Digitalisation

Passenger Rail

Deutsche Bahn and Vossloh extend cooperation in preventive rail maintenance

Using Vossloh's High-Speed Grinding technology, the partnership aims to extend preventive maintenance to DB's entire high-performance rail network, which will cover more than 13,000 kilometers by 2024. 

Marketa Horpeniakova September 15, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Genesee & Wyoming Affiliates Seek to Implement Zero-Emission Rail Vehicles

Georgia Central Railways and the Heart of Georgia Railroad, both under the umbrella of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have approached the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to trial a zero-emission rail-freight technology developed by Parallel Systems on selected segments of their rail networks.

Karel Novak August 23, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

Duos Technologies: Expansion of AI-driven Railcar Inspection Portals across North America

The Company also recently reported that its RIP technology has performed over 3.8 million comprehensive railcar scans through the first half of 2023.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 22, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Southwest Research Institute has launched a tool for the freight rail industry

The software is set to reshape the rail decarbonization landscape by providing a comprehensive platform for assessing and implementing alternative energy locomotive technologies and associated infrastructure changes.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 9, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Vollert's shunting robots boost rail loading capacity at Kazakhstan's largest coal mine

With five new Wi-Fi-controlled shunting machines, capable of pulling trains up to 6,900 tonnes in weight, the mine's production capacity is set to increase from 32 million to 40 million tonnes annually.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 8, 2023 · 2 min read

Business

Hitachi Rail wins €1.8bn contract for high-speed line between Verona and Padua

Hitachi Rail to equip line with advanced ERTMS digital signalling system.

Karel Novak August 8, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

DB: AI overcomes shortage of skilled workers

Digital maintenance gets trains back on track faster. The Munich-Steinhausen S-Bahn station is a pilot project for digital maintenance at DB Regio.

Karel Novak August 2, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

EC gives the green light to the Czech rail interoperability programme

The programme will now support the implementation of DAC, a key component for the automation of train operations.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 2, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Wabtec to boost CN's fleet efficiency with the modernization of 60 locomotives

Wabtec's advanced modernization program will include converting certified pre-owned Dash-9 locomotives to AC powered traction and incorporating digital solutions to boost performance.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 31, 2023 · 2 min read

Passenger Rail

Transport for New South Wales with a new Turnit software from Estonia

Estonian SaaS company Turnit will deliver a new customer reservation system for Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in partnership with Spiketech.

Lubomir Cech July 26, 2023 · 1 min read

Technology & Innovation

PZB Transmitter: Simplifying rail data readout for improved operations

With the PZB Transmitter, railway operators can conveniently retrieve driving data from their DSK 10 devices, saving time, effort, and resources.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 8, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

Hitachi Rail provides a testing solution for Brisbane's digital signalling system

The "Over and Back" solution enables seamless switching between the existing interlocking system and the upcoming ETCS digital signalling system.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

The future of rail: Deutsche Bahn tests fully automated train technology

Using state-of-the-art sensor technology, trains equipped with intelligent systems will be able to detect obstacles and react autonomously, similar to autonomous driving on roads.

Marketa Horpeniakova July 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

GATX will retrofit its entire wagon fleet with new telematics devices by the end of 2023

Leading freight wagons leasing company, GATX, is implementing new telematics and sensor offerings that will be completely renewed on all of its wagons by the end of 2023.

Lubomir Cech July 6, 2023 · 2 min read

Technology & Innovation

HS2 trials automotive design technology on viaducts to reduce carbon emissions

Britain’s new high-speed rail network, High Speed 2, has teamed up with Altair, to develop an automated civil engineering design process driven by its software tool, that can reduce embedded carbon in HS2’s viaducts by up to 10%.

Lubomir Cech July 3, 2023 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

INSIGHT: Is efficient general cargo in railways only possible with magic??

Making rail freight competitive with road transport is a challenge overall, but general cargo is the cherry on the cake. The discussion on what we can learn from other modes of transportation was held by Menlo79, during their regular RAILTALKS event in Berlin.

Lubomir Cech June 29, 2023 · 3 min read

Freight Rail

Arnošt Bartošek: RAILVIS.com is expanding services with new freight rates requests

Arnošt Bartošek, Head of Operations at RAILVIS.com, discusses his journey to the innovative company and highlights the team's role in facilitating seamless onboarding and promoting specialized rail offers.

Karel Novak June 22, 2023 · 5 min read

Freight Rail

Siemens Mobility to retrofit dozens of locomotives with ETCS2 for ŽOS Vrútky

Siemens Mobility Slovakia has received an order from the Slovakian rolling stock manufacturer ŽOS Vrútky to retrofit up to 26 locomotives (with an option for three additional locomotives) of the Czech railway company ČD Cargo with ETCS Level 2 technology.

Karel Novak June 16, 2023 · 1 min read

Freight Rail

FastTrack by VTG now also available in France

VTG, a leading rail freight wagons rental company, is expanding its last-minute service of available wagons and stations one set of Sggmrs flat wagons in France.

Lubomir Cech June 9, 2023 · 1 min read

Business

Siemens Mobility acquires Optrail to extend functionality of its train planning system

The acquisition of Optrail S.r.l. by Siemens Mobility has been completed. Optrail S.r.l. is an Italian technology company that develops novel algorithms for traffic management systems (TMS) using operations research and mathematical optimisation techniques.

Karel Novak June 5, 2023 · 2 min read