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GCRE and Hitachi Rail sign rail technology testing agreement
Hitachi Rail will test new British-built trains, battery technology and digital solutions at the world-leading Global Centre of Rail Excellence testing facility in Wales.
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Digitalisation
The rail industry is harnessing innovative digital solutions that can benefit the railway sector. A world in which trains are never late and rail travel is cheaper, safer and more efficient is on the horizon thanks to radical innovation and technology that has marked the next stage of rail’s digital revolution.
What are the trends and challenges in rail digitalisation and how is the industry moving forward to embrace and adopt solutions?
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Railway investments will make the Norwegian transport sector greener
Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norway’s Minister of Transport, explains that despite a large maintenance backlog and outdated infrastructure, the Norwegian government is committed to making improvements to the country’s rail network with a raft of changes including new infrastructure, new trains, new digital signalling, shifting more freight to rail and strengthening cross-border…
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Vertical market solution guide edge AI solution services for digital rail
Vecow offers computer vision solutions for rolling stock and railway networks.
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Should Algorithmic Decision-Making (ADM) in railways be regulated?
Maria Price examines the complexities of regulating Algorithmic Decision-Making (ADM) in railways with differing expectations depending on the subject (human or non-human) whose data is processed.
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Additive manufacturing for brake systems and pneumatic controls
Additive manufacturing can help innovate and optimise pneumatic control applications by enabling customised component consolidation and part count reduction that result in more efficient assembly and maintenance processes.
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Syslogic introduces three AI rugged computers
For the Rugged Computer RPC RS A4NX, Syslogic has combined the NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ NX with a purpose-built carrier board.
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Northern complete digital train programme
Northern have celebrated the completion of the digital train programme, a three year project which aimed to improve on-board technology for customers.
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Driving sustainability in commercial and public transportation with additive manufacturing
Learn how new 3D printing processes and developments are driving sustainability in commercial and public transportation with initiatives like digital inventory management and rapid production tooling.
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Evolving railway communications for 5G and FRMCS
Rail operators are adopting a digital train-to-ground future through the use of FRMCS/5G technology, allowing them to wirelessly connect staff, rolling stock and many other services across their operations. Hansen Chan, IP Product Marketing Manager at Nokia, explains how updating converged IP/MPLS backbone networks with new capabilities is critical to…
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IcoShape: Icomera’s data traffic management service
Icomera’s user-friendly data traffic management solution, IcoShape, allows railway operators to better control their data costs, optimise the quality of service, and improve passenger satisfaction.
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eviFile and SPL Powerlines UK digitise KO1a of £1.5bn Network Rail project
SaaS firm eviFile has supercharged SPL Powerlines UK’s work on Key Output 1a (KO1a) – which was a continuation from the wider project KO1, part of Network Rail’s Midland Main Line electrification upgrade.
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The Icomera Way
The Icomera Way is what we do and how we do it, three elements which combine to give us our competitive edge: Our people, our platform, our scale.
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Q&A with Marc Silverwood, Northern: Development of intelligent trains
Marc Silverwood, Digital Trains System Manager at Northern, speaks with Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, Elliot Robinson, about the development of new technology that Northern has been adopting as part of its Intelligent Trains programme.
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Global Railway Review Issue 1 2023
Packed full of exclusive content, including a Roundtable with topic experts of HOF and Safety Culture in Rail; Bogies & Wheelsets and Train Interiors In-Depth Focuses; Madrid train station developments; and much more!
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Hybrid computing solutions in the digital transformation of rail
Nick Wu, Sales and Marketing Director for the China Market at Vecow, explains the key challegnges that operators face relating to hybrid computing deployment, and details the solutions that Vecow offers.