Latest Digitalisation News
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New Website for Railway Vehicle Sensors
SENSIT has a new website for railway vehicle sensors, helping you select a measured quantity and find information quickly and easily.
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Digital Transformation in the Railway Industry Is Inevitable
Mikko Alanko explains how VR FleetCare has become a digital maintenance service provider and how digital transformation is inevitable.
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TDK Releases Tronics AXO®315 – MEMS Accelerometer
TDK announces the release of Tronics new AXO315 accelerometer, a miniature high performance 1-axis closed-loop MEMS accelerometer.
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DB Cargo Trials Automatic Shunting Yard Technologies
DB Cargo is trialling automatic shunting locomotives and automating brake inspections at its shunting yard in Munich-North.
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Hitachi Rail to Acquire Digital Sensor Company Perpetuum
Hitachi Rail has announced its intention to acquire Southampton-based Perpetuum to help it accelerate its digital strategy for rail.
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Germany Establishes Digital Railway Test Site
A collaboration between DB and TU Chemnitz will establish a digital railway test site to test future technologies in live conditions.
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How Cisco Helps VR Group Transport Finland More Efficiently
When VR Group required a new network infrastructure to be built almost from scratch, Cisco was the best possible partner for the task.
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Germany's First Digital Signal Box for Long-Distance Services Begins Operations
Deutsche Bahn is transforming its rail network with digital signal boxes. The first regulating a long-distance route has entered service.
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The Next Generation of Locomotive Driving
Start-up corner: M79 WILSON allows train drivers to design their work schedules individually and live and work in line with their preference…
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Deutsche Bahn Establishes Digital Railway Company
Deutsche Bahn has established Digitale Schiene Deutschland GmbH to drive forward the digital transformation in the rail industry.
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Unipart Rail – Supporting the Devolved Railway
...a robust supply chain that is agile, delivers effective planning & sourcing and places the requirements of the digital railway at its cor…
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Beyond the Digital Buzzwords
Tommaso Spanevello from UNIFE on the new European rail supply industry's vision on digitalisation: the outlook is optimistic.
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Germany Hosts Rail Summit | Focus on Digitalisation
The German Ministry for Transport has held a rail summit focusing on digitalisation and the Deutschland-Takt timetable.
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Czech Sensor Specialist Sensit at Hannover Messe 2019
The Hannover Messe is one of the world's largest trade fairs. One of the companies exhibiting this year is temperature sensor expert Sensit.
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Deutsche Bahn Introduces its Research Lab for the Future – the Advanced TrainLab
In order to develop digital technologies efficiently, Deutsche Bahn has launched its advanced TrainLab to allow their on-board testing.
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Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency Goes Digital
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency digitalisation project aims to make track maintenance works more efficient and harmonised.
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GE Transportation at InnoTrans 2018: President and CEO Rafael Santana
GE Transportation at InnoTrans: At InnoTrans right now we’re unveiling what are called the next generation of engines. A new high- speed, hi…
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Signalling Change: How New South Wales is Digitalising its Rail Network
Stephen Lemon, Programme Director, Digital Systems, Transport for New South Wales, tells Railway-News how digitalisation will improve the sa…
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Alstom to Showcase Digital Mobility Solutions at SmartCity Expo World Congress
The SmartCity Expo World Congress, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on 13–15 November, is a rail show that will focus on five key …
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Pepper the Robot Joins Eurostar Team in London St Pancras
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service that runs through the Channel Tunnel between England and France, has a new member of its St …
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Internet from Space for Seamless Connectivity says Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn has announced that its DB Digital Ventures organisation – which was set up to aid Deutsche Bahn's investment in start-ups with…
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 1–5 October 2018: all this week's news from around the world, featuring comment pieces by the…
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The Current Impact of Digitisation on the Rail Industry
Digitisation is impacting every area of the rail industry, from train maintenance through to ticket sales. As the industry looks at ways to …
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Why Rail Operators Must Get On-board with Mobile Coverage Solutions
Supporting multiple mobile operators as well as public safety communications, these coverage solutions will improve both the on-board experi…