SWITZERLAND: SBB Cargo is providing shunting staff using remote control equipment with mobile phones from Finnish firm Twig Com that incorporate motion sensors and GPS tracking to enable the user to be located in an emergency.
If the phone's sensor is motionless for 3 min the phone automatically sets an SMS alarm to SBB's emergency centre with details of the exact location. Staff can override false alarms, and there are also emergency stop and manual alarm buttons.
INTERNATIONAL: A memorandum of understanding to collaborate on enhancing the cyber-resilience of rail operations was signed by rail cybersecurity specialist RazorSecure, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Mitsubishi Electric Europe and EKE Electronics during the 18th UK-Japan Rail Working Group hosted by the Department for Transport in London on ...
INDIA: A Russian-backed consortium led by Transmashholding is preparing to begin producing Vande Bharat inter-city sleeping car trainsets for Indian Railways.
