Railway technology and innovation news
The latest technology and innovations from rail industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers worldwide.
Transfer bogies allow standard gauge rolling stock to reach Finland’s workshops by rail
FINLAND: National operator VR’s rolling stock maintenance business VR FleetCare has developed transfer bogies to enable the movement of foreign 1 435 mm standard gauge rolling stock to its workshops on Finland’s 1 524 mm broad gauge network.
AITX and Telegraph bring predictive intelligence to wagon fleets
USA: Wagon leasing company American Industrial Transport is incorporating Telegraph’s rail-focused predictive data and technology products into its AITX FleetAX real-time fleet management platform.
South Eastern Railway to trial flood warning cameras at high-risk locations
UK: South Eastern Railway is to trial the use of flood warning cameras at high-risk locations to help keep trains running safely and reliably during severe weather.
VTG delivers first new-build wagons with iWagon technology
UK: The first wagons to be built from new with leasing company VTG Rail UK’s iWagon monitoring technology have entered service with Breedon Group.
Expleo and RailX partner to support next-generation rail freight
UK: Engineering consultancy Expleo has announced a strategic partnership to combine its experience in train, signalling and rail operations technology with RailX’s logistics software.
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Development of a medium-term capacity utilisation strategy is a key building block that meets European requirements whilst supporting the roll-out of Germany’s planned national regular-interval timetable over the coming decades.
Transit Tech Lab seeks proposals to enhance infrastructure management, modernise data and streamline workflows
Avanti West Coast launches online platform to collect staff suggestions
370 km/h high speed trainset development programme completed
India: Start-up develops advanced simulation tool to augment safety
Data: AI can help railways ‘do boring better’
Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Japan: Part-privatised Tokyo Metro looks to grow internationally
Ericsson and SBB on course to complete telecoms technology transition
Automation: Futurail sees autonomous trains within six years
Telecoms: South Korea to explore potential of 6G technology in rail
UK rail accident investigation body issues warning over reliance on remote condition monitoring technology
c2c launches OP1 rail intelligence platform
PJM diagnostic equipment fitted to Plasser & Theurer machine
EMUs and freight locos shipped as Malaysia’s East Coast link nears completion
Tamper engine carbon clean trial demonstrates benefits
SME innovators aim to improve station weather resilience and the passenger experience
Radar positioning system provides precise stopping without CBTC
Revizto targets rail sector with infrastructure collaboration software platform