Railway technology and innovation news
The latest technology and innovations from rail industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers worldwide.
Battery train cooling equipment contract
EUROPE: Technotrans is to provide customised cooling systems for the lithium-ion traction power batteries which will be fitted to 55 Flirt Akku trainsets which Stadler is building for use in Schleswig-Holstein, as well as the 36 Citylink tram-trains and 24 of the 35 Flirt multiple-units to be supplied for use ...
Touch-enabled displays launched as station poster replacements
UK: Infotec and Kadfire have launched the TP series of ultra-slim touch-enabled wall-mounted poster displays, which are designed to provide an intuitive, resilient and cost-effective way of providing passenger information and interactive multimedia content in all areas of a station.
Hyundai Rotem wins KTCS-2 onboard contract
SOUTH KOREA: National railway operator Korail has selected Hyundai Rotem to assist with commercialisation of the Korea Train Control System 2, which uses a 4G (LTE-R) communications backbone.
Booking train tickets on Google Maps
SOUTH KOREA: Technology company Ntuple and national rail operator Korail have expanded the ga-G chatbot service to enable users to book train tickets directly on Google Maps.
Hitachi fleets to be fitted with updated brake pads and discs
UK: The Class 800/801/802 inter-city trainsets supplied and maintained by Hitachi are to be fitted with a new generation of brake pads and discs which has been developed by Knorr-Bremse to improve brake system performance and reduce life-cycle costs by facilitating longer maintenance intervals.
Li-fi trialled at Málaga station
SPAIN: As part of its Digital Stations investment programme, infrastructure manager ADIF launched trials of li-fi technology at Málaga María Zambrano station on January 12.
Track monitoring R&D collaboration
Grant for grommets
Software platform to manage new train documentation
PTC implementation completed, reports FRA
Maintenance management platform expands access to data
Magnetic wedges to boost motor efficiency
Taxirail lightweight vehicle demonstrator with AI to start trials in 2021
OptiFuel Systems announces natural gas freight locomotive
Automated locomotive completes first trip
Passenger counting partnership
Turnout condition monitoring for more efficient maintenance
Sekisui to produce synthetic sleepers in Europe
More powerful rail-mounted tree chipper introduced
5G aerial surveys monitor ADIF assets
OWLS provides accurate measurement of Dakar TER track
Mitsubishi Electric CBTC gets SIL4 certification
Reducing brake dust to improve air quality
Mechan jacks and turntables installed in Exeter