A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see Dual Inventive integrate DYWIDAG’s Infrastructure Intelligence platform with MTinfo 3000 cloud platform, creating a seamless pathway for faster, smarter rail safety responses.
Dual Inventive is working in collaboration with DYWIDAG to explore the integration of validated infrastructure condition monitoring directly into operational railway protection technologies. The partnership aims to significantly reduce the time between detecting a potentially catastrophic infrastructure event and the deployment of automated operational safeguards.
The initial focus of this work will be on embankment instability monitoring, providing rail operators with a more proactive and resilient safety framework.
Josh Jackson, Managing Director at Dual Inventive, said:The railway industry has made significant progress in monitoring infrastructure assets, but there can still be a gap between detecting a problem and applying protection on the operational railway. Our collaboration with DYWIDAG is about exploring how technology can help close that gap. By connecting validated monitoring intelligence with protection systems, we have the opportunity to improve response times, strengthen safety and support more resilient railway operations.
Under the proposed approach, monitoring data would be validated within DYWIDAG’s Infrastructure Intelligence platform before a secure trigger message is sent to MTinfo 3000. Predefined protection measures could then be initiated in with agreed operational rules. Operational decisions would remain governed by railway rules and appropriate authorisation processes throughout – this collaboration is focused on accelerating the steps that follow a validated event, rather than replacing the governance around them.
Marc Ó Dálaigh, Regional Director for UK and Ireland at DYWIDAG, said:DYWIDAG’s Infrastructure Intelligence platform is built around a simple idea: connect, analyse, act. Validated data is only useful if it leads to action quickly enough to matter. Partnering with Dual Inventive lets us extend that principle onto the operational railway itself, linking what our platform detects directly to the protection measures that keep people safe. It’s a natural next step in making infrastructure safer, stronger and smarter, and we’re looking forward to developing it with a partner who shares that focus.
Both companies view this coordination as a potential foundation for wider-ranging integration between infrastructure monitoring and operational protection., helping infrastructure managers respond more effectively to emerging risks while upholding the highest standards of safety and governance. By demonstrating what connected, modern systems can achieve, the work will also support more informed technology decisions based on operational performance, long-term value and future requirements, rather than upfront cost considerations.
This article was originally published by Dual Inventive.
