NORWAY: NSB has appointed software company Corena to implement an electronic train parts catalogue meeting the S1000D technical document specification from the aerospace and defence industries. This forms a foundation of the emerging Raildex specification for the rail industry.
The catalogue will support NSB’s new Stadler Flirt EMUs with 3D models for intelligent navigation, and be extended to cover all other vehicles in the fleet.
NORWAY: Stadler Rail announced on February 26 that Norwegian national passenger operator NSB had placed a firm order for a further 16 five-car Flirt electric multiple-units to be delivered between early 2014 and early 2015. The order has been placed within the framework of a 2008 contract covering the supply ...
NORWAY: Government guarantees which will allow national passenger operator NSB to purchase a further 16 Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units were announced by Transport Minister Marit Arnstad on November 15. The new EMUs will be the Class 75 commuter version of the NSB Flirt family, and are to replace older Class ...
UK: Spatial Cortex Technology is improving worker safety through the use of MOVA wearable sensors which accurately track a person’s movements while they undertake their job. The sensors demonstrated at the Railway Industry Association Innovation Conference on March 26-27 clip on to clothing including personal protective ...
