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May 21, 2025 | Light Rail

Vossloh unveils patented light rail switch at IAF

The product has been designed so that wheel-facing components can be replaced without removing the whole switch.

March 7, 2023 | Infrastructure

HS2 awards switches and crossings contract to Voestalpine

The contract covers HS2 phases 1 and 2a.

September 13, 2022 | Track

Condition monitoring of points to increase in Finland

Measurement technology deployed to optimise maintenance.

September 23, 2021 | Podcasts

Safety doesn’t happen by accident: Part 3

Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) is a reality. Railroads, including their partners in the transportation supply chain, are at the beginning of their journey to establishing true end-to-end digital continuity.

September 16, 2021 | Podcasts

Safety doesn’t happen by accident: Part 2

Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) is a reality. Railroads, including their partners in the transportation supply chain, are at the beginning of their journey to establishing true end-to-end digital continuity.

September 9, 2021 | Podcasts

Safety doesn’t happen by accident: Part 1

Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) is a reality. Railroads, including their partners in the transportation supply chain, are at the beginning of their journey to establishing true end-to-end digital continuity.

June 4, 2021 | Podcasts

CFR 49 Part 243 Virtual Training, with the Federal Railroad Administration and Heartwood

Locomotive engineers have been qualified and trained with simulation technology for years. Through technology, the opportunity to leverage simulation beyond locomotive engineers is quickly emerging.

January 28, 2021 | Podcasts

Maintenance-of-Way State of the Industry Report

Railway Age Engineering Editor and RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson takes a look back at 2020 and provides a forecast for 2021 based on responses from the RT&S State of the Industry survey. He also talks with HNTB’s Ronnie Hakim and Herzog’s Troy Elbert.

April 17, 2019 | News

Vossloh signs €100m framework agreements for switch components

VOSSLOH has signed multi-year framework agreements in Sweden and Italy worth €100m. Vossloh will supply switch components to Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket, as well as switch components and systems for high-speed lines to Italian infrastructure manager Italian Railway Network (RFI).

April 26, 2018 | Track

Internet of Things to improve turnout availability

GERMAN Rail (DB) is working with Munich-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup Konux to improve the availability of high-speed turnouts through predictive maintenance.

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