Thales and Singapore operator SMRT Trains have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and leverage digital technologies such as data analytics to enhance rail maintenance and operations on the SE Asian nation’s oldest MRT lines – the North-South and East-West lines, including the Tuas West Extension.
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Computing around artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles for the rail industry
There have been significant advances in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles in industry, with segments such as the mining sector pioneering the implementation of this technology – including autonomous trains – in Australia.
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Redefining rail corridor intrusion detection
Newcastle-based engineering firms 4Tel and 4AI Systems (4AIS) have automated the rail corridor intrusion monitoring process by applying proven rail-specific artificial intelligence (AI) to create an advanced 4AIS Hazard Detection System (4HDS).
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The evolution of mobile communications
Siemens Mobility has been at the forefront of railway mobile communications for more than 25 years, with the company’s GSM-R cab radio system providing operators worldwide with a robust and secure platform for voice and data communication.
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Maintaining material master data
The rail industry is being reminded about the new dataset recently added to the National Product Catalogue (NPC), which enables rail suppliers and clients to log, manage and share information on their products and materials to improve efficiencies.
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Understanding data to maximise rail and transit efficiency
With recent advances in technology, the rail sector has accumulated a wealth of data about its operations, which offers opportunities for improvements across the networks.
Yet, making sense of the flood
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On the right track with CHK
Imagine if railway companies could monitor the health of the pneumatic and electric points along the tracks.
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Smart upgrade for public information systems
Smart pi is an equipment manufacturer providing high-quality hardware and software for public information systems, with its innovative Smart pi ECOsystem offering more than just products and applications that communicate information to the general public.
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Skills Academy joins forces with Clontarf Foundation
The Inland Rail Skills Academy will provide $500,000 in funding to support 13 Clontarf Academies along the rail corridor in Queensland and New South Wales to help boost school retention, develop leadership and create pathways to employment through training opportunities for Indigenous regional youth.
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Geo-data innovation keeps asset management on track
When the COVID pandemic hit at the start of 2020 and the world went into lockdown, the rail industry faced unprecedented challenges overnight, not least the need to sustain track and infrastructure surveys that inform cost and safety critical decisions in rail asset management.
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