Railway Innovation Institute

03/03/2018

NEXTSENSE responds to noise reduction in goods transport

The market leader in the field of mobile optical profile measurement is offering a new add-on for its CALIPRI measurement devices. The practical "Equivalent Conicity" software module automatically evaluates the operating behaviour of rail vehicles and therefore assists operators of freight wagons wi...

08/11/2017

Is there a room for "season tickets" that allow less than a 3 days a week a commute? "There has been an increase in the proportion of National Rail commuters who commute by National Rail on each day that they work, but who work fewer than five days per week"

07/11/2017

The Rail Revolution is coming

Startups such as Seatfrog and Ticketclever aim to make rail travel cheaper and improve customer experience

21/09/2017

‪The Future of Train Tracking is here Frauscher Sensor Technology http://railwayinnovation.com/the-future-of-train-tracking-wheel-detection-forum/‬

Under the motto “The future of train tracking”, the fourth edition of the Wheel Detection Forum will be packed with presentations, discussions and reports on proven as well as future technology. About 250 leading experts are awaited to join the forum in Vienna. Thereby this will also be the perfect…

11/04/2017

See Vivarail's innovative battery-powered train in action for the first time Vivarail

Vivarail have released a video showing their battery-powered test train in action for the first time. The Vivarail D-train or Class 230 is converted from London Underground D78 stock - an innovative example of 'upcycling' that saves on waste, energy consumption, money, and time. A battery-powered ve...

05/04/2017

How to lift a 600 tonne high speed train Mechan Ltd http://railwayinnovation.com/how-to-lift-a-600-tonne-high-speed-train-mechan/

The Class 390 Alstom Pendolino trains are some of the fastest in the UK. Alstom’s Pendolino technology famously allows the trains to tilt, enabling them to go faster. Running on the West Coast Main line, Virgin Trains’ fleet of Alstom Pendolino trains reach speeds of up to 200 km/h. When you have as...

13/03/2017

IBM have announced that French operator SNCF will use the IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) technology to enhance safety, security, and fleet availability. SNCF manage scheduling, operations, and maintenance for a network with 30,000 km of track, 15,000 trains, 3,000 stations, and 13.5 million pas...

24/02/2017

The power of drones is being harnessed across new industries every day. As drones become more affordable, we are seeing them used in industries from agriculture, to mail delivery, to insurance. Moreover, the number of industries utilising drone technology is set to rocket. Consulting group PwC predi...

17/02/2017

Maintaining trains like checking your Facebook app? It's happening! The future of transportation is here NEM Solutions http://railwayinnovation.com/how-will-nem-solutions-new-app-make-rail-better/

Maintenance technology company NEM Solutions has released a new app that enables maintenance managers to receive real-time updates about the health of railway vehicles directly to their mobile. The availability of train fleet data has been a problem for many decades in the attempt to shift to digita...

10/02/2017

Trimble announced today that it has acquired privately-held Beena Vision Systems Inc., a manufacturer of vision-based automatic wayside inspection systems for the railroad industry, headquartered in Norcross, Ga. Financial terms were not disclosed.

01/02/2017

We are living in a time of innovation and massive progress. It is clear that the ever-increasing pace of technological achievements will be a major driver of change in the rail industry in the coming months and years.

26/01/2017