap
Field trials are currently under way with an AI-assisted real-time monitoring system able to detect the emergence of scour that could undermine the safety of railway bridges over flowing water.
-
Rail Business UKInnovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government’s ‘reset’ of the HS2 project.
-
Rail Business UKAdvisory council begins work on AI Action Plan for Rail
UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy opened the inaugural meeting of the AI Advisory Council which has been established by strategic rail innovation body GBRX.
-
NewsIndian Railways plans artificial intelligence centre of excellence
INDIA: Indian Railways intends to establish a Railway AI Centre of Excellence.
-
NewsPTC Asset Connect launched to automate rail asset location surveys
USA: Transport asset data capture and analysis company Cordel Group has launched PTC Asset Connect, which uses LiDAR and artificial intelligence to automatically detect and accurately locate trackside infrastructure assets.
-
Rail Business UKGBRX to develop rail sector artificial intelligence strategy
UK: Innovation body GBRX has begun work to develop a strategic approach and understand the practical conditions required to use artifical intelligence across the rail industry.
-
NewsAI optimises rail freight staff schedules
GERMANY: Zedas says the addition of AI-powered staff scheduling to its Zedas Cargo logistics software had ‘drastically’ reduced planning effort and ‘significantly’ improved resource utilisation.
-
Metro Report InternationalAI project aims to boost tram crossing safety
UK: Cameras are to be installed at foot crossings on several tram networks and the footage analysed by AI tools to identify opportunities for safety improvements.
-
Rail Business UKAI project aims to prevent level crossing safety incidents
UK: Purple Transform has been awarded Innovate UK funding to develop and trial the use of artificial intelligence to alert staff to potential safety incidents at level crossings. The Levelling Up Crossings project will use Purple Transform’s proprietary SiYtE machine vision and learning platform to scan ...
-
NewsAI Mobility Lab at InnoTrans 2024
INNOTRANS: Companies involved in artificial intelligence, robotics, cybersecurity and data protection in the transport sector will be displaying their services in a dedicated AI Mobility Lab at the InnoTrans 2024 trade fair. Exhibitors in Hall 7.1a will include Konux, which offers AI for predictive maintenance, network ...
-
NewsAI looks for patterns to identify track and wheel faults
TRACK: ZF Group has started using vibrations and artificial intelligence to monitor track condition, wheel fatigue and damage. Connect@rail uses ZF’s heavy duty inertia sensors to detect potential irregularities from rail surface defects and wheel faults. AI is used to filter out common events such as ...
-
NewsAI improves broken rail detection
BRAZIL: Operator and logistics company Rumo has introduced an enhanced broken rail detection system, integrating artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of detection and reduce the number of false alarms. Rumo began its broken rail detection project in 2018, installing devices at various locations across its ...
-
Metro Report InternationalAutomatic incident detection system for Swiss level crossings
SWITZERLAND: Nokia has partnered with Schweizer Electronics to deploy its Scene Analytics technology to improve level crossing safety on Baselland Transport’s network. Nokia Scene Analytics monitors level crossings in real time using computer vision and artificial intelligence to detect any foreign objects on or near the ...
-
NewsDB Cargo awards automated shunting loco contract
GERMANY: Driverless shunting locomotives are expected to be operating in commercial service at DB Cargo’s München-Nord marshalling yard by the end of 2024, following the award of contracts for the development of onboard systems for both train positioning and ATO. DB Cargo has appointed Augsburg-based Railergy ...
-
NewsAI tools help Infrabel to maintain social distancing
BELGIUM: Infrastructure manager Infrabel is to deploy a raft of artificial intelligence tools to support its efforts in maintaining social distancing across its business as the country’s coronavirus lockdown is gradually eased. The company says that its ongoing research into the use of AI means it ...
-
Rail Business UKArtificial intelligence to analyse rolling stock data
UK: Leasing company Porterbrook has announced a partnership with data science and cloud architecture consultancy Elastacloud, saying the two companies had identified ‘at least 30’ key performance indicators across the rolling stock sector that might be improved through AI. ‘Our industry produces large volumes of data that we all too ...
-
NewsDeploying artificial intelligence to spot fare dodgers
SPAIN: The use of a system 'based on artificial intelligence' to spot passengers attempting to avoid payment by following other users through ticket barriers is being tested by Catalan regional operator FGC and Barcelona-based Awaait Artificial Intelligence. Named Detector, the system uses a camera to watch the gate area, and ...
