Contract for railway digitalization in Indonesia using 5G and AI
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero), Indonesia’s national railway operator, together with PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk and Huawei, have signed […]
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A British railway company is testing turbines that generate energy from the airflow created by trains
British rail operator LNER and the company Treeva have installed three small turbines along the East Coast Main Line that […]
From Concept to Track: PJM’s End-to-End Rail Vehicle Development and Certification as well as Leading Digital Rail Freight Solutions
The path from the drawing board to the rails has never been more demanding. As rail vehicle development grows increasingly […]
Europe, the largest market for digital train control and signalling
Europe is currently the world’s largest market for digital train control, signaling, and safety systems, ahead of China, amid growing […]
Hitachi Rail to develop new module for the transition to ETCS in Portugal
Hitachi Rail has been selected by Portugal’s railway infrastructure manager, Infraestruturas de Portugal, to develop and certify a new STM […]
The Israeli startup aiming to become the “Tesla of trains”
Israeli startup Voltify, which develops technologies to convert diesel trains to electric power, has secured USD 30 million in seed […]
DB Cargo has equipped 60 diesel locomotives with the LEADER system in just four months
DB Cargo has announced the completion of the retrofitting of its entire fleet of Class 77 diesel locomotives with the […]
UK is testing quantum navigation technology for railways
Network Rail has announced that the development of quantum navigation technologies for railways is progressing, as new systems designed to […]
Hitachi Rail is leveraging AI for railway operations and maintenance
At the NVIDIA GTC conference, Hitachi Rail presented its vision for using artificial intelligence and edge computing to optimize railway […]
Japan is using AI and drones to get trains back on track faster
Japanese rail operator JR East will introduce a new inspection and response system based on artificial intelligence and drones on […]