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UK rail industry launches Alert Me by Messenger passenger service
The Alert Me by Messenger technology provides rail passengers with the available transport options and information regarding disruption and crowding.
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Avanti West Coast introduces at-seat onboard ordering service
As well as being an additional measure of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Avanti's new At-Seat Order service has been welcomed by accessibility groups as a way to make travel more accessible.
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STIMIO partners with Wirepas to advance IoT devices in the railway industry
The partnership between Wirepas and specialist supplier of connected IoT solutions for rail, Stimio, will see the use of Mesh technology to advance wireless IoT networking at massive scale.
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FTIA awards signalling and ETCS contract for Kouvola-Kotka-Hamina line
By installing a ETCS L2 test track on the Kotka-Kouvola-Hamina line, FTIA will launch a nationwide train control system update to ETCS L2.
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Nevomo begins international expansion with new partnerships
After forming partnerships with EUREF-Campus Düsseldorf and the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Nevomo has begun its international expansion.
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HS2 to assess feasibility of advanced digital technologies for asset management
HS2 has partnered with Digital Catapult to harness the opportunities presented by new technologies to develop, run and maintain Britain’s new high-speed rail network.
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SWR to trial AI system to provide real-time train capacity information
The onboard system utilises artificial intelligence and existing CCTV cameras to ‘count’ the number of passengers in each carriage in real-time in order to aid social distancing.
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Digital Automatic Couplers: Dellner’s solution to coupling automation
Dellner's Digital Automatic Couplers will increase the productivity and competitiveness of rail freight transport as well as contribute to achieving European sustainability targets.
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Setting a new benchmark for passenger connectivity with 5G mmWave technology
FirstGroup have successfully completed a trial of the ‘rail 5G’ gigabit track to train solution on the Isle of Wight, paving the way for full commercial deployment on Britain’s busiest railway. For Global Railway Review, Simon Holmes, FirstGroup’s Head of Engineering Digital Communications and Managing Director of Evo-rail (a FirstGroup…
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Atos acquires Ipsotek, a leading AI enhanced video analytics software provider
With this acquisition, Atos will strategically reinforce its leading position in Edge and Computer Vision.
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CFL awards contract to Thales for advanced Driver Advisory System
By upgrading to an advanced Driver Advisory System, Thales will enable CFL to pave the way to automatic train operations.
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Greater Anglia invests in cleaning robot for Stansted Airport railway station
The Eco Bot 50 will support Greater Anglia's team in cleaning large areas, such as concourses and platforms, at Stansted Airport train station.
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Hull Trains introduces passenger counting technology to support social distancing
The technology publishes the level of passengers onboard Hull Trains services in real time in order to help to make socially-distanced travelling easier.
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AIoT edge computers: Delivering benefits for railways
Crystal Tseng, Director of System Product Management at DFI, explains the various advantages of AIoT edge computers for the railway industry and how their intelligence can help rail operations become safer, smarter and more efficient.
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Cervello CEO explains the benefits of ‘Zero Trust’ security to rail infrastructure
In this interview for Global Railway Review, Cervello Co-Founder and CEO, Roie Onn, shares his vision of how Zero Trust security is a necessary component of any railway organisation, especially in times the industry adopts new-age technologies, replaces legacy equipment, and digital integration of various vendors is booming.