Setting the safety standard for ATO in heavy rail operations
Ensuring a sufficient degree of safety is one of the key challenges for Automatic Train Operation (ATO). Whilst ATO applications already exist in metro systems, it is a…
Innovations Ricardo Rail at RailTech Europe 2017
Video-interview with Ricardo Rail, who was exhibitor at RailTech Europe 2017. In this video they speak about their innovations and what they showed at the railway exhibition in…
RailTech Europe 2017 – Day Two review
Digitalisation in Railways was the captivating theme for Day Two of RailTech Europe 2017, which has attracted several thousand rail professionals from across the world. Joan Blaas of…
Winners RailTech Innovation Awards 2017 announced
The RailTech Innovation Awards winners have been announced Tuesday evening at the RailTech Awards Dinner. Winners are: Infrabel (Public Transport), AFT Pneumotion (Rail Infrastructure), InTraffic (Technology), Move Intermodal…
Here are the nominees for the RailTech Innovation Awards 2017
The jury has selected 18 nominees for the RailTech Innovation Awards. There are 3 nominees per category. During RailTech Europe 2017 on 28, 29 and 30 March these…
Construction composite train possible following regulation change
If a train’s car body is made of composite materials, the train’s weight will reduce by 20 to 30 percent. These weight savings will lead to lower energy…
Permanent monitoring system on passenger train prevents track failure
Unexpected failures in track infrastructure result in big disadvantages for the traveler. A permanent monitoring system on board a double-decker train should ensure that Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail…