Heavy haul railways throughout the world are rapidly turning toward detection and performance-based rolling stock maintenance to boost efficiency by lowering maintenance and inspection costs.
Sensors, data collection systems, computer software, and communications advancements have enabled the development and deployment of sophisticated, dependable, and accurate waggon and track monitoring systems capable of automating many train inspection processes, providing opportunities to replace, supplement, and enhance the safety and productivity of railway operations.
Automated waggon health monitoring systems can do a variety of things in different cases.
Currently, numerous car health monitoring technologies are employed to identify underperforming vehicles and bogie components.