GERMANY: Strukton Systems has won a contract to supply more than 90 data loggers for the DIANA remote monitoring and analysis platform which has been developed by infrastructure manager DB Netz to provide supplier-independent asset condition data.
Strukton will supply a customised version of its microPOSS data loggers, with a different housing.
This year around 1 000 turnouts are to be connected to DIANA DIR-ACS sensors which monitor the current used by point machines.
DB CEO Richard Lutz launched the ‘Strong Rail’ strategy in June. GERMANY: Currently Chief Operating Officer at Deutsche Bahn AG, Christian Gruß is to become Managing Director for Sales & Timetabling at DB Netz with effect from October 1. The appointment forms part of a series of ...
UK: In response to a request from infrastructure manager Network Rail, Product Innovation has developed a void meter designed to measure the movement of a rail or sleeper in real time, enabling maintenance crews to attend only when needed. The Void Meter is physically and electronically simple to install, ...
USA: The Governor of California has signed legislation designed to accelerate electrification by exempting zero-emission railway projects on existing lines from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, which can lead to legal delays. The bill passed with bipartisan support was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom ...
