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Network Rail & Oakland harness AI to innovate knowledge management

Network Rail partners with Oakland to revolutionise knowledge management using AI, aiming for significant improvements in delays, capacity, and carbon emissions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 16th May 2024

EduTech

GCRE & Mavin Powercube partner for groundbreaking rail innovation site in Wales

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) teams up with Mavin Powercube to incorporate a customised Powercube into their South Wales rail innovation site.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Purple Transform gains Innovate UK funding for suicide risk detection AI

Purple Transform secures funding from Innovate UK to develop AI models that identify individuals at risk of suicide on railways.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Oct 2023

Global Stories

Railway stories

Software-as-a-Service

name.com signs AI platform deals to embed domain access

Users of AI build tools will be able to register domains without leaving the platform as Name.com expands its integration push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Zscaler launches AI-Guardian and expands Alstom partnerships

Businesses using AI agents may gain tighter controls as Zscaler adds new governance tools and deepens a decade-old partnership with Alstom.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

Supply Chain

Supply chain challenges in the railroad tie industry: The case for sustainable alternatives

Supply chain turmoil amid hurricanes and scarce timber drives North America's railroad tie industry toward sustainable composite alternatives for resilience.

By Tim Noonan • 5 min read • Thu, 1st May 2025

Unified Communications

Viavi Solutions launches AI-driven automation platform VAMOS

VIAVI Solutions introduces VAMOS, an AI/ML-enhanced automation platform, to cut operational costs and speed up time-to-market for wireless and cloud service providers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Sep 2024

Mobility

Deutsche Bahn adopts Getac rugged laptops for train maintenance

Deutsche Bahn enhances train maintenance with Getac's rugged S410 laptops, aiding digitalisation and efficiency through a partnership with IT-HAUS.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Jun 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Railway stories

Telstra

BAI Communications names Mat Jones as Chief Executive

The handover comes as the communications infrastructure group expands across public safety, rail and broadcasting projects in Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Auckland Transport

What will and won't change with the CRL opening

Auckland commuters will see faster cross-city trips and new station links, but fares, zones and some journey times remain unchanged.

By RNZ • 8 min read • This month

Local Government

'Highway robbery': South Island leaders demand fairer transport funding

South Island councils say the region gets too little of New Zealand's transport budget, despite generating a quarter of the population and a third of exports.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

Transport Canada launches rebate for domestic steel

Shippers can now claim half of eligible rail and marine costs for moving Canadian steel between provinces under a CAD $100 million scheme.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

KiwiRail to run new Cook Strait ferries Kupe & Cook

The state-owned rail operator will keep control of the crucial Cook Strait freight link, with taxpayer support for the scheme capped at GBP £0.8 billion.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2026