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Smart Rails Are Coming

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When at RailLive last month, I noticed a clear trend in the rail industry to develop and improve the amount of information being gathered from our railways.

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When at RailLive last month, I noticed a clear trend in the rail industry to develop and improve the amount of information being gathered from our railways. Information is king when it comes to pre-empting problems. In the following short article from The Engineer, some of the benefits are discussed from the eyes of Hitachi Rail.

We look forward to continuing to assist companies and entrepreneurs in this sector in protecting their developments.

#innovation #sensors #IOT #rail #RailLive #TheEngineer #HitachiRail

Great Western Railway's high-speed trains will be boosted with the installation of Hitachi Rail's 'Perpetuum Onboard' wireless technology to monitor wheels and bogies.

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