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Driving better outcomes across the rail lifecycle with digital twins
Discover how digital twins can help optimise decisions and drive better outcomes across the entire rail and transit asset lifecycle.
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Digital Twins
A ‘digital twin’ is a virtual, data-driven representation of the many characteristics and behaviours of any real-world physical asset, process or system. In the railway sector, ‘digital twins’ could be used across several different engineering, planning, and operational aspects, such as monitoring physical assets (rolling stock and infrastructure), monitoring train movements and providing information about passenger behaviour on-board trains, in stations or on platforms.
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Bridge Monitoring and Inspection Solution
Augment and accelerate inspections and gain timeless digital insights for more efficient bridge repairs.
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Network Rail uses digital twins for the TransPennine Route Upgrade
Discover how Bentley’s iTwin technology helped generate a route-wide digital twin, saving an estimated GBP 1 Million in the first six months.
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Alstom awarded operations and maintenance contract by Maryland Transit Administration
Alstom have been awarded a five-year operations and maintenance contract by MDOT MTA which is worth approximately €367 million.
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eBook: Trends in next generation rail freight activity
22 February 2023 | By Dassault Systèmes
With support from Dassault Systèmes, Global Railway Review conducted a survey which gathered the thoughts from over 200 rail professionals on how digitalisation is being used to transform the rail freight industry. This eBook takes a look at the results and breaks down the feedback.
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How the Virtual Twin Experience can enable you to be flexible in disruptive times
5 January 2023 | By
Watch this webinar from Dassault Systèmes and discover how a 3DEXPERIENCE Twin can visualise and optimise your factory during disruptions and how to be future ready.
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Most read articles of 2022: Global Railway Review’s Top 10
Take a look at Global Railway Review’s most read articles of 2022, including the impact of open-access competition, Saudi Arabia Railway’s growth plans, digital twins at HS1, and Stockholm Central Stations masterplan.
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Is rail ready for transformation?
In an interview for Global Railway Review, Taherah Kuhl, Vice President Business Services at Dassault Systèmes, talks about the challenges and opportunities for the transformation of rail, and asks: are we ready for it?
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How digital twinning is making Canada’s trains run on time
As part of the Canada Line’s ongoing digitalisation, the rapid-transit rail line that is part of TransLink’s Skytrain network in Metro Vancouver has begun using a digital twin to optimise its operations and maintenance. Ronald Powell, General Manager, Rail & Transit infrastructure at SNC-Lavalin, explains more.
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Using innovative track diagnostics for data-driven decisions
Stefan Damm, Head of Business Field Inspection Solutions at Goldschmidt, discusses the evolution of track inspecting technologies and details the benefits that come with detailed track diagnostics.
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Global Railway Review Issue 6 2022
Packed full of exclusive content, including how networks prepare for harsh winter weather; projects to reduce noise and vibrations; digital twins for Canada's trains; and much more!
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The Virtual Twin Experience
The Virtual Twin Experience is more than just a static digital twin. It is a dynamic digital model of your resources, products and value network connected in real-time. Real-time data is used to enable visualisation, modeling and simulation of complex products and operations allowing you to make informed decisions and…
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Towards ‘Roadmaps for AI Integration in the Rail Sector’
In 2023, the ‘Roadmaps for AI Integration in the Rail Sector’ project (‘RAILS’) – a first of its kind project addressing AI in railways from a broad perspective – will come to its end. For Global Railway Review, this article provides an outlook of the project and what it means…
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Q&A with Taherah Kuhl, Dassault Systèmes: Priorities for transforming rail
In this video interview taken at Digital Rail 2022, Taherah Kuhl, Vice President Business Services at Dassault Systèmes, spoke to Global Railway Review about rail's period of digital transformation and Dassault Systèmes' top priorities for driving forward progress.
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Accelerating rail’s digital transformation with DELMIA solutions
The growing need for greener solutions in the transport and logistics industry presents an incredible opportunity for rail manufacturers and service providers to gain significant market share. However, success in the future relies on how we respond to everyday business challenges while also meeting our environmental commitments. The key to…