Railway technology and innovation news
The latest technology and innovations from rail industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers worldwide.
Hydrogen train refuelling standard to be developed
HYDROGEN: A agreement to optimise hydrogen refuelling equipment for passenger trains and define an international standard has been signed by Alstom and the Hynamics hydrogen subsidiary of French energy group EDF.
Industry and academic collaboration to apply machine learning to railway condition monitoring
AUSTRIA: Frauscher Sensonic and the Institute for Machine Learning at Johannes Kepler University in Linz are to collaborate to apply the latest machine learning techniques to the use of optic fibres for railway infrastructure condition monitoring.
Pantograph condition monitoring system deployed in Scotland
UK: Ricardo has completed the roll out of its PanMon pantograph condition monitoring system on selected electrified routes in Scotland, including the East and West Coast main lines, the North Clyde line and between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Sri Lanka Railways rolls out Hytera radio network
SRI LANKA: Hytera Communications Corp is deploying an island-wide radio communications system covering 1 561 km of the Sri Lanka Railways network under a US$7∙39m contract
Clearing snow in Siberia
RUSSIA: Sinara Transport Machines’ Remputmash plant is delivering 13 self-propelled PSS-1K snow clearing trains to Russian Railways’ Zapadno-Sibirskaya Railway.
JR East uses AI to monitor overhead electrification
JAPAN: JR East has launched an AI-based monitoring system to enhance the quality of its overhead wire and catenary mast inspection process.
Lidar sensors improve traffic flow at busy level crossing
Prototype autonomous battery-powered wagon aims to help rail compete with trucks
Provincial grant expands Canadian Pacific hydrogen locomotive project
VR infrastructure training simulators
DB Cargo awards automated shunting loco contract
Tunnel drill offers speed and safety
Track monitoring system to be tested on Chiltern line
Enhanced interlocking certified for global market
Autonomous train trials and green power planned at Velim test track
Battery train fast charging station tested
Structure monitoring system developed
RM Rail develops the people’s bogie
Virtual reality simulation aims to ‘empower people to use public transport’
Automated brake test system development completed
Investment needed to roll out Digital Capacity Management
Gold and uranium producer takes delivery of track maintenance fleet
DAC programme selects Scharfenberg digital coupler
Autonomous hydrogen trains planned in Sakhalin