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December 9, 2022 | Technology

ÖBB and Frequentis form drone monitoring partnership

Beyond Visual Line of Sight trials will test potential to identify track hazards.

August 13, 2021 | Track

Streamlining track design with BIM

The use of drones and 3D modelling in BIM streamlined the installation of a new track layout while minimising disruption to rail traffic in northern Italy. Paolo Sangiorgi, managing director and country manager of Vossloh Cogifer Italy, explains how the process works.

January 6, 2020 | Technology

US railway air rights service launched

SKYRIGHTS Holdings, United States, has launched a new service aimed at encouraging US Class 1 railways to monetise the air rights above their tracks for drone delivery and urban air mobility applications.

July 15, 2019 | Technology

Sky’s the limit for Bane Nor

With time to conduct maintenance precious, Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane Nor is looking at how autonomous drones could improve the efficiency of maintenance activities. David Burroughs hears how the company’s plans are developing.

July 2, 2019 | Technology

Network Rail awards drone inspection framework contract

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded drone provider Heliguy part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services (USA) framework agreement worth up to £2.6m.

March 20, 2019 | Technology

A new frontier in railway innovation

As railways push ahead with digitalisation, more and more are engaging and implementing solutions from a new form of supplier: the tech start-up. This is changing the railway-supplier relationship and altering the industry’s wider approach to innovation, as Kevin Smith discovers.

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