Next milestone in the “H2goesRail” project. Siemens CEO Roland Busch, DB CEO Richard Lutz and State Secretary Hartmut Höppner take first test ride in the Mireo Plus H and test the refueling process. Innovative complete hydrogen system will be used in regular passenger service as of 2024 and replace diesel trainset.
With the strong growth in rail traffic, the load on existing lines will also increase. This increases the importance of maintaining the existing network as well as possible, preventively, so as not to jeopardize the availability of the heavily used routes.
Nordic Unmanned has signed an initial collaboration agreement with BNSF Railway, one of the biggest railway companies in the United States. The client will test the Staaker Railway Drone for infrastructure inspection and general data acquisition.
ITP Aero has partnered with Zeleros to help develop a zero- emission propulsion system for hyperloop, a new means of transport consisting of capsules levitating at high speeds inside a network of low-pressure tubes.
The Department of Transport (DoT) in Victoria has exercised an option under an existing contract to purchase an additional 12 VLocity Diesel Motor Unit (DMU) regional trains (36 cars) for the State’s regional rail network.
The digital monitoring of track equipment makes it possible to carry out maintenance before a defect causes traffic disruption. There is increasing interest in the potential of condition monitoring to support railway asset management and maintenance.
Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other rail and commercial vehicle systems, is offering new technologies for boosting the capacity of existing rail infrastructure. Smooth-flowing traffic is an important lever for achieving this aim.
Stimio and CBM are pooling their expertise to provide mobility actors with an innovative solution that combines connected maintenance with predictive supply chain management.
The first real-life applications of ACTIA’s new long-distance Portable Radio Warning Device (DAPR) are conclusive. The system is being deployed on several large-scale railway renovation worksites by FVF and SAGES-RAIL, TSO subsidiaries of the NGE Group, which provides trackside safety for the SNCF railway network.