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October 20, 2020 | Technology

KRRI and Gangwon province sign hydrogen cooperation agreement

KOREA Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has signed an agreement with the province of Gangwon to support the development of hydrogen rail infrastructure in the region.

October 20, 2020 | Fleet

European Space Agency to fund ICU hospital train

A concept to develop an Intensive Care Unit train (ICUtrain) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) following a call for proposals released in March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

October 19, 2020 | Technology

Keolis Commuter Services takes Boston systems offline following ransomware attack

KEOLIS Commuter Services, which operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail network in Boston, has suffered a ransomware attack that may have leaked employee information.

October 18, 2020 | Technology

Nokia unveils automated coronavirus scanner

NOKIA has unveiled an automated, contactless system designed to scan people for potential Covid-19 infections and confirm mask compliance, which could be adapted for use in railway stations.

October 16, 2020 | Technology

Australian start-up to develop acoustic maintenance monitor

A small Australian start-up is adapting acoustic listening devices used to monitor the health of wind turbines to detect faults in the axles of freight trains.

October 12, 2020 | Technology

Boosting rail’s resilience to extreme weather

Naoyuki Ota, director of the Disaster Prevention Technology Division of Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute, explains how systems are being designed to predict extreme weather events to avoid disruption to train services and improve safety.

October 12, 2020 | Technology

KRRI tests 5G autonomous trains

THE Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has announced that it is currently testing a 5G-based autonomous train control system at its Osong Railway Comprehensive Test Track.

October 9, 2020 | Technology

European transport groups declare support for B2B data framework

AN alliance of European transport associations has signed a joint statement calling for the creation of an EU framework governing the use and exchange of business-to-business (B2B) data in the transport sector.

October 7, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Fleet: Spanish anti-Covid measures certified; Myanma Railways receives six trains; Thailand orders 50 locomotives.

Spain: Madrid Metro has received certification from the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (Aenor) that anti-Covid-19 protocols introduced on its trains and stations meet the organisation’s strict health and safety requirements.

October 6, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail to deploy machine learning on 40 rail projects

BRTAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has teamed up with nPlan to roll out machine leaning on 40 rail projects initially and all projects by mid-2021.

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