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May 29, 2020 | Europe

Shift2Rail call for proposals receives 43 requests worth €113.3m

EUROPE's Shift2Rail (S2R) research initiative has received 43 requests for a combined €113.3m in funding in its 2020 call for proposals, around 50% more than the €75.4m in available funding.

May 27, 2020 | Technology

RZD outlines road map to develop quantum communications

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has developed a draft road map to develop quantum communications, as the company looks to build on successful tests of the secure communications system.

May 22, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor to develop AI-based track inspection system

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor and the Norwegian Computing Centre have together received NKr 4m ($US 421,447) from the Research Council of Norway to conduct a trial using artificial intelligence (AI) to undertake infrastructure inspections.

May 11, 2020 | Technology

Data likely stolen as Stadler IT system hit by cyber-attack

STADLER’s IT system was targeted with a cyber-attack last week, the company has announced, with malware used to steal information.

May 1, 2020 | Infrastructure

DB steps up noise abatement investment in 2019

GERMAN Rail (DB) spent €118.6m on noise abatement in 2019, up from €97.8m in 2018, with 53km of soundproof walls installed along existing lines, taking the total to more than 600km.

May 1, 2020 | Light Rail

British group receives funding to develop low-cost LRT track system

THE Coventry Very Light Rail project has received £1.5m from West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to develop a low-cost light rail track system.

April 23, 2020 | Technology

Alstom Hesop energy converter launched on Hamburg U-Bahn

COMMERICAL service has stared with Alstom’s Hesop energy converter system which has been installed on Line U2 of the Hamburger Hochbahn U-Bahn network in Hamburg, Germany.

April 21, 2020 | Technology

Fitsco and Cognitive Pilot to develop autonomous LRV for Shanghai

URBAN rail signalling provider Shanghai Fuxin Intelligent Transportation Solutions (Fitsco), China, and autonomous driving developer Cognitive Pilot, Russia, have announced a project to create an AI-based computer vision system for LRVs in Shanghai, aimed at achieving autonomous operation.

April 7, 2020 | Technology

Industry uses 3D printing capability in fight against Covid-19

SIEMENS and Alstom have begun using their 3D printing capabilities to produce items to protect passengers, staff and medical practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic.

March 28, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Electric weed control, cloud-based common interface, Viia driver support app

Switzerland: Certis Europe has announced it will continue its collaboration with electric weed control developers Zasso Group following successful trials using its Electroherb plant management technology during the past year.

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