Siemens Mobility is once again showcasing its latest railway technologies at this year’s Asia Pacific Rail conference, taking place at Bangkok from May 11-12. Read more
New signalling system for regional rail line
The Victorian Government is set to deliver a new modern signalling system to control trains between the outer Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn and Seymour in the Goulbourn Valley. Read more
Speeding up track protection process
Track maintenance and repair work is of course a constant requirement to ensure safety of journeys along the rail lines. Read more
At the far edge of rail
Captis enables simple digitisation of traditional monitoring and measurement processes, operating where others cannot – at the far edge. Read more
Removing the smokescreen from data collection
For 60 years customers have been coming to McConnell Dowell with complex projects that require innovative solutions. Read more
Thales, SMRT to share digital technologies
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. Read more
Wabtec secures contract from Indian Railways
Wabtec Corporation has been awarded a contract from Central Organisation For Modernisation Of Workshops (COFMOW), Indian Railways, for its Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock (OMRS) project. Read more
Overcoming AI and autonomous vehicle environmental challenges
While there have been rapid strides in the hardware technology that can support autonomous platforms and AI, there are a number of environmental challenges for computing technology in an industrial context. Read more
Mechatronics transforming rail equipment sector
Even as short as 10 years ago, the industry never envisaged a rail construction consisting of around 300 tonnes being fully controlled via a multi-channel remote handpiece that incorporates not only finite movements of multiple functions, but also a host of failsafe safety features. Read more
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). Read more