A sensory washer deployed at critical rail fastenings sends infrastructure management real-time information on the condition of the track. This simple concept could significantly reduce the risk of derailment, improve operational safety and efficiencies and empower maintenance workers.
Various measurements taken at critical fastenings are fed in real-time to a cloud-based server, where maintenance professionals can remotely monitor the condition and stability of the rail network. “Remote monitoring increases passenger safety and reduces the need to send maintenance workers into dangerous situations,” says GRAILS-SWE project manager John Evans from Smart Component Technologies in the UK. “Less signal point failure also means fewer delays.”
Further details: Smart solutions for safer rail networks