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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

June 3, 2026 | Policy

Britain’s rail regulator publishes AI action plan

Plan sets out six actions to be completed in 2026-27 to enable the safe adoption of AI.

April 29, 2026 | Technology

Britain launches rail industry AI action plan

Pathfinder projects now under development to roll out AI across the sector.

April 20, 2026 | Policy

Innovation for Britain’s changing railway

Britain has a new strategic rail innovation body in the form of GBRX, the main objective of which is to remove the barriers to adoption of new technology such as AI, computer vision and quantum positioning. Robert Preston speaks exclusively to GBRX managing director Toufic Machnouk.

April 16, 2026 | Metros

Depot 4.0 offers fresh approach to fleet maintenance

Singapore metro operator SMRT recently completed the Depot 4.0 project which has entirely reconfigured fleet maintenance and overhaul activities at its Bishan depot. By deploying automation and an AI-based planning system, the project has optimised the use of human resources and doubled fleet maintenance capacity, as Kevin Smith explains.

January 1, 2026 | Technology

IRJ’s 10-point plan for global rail growth

As we enter the second half of the 2020s, ambitious targets for passenger and freight volume growth to deliver modal shift at the expense of other modes appear as elusive as ever. Passenger numbers continue to fluctuate and rail freight is still struggling to increase its market share in many parts of the world. IRJ’s editorial team has considered what we believe are the key factors in delivering sustained and balanced growth for rail networks across the globe. These are summarised in the following 10 points.

September 13, 2025 | Innovations

New technology drives SNCF development

French National Railways (SNCF) is deploying new technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve rolling stock performance and network management while reducing energy consumption, as David Haydock explains.

September 4, 2025 | Europe

Railway Forum speakers tackle rail’s digital future

IRJ reports from the opening session of the Railway Forum congress in Berlin on September 3.

July 23, 2025 | Technology

Sensor-free AI predictive maintenance system deployed

Ermewa and Amsted Digital Solutions announce breakthrough in AI-powered predictive wagon maintenance.

June 13, 2025 | Technology

Smarter metros on the horizon

The two-year Nexus research project aims to make metro systems smarter, more efficient, and better-suited to meet the demands of modern urban mobility. Project coordinator Pietro de Vito * outlines how the project will be structured and what it hopes to achieve.

May 21, 2025 | Track

The role of automation in predictive rail inspection

Bernhard Metzger, senior director, solutions engineering, and Jackie van der Westhuizen, vice-president of the surface transportation group at Ensco, operator of the Transportation Technology Centre (TTC) at Pueblo, Colorado, in the United States, explain how automation is reshaping track inspection.

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