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Infrabel to implement artificial intelligence solution in COVID-19 fight
Infrabel's new AI solution can determine if social distancing and facial covering requirements are being met by employees.
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In-Depth Focus: Level Crossing Safety
The battle to increase safety at rail level crossings has not yet been won. Read on to find out how the railway industry and other sectors must work more closely together to reduce risks and improve safety.
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Global Railway Review Issue 2 2020
This issue includes articles about keeping railways operational during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of aerial visual and thermal imaging techniques to monitor Britain's rail infrastructure, improving India’s rail network with state-of-the-art technology, an In-Depth Focus on Level Crossing Safety, plus much more.
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Sustainable mobility: Myth or reality?
Exclusively for Global Railway Review’s ‘Improving Rail’s Environmental Impact’ series, Infrabel’s General Manager for Strategy, Corporate & Public Affairs, Benoît Gilson, writes about the challenges and projects inside Infrabel regarding CSR and sustainability.
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Belgium required to update climate policy under new Green Deal
If Belgium fails to update its substandard climate policy, Flanders will be at risk of losing €500 million of public funds in fines.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Heidi Hendrix, Punctuality Manager, Infrabel
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Heidi Hendrix, Punctuality Manager at Infrabel discusses her current role and proudest achievement, plus her views on rail’s role in the future of mobility and how industry reinvention is important to ensure rail continues to be a reliable choice for both passengers and…
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Ann Billiau, Executive Director, Infrabel
Ann Billiau, Executive Director of Infrabel, and the Director of its Traffic Management & Services Department, explains that the human interaction aspects of her job is what keeps the role varied and enjoyable, and that a job in this industry has many layers – which never makes it boring.
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Smart tracks, drones, VR and much more at Infrabel’s Digital Days
Infrabel – the Belgian railway infrastructure manager – recently hosted its ‘Digital Days’ event and welcomed more than 1,000 visitors to discover the latest digital technologies for the 'track of the future'. Carel Jonckheere, Infrabel’s Digital Railway Programme Director, provides an overview of the event which immersed participants in live…
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The role of technology in the future of rail infrastructure
As technologies evolve and develop, the potential applications across the rail industry broaden. Tara Nolan, Global Railway Review’s Junior Editor, spoke to Mathias Vanden Auweele, Project Lead at Infrabel, regarding how this is affecting the management of Belgium’s rail infrastructure.
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Infrabel’s simulated train collision at ‘Brussels North-South’ junction
Infrabel completed a disaster scenario – simulating 29 injuries – to test the infrastructure in place and mark the end of four years of work that modernised and improved safety procedures.
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Infrabel awards British Steel a supply contract for over 3,000km of rail
British Steel wins contract in Belgium, following a recent two-year contract extension with Network Rail in which it will deliver a further 4,000km of rail.
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Infrabel’s world-first level crossing crash test
Infrabel has recently launched a new campaign on road safety at level crossings which includes a crash test between a train and a car – a world-first. This awareness-raising campaign is in line with the Belgian rail infrastructure manager’s approach to safety. For Global Railway Review, Spokesperson Frédéric Petit talks…
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Four European rail infrastructure managers join forces to deploy ERTMS
The rail networks between London, Paris and Brussels will all receive ERTMS after the infrastructure managers together coordinate a development plan.
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Infrabel’s commitment to a smarter railway
Infrabel, the Belgian rail infrastructure manager, is working hard on smarter maintenance and digitalising its rail infrastructure to ensure rail traffic in Belgium becomes even safer and of higher quality. For Global Railway Review, Luc Vansteenkiste, Director-General Asset Management, overviews the challenges and benefits of this gigantic transformation.
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