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ÖBB and Frequentis Collaborate on Drone Operations

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Unique Innovation Partnership: Austrian Federal Railways And FREQUENTIS Collaborate on Hanger-Based Drone Operations Automated drones to provide faster, more efficient, and more frequent rail track maintenance checks in the future. A dense rail network with almost 10,000 kilometres of track and over 1,000 stations and stops is the basis for the comprehensive

On Track for Greater Automation

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On Track for Greater Automation By Karsten Oberle , Head of Rail Business at Nokia Across the railway sector, the trend to digitalise operations continues to gather steam. It is driving the automation of processes and operations and improving efficiencies, costs and safety. Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, 5G, edge clouds,

UK: LiDAR Helps Protect 19th Century Railway Viaduct

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Laser scanners and drones have been used to plan essential maintenance of the 19th century Whalley railway viaduct in Lancashire. The technology was used to map every inch of the 48-arch Victorian viaduct, which carries the Blackburn to Clitheroe railway line 550 metres across the Ribble Valley and over the river

TfL lifts facemasks order

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Facemasks are no longer compulsory on Transport for London services from today, as all Covid restrictions are lifted in England. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan had maintained the requirement for facemasks on TfL after restrictions were eased elsewhere, and he still wants passengers on trains, trams and buses to

West Highland Line closed for track and bridge work

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OCTOBER 5-13 saw the West Highland Line closed for essential repairs to track and structures between Crianlarich and Fort William.  During the week-long line closure, engineers worked around-the-clock to refurbish and repaint bridges near Spean Bridge and Corrour, and renew drainage systems between Tyndrum Upper and Bridge of Orchy. 

World rail infrastructure market – August 2019

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Australia: ARTC has appointed Turner & Townsend and SNC-Lavalin to provide programme management office services for the Inland Rail project. Canada: Thales is to supply SelTrac CBTC signalling for Toronto’s Finch West light rail line and Stage 2 of the O-Train Confederation Line in Ottawa. Croatia: HŽ Infrastruktura, the Port of Rijeka

Doğa sararınca raylardaki ‘vaha’ dikkati çekti

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Kars’ın Selim ilçesinde 1969 yılında TCDD tarafından ağaçlandırılan Benli Ahmet Tren İstasyonu, 50 yıldır ziyaretçilerine görsel şölen sunuyor.

Droning on: Drones bring new dimension to rail photography

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Words: Chris Milner, Photography: Geoff Griffiths The availability and affordability of a ‘drone’ for the average person has brought a new dimension to all types of photography. Until a few years ago the use of a drone was usually limited to military applications, but miniaturisation, coupled with portability, affordability and

Rail Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Zero-Emission Technology

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UK: Rail Minister Andrew Jones has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to greener rail journeys. The pledge was made while visiting Steamology, a Hampshire-based company, which received £350,000 in government funding this year to invest in its ‘Water to Water’ (W2W) system. As a zero-emission compact steam generator that works using oxygen and

İmamoğlu’ndan İBB’ye yeni atamalar

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İBB’de Ulaşımdan Sorumlu Genel Sekreter Yardımcılığı’na raylı sistem uzmanı Orhan Demir, Raylı Sistemler Daire Başkanlığı’na çok iyi seviyede Japonca bilen Doç. Dr. Pelin Alpkökin, Park Bahçe ve Yeşil Alanlar Daire Başkanlığı’na Yüksek Mimar Prof. Dr. Yasin Çağatay Seçkin atandı.

‘Drone train’ completes first trial

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FRANCE: National operator SNCF has successfully tested a remotely-controlled train over a distance of 4 km in the Paris suburbs. Representing a key stage in SNCF’s programme to develop automated operations, the ‘drone train’ ran from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges to Juvisy and was driven from a control centre established at Vigneux-sur-Seine. Describing the test

13 June: news in brief

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Southeastern rescue deal THE Southeastern franchise has been extended until 10 November at least, after two months of talks between Southeastern’s owner Govia and the Department for Transport. Time had been running out for the negotiations, and without an agreement the DfT would have been forced to take over as ‘operator

Conwy Valley devastation as Storm Gareth wreaks havoc

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TRAIN services on the 28-mile Conwy Valley line will remain suspended for several months after the line was substantially damaged by Storm Gareth on March 16. Detailed inspections of the branch line by Network Rail using a drone have revealed multiple embankment washouts, lineside equipment flooded, and track, embankments, bridges, level

Storm-damaged Welsh line to be closed for months

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A BRANCH line in North Wales will remain closed for months, warned Network Rail, after Storm Gareth had swept across the region. The savage weather damaged track, lineside equipment, embankments, bridges, level crossings and stations between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog, and it is not yet known when trains will be

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