Rail industry start-up news
The latest news about start-ups in the rail industry.
France: Urbanloop promises personal transit
With contracts to deploy its technology in Abu Dhabi and two French cities in the next three years, personal rapid transit start-up Urbanloop is bringing fresh momentum to the ultra-light metro concept. Reinhard Christeller reports.
Signalling: Welsh trial pilots low-cost train detection
Trials on a section of the Heart of Wales Line to detect trains approaching user-worked crossings are intended to pave the way for a suite of signalling applications for rural railways. Chris Jackson reports from Pantyffynnon.
India: Start-up develops advanced simulation tool to augment safety
Indian start-up SimDaaS Autonomy is using advanced simulation tools to develop hazard perception and scenario planning that could further improve safety on the country’s railways. Founder Dr Bharat Lohani explains its technology to Bharti Jain.
Automation: Futurail sees autonomous trains within six years
Co-founders Alex Haag and Maximilian Schöffer tell Andrew Grantham how Franco-German start-up Futurail is aiming to bring automation technology from the road sector to rail, where they see a great opportunity to build a Europe-based global champion.
EcoTrain launched to target very light rail opportunities in France and Belgium
FRANCE: Dynamic testing of a lightweight trainset for secondary lines is underway follwing the unveiling of the EcoTrain.
Pacific Harbor Line partners with carbon capture start-up
USA: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles rail operator Pacific Harbor Line has entered into a development agreement with Remora, which is developing mobile carbon capture technology for lorries and locomotives.
Innovation organisations partner to promote rail technology
Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
Transport for London taps into start-ups’ emerging technologies
Nine start-ups selected for rail innovation programme
Comment: Private train operators seek the light
Train operators launch joint innovation programme
Iarnród Éireann seeks to develop start-up mindset
Plastic waste 3D printing project wins LNER Futurelabs accelerator competition
Talgo Inspire seeks alliances with transport technology start-ups
Northern sets the pace in cyber resilience
Transit Tech Lab to pilot transport efficiency and human resources innovations
Rail innovators call for improvements to the funding ecosystem
Seatfrog secures £6m investment for European expansion
Belgian start-up to test freight train ATO on Betuwe Route
Five innovators to work at HS2 contractor sites
Funding available for rail construction innovation projects
Bristol Temple Meads to host Station Innovation Zone
Rail innovation cluster launched by the University of Birmingham