While the quest for solutions to engineering failures is as ancient as the field of engineering, the increasing complexity of the discipline has led to a need for…
According to an analysis of Standard Ethics based on publicly available information, 58 per cent of the largest European rail infrastructure managers do not communicate a commitment to…
The railway industry is rapidly digitalising and adopting new technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). These new technologies allow for increased overall efficiency in the…
While the demand for available rail infrastructure continues to increase, the shrinking labour force finds itself needing to adapt to new technologies. This brings many new opportunities, but…
Deutsche Bahn is investing 55 million euros in an “E-Check” process to inspect ICE trains using AI and robots to supply the ICE with fresh water and pumping…
Vossloh has entered into a strategic partnership with Swedish digitisation specialist Predge, to develop a forecast model for point machines, used to operate railway turnouts, especially at a…
Shortly after teaming up with German rail infrastructure manager DB Netz in the realm of proactive rail maintenance, German rail technology company Vossloh expanded its monitoring technology portfolio…
Technology company Rail Vision on Thursday announced a deal with Israel Railways for the supply of 10 Rail Vision Main Line Systems, an artificial intelligence-based technology for the…
Swiss operators BLS, Schweizerische Südwestbah and PostAuto have joined forces under the ÖV42 project with the Canton of St. Gallen and the climate cooperative 42hacks. Together, they will…
Spanish rail operator Renfe has launched the digitisation of the security systems of 483 Cercanías stations to collect and process data with AI anonymously and automatically. This year,…
DB Cargo has contracted Railergy to fully automate the activities of shunting locomotives in its train formation facilities. This is to further boost single wagonload traffic throughout Germany.
“Artificial Intelligence can play a large role in optimising the ventilation strategy in metro networks”, says Enrique Gómez Cristóbal of SENER. The Spanish company designed an AI system…
By 2030, Russian parties plan to develop hydrogen-powered trains in the Sakhalin region, a Russian island in the far east. They will be equipped with the Cognitive Rail…
“To get a complete and clear picture of the rail infrastructure, it is important to organise data so it speaks the same language”, says Erik Pinter, track analysis…
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2021 focuses on asset management, Wayside Train Monitoring Systems and monitoring rail infrastructure, and takes place on 21-23 September in Bilbao, Spain. We are…