Railway technology and innovation news
The latest technology and innovations from rail industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers worldwide.
Hitachi to acquire Omnicom rail asset monitoring technology business
INTERNATIONAL: Hitachi Rail has agreed to acquire Balfour Beatty’s rail asset monitoring technology business Omnicom. Hitachi said this would form a ‘key strategic pillar’ of the Hyper Mobility Asset Expert platform launched at InnoTrans 2024.
Park Signalling to develop SSI design workstation
UK: Network Rail has awarded Unipart company Park Signalling a £3m contract to produce a design workstation to support Solid State Interlocking signalling systems.
Platform scans to facilitate level boarding of new trains
UK: Cordel has installed Lidar sensors on two Network Rail maintenance units to make accurate measurements of platforms which will help to maximise the opportunities for level boarding of Southeastern’s next generation of London suburban trains.
Digital twins help ScotRail reduce station and depot energy consumption
UK: ScotRail has partnered with Optimise AI to create digital twins of its stations and depots which will help the operator identify opportunities to save energy.
Heavy steel train tests digital automatic couplers in real-world conditions
SWEDEN: The country’s heaviest freight trains outside the iron ore sector are being used to test digital automatic couplers in real-world conditions.
Amtrak track renewals train ready for delivery
USA: Swiss plant manufacturer Matisa is ready to deliver a novel track renewals train to Amtrak to support work to modernise the US national passenger operator’s upgrading of the 735 km Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington DC.
Chicago commuter rail network upgrades communications
Automated wheel shape monitor to detect wear
Rail cyber-resilience collaboration
Nevomo and Captrain launch MagRail Booster trials on steelworks railway
NS and CAF test train automation technology
Autonomous track geometry measurement supports iron ore railway
Breedon orders cement wagons with iWagon technology
‘Innovation Farm’ opens for testing lineside distributed acoustic sensing
AI tool for wagon wheelset condition monitoring
3D digital maps designed to help people navigate stations
Rail industry shares cybersecurity best practice
Remote condition monitoring boosts Northern DMU reliability
Rate & Route tool aims to make it easier to see rail freight options
Neurodiverse thinkers cut train operator’s fuel bills
Vibrations used to provide tramway safety alerts
Class I railway tests level crossing safety system
Recycled copper contact wire to be installed
ETCS-ready onboard unit certified for TBL1+