New antenna to improve Wi-Fi in British trains
To improve the Wi-Fi connection in the British trains, the research team of Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University has developed a new antenna. It will address the issue of notspots…
Internet of Things for safer railways
Dutch technology company Dual Inventive will get an Internet of Things (IoT) network. It will be provided by Vodafone Business in the next five years. Dual Inventive, in…
DB Regio digitises planning and dispatching
DB Regio, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, is moving further in digitalising its operations. This time the company has introduced the digital solution for planning and dispatching its…
DG Move outlines key priorities for EU railways
The European Commission is developing a new transport strategy. How it sees the future of the railway sector, what technologies will change it and why the railways should…
Automatic train tickets gain popularity in Switzerland
In three months after the launch of automatic ticketing for train journeys in Switzerland, this service has overcome the first milestones. More than 500,000 customers have registered to…
Dutch Railways develops app for visually impaired passengers
Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has launched a new mobile application. It is dedicated to informing the passengers with a visual impairment. The app known as NS…
Virtual passenger gives driver feedback about comfort
Ricardo Rail has devised a small meter called the ‘Comfort Coach’ that shows the train, tram or metro drivers how their passengers are feeling during a journey. In…
Adif implements Erex solution for energy measuring
Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif has implemented the Erex software solution. It provides more accurate calculations of the electricity consumed by the rail sector. Spain became the eighth…
Russian Railways will develop 130 softbots
Russian Railways (RZD) is running a pilot project for introducing Robotic Process Automation (RPA). It is being tested by the company’s main computer centre. In 2020 RZD plans…
Railway software can be just like building blocks
Imagine a specific software application as being the final composition of various building blocks taken from a so-called software platform. Each of these building blocks can be taken…
Banedanmark to digitise 10,000 cable drawings
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark intends to digitise 10,000 drawings. All of them provide information about cables buried in the ground along tracks. This move will make the…
Seven key trends of EU rail sector in 2019
In 2019 the European railways continued their way towards automatisation and digitalisation. These two main trends significantly defined the development of the EU rail sector. But they were…
SBB will introduce free onboard Wi-Fi
Swiss railway operator SBB will cover all long-distance trains with free Wi-Fi. It will be introduced in December 2020 after one-and-a-half year tests on three Intercity routes. The…
How Dutch Railways can view train’s defects remotely
In a modern train such as the SNG (CAF Civity-platform) of the Dutch railway company NS, there are thousands of sensors that collect billions of pieces of data…
Danish Railways introduces digital platform for staff
Danish railway operator Danske Statsbaner (DSB) will implement a new planning digital platform. It will be used to manage the trains and train personnel. With its help, DSB…