Date: 28/06/2022

Hitachi Rail is installing its cutting-edge live monitoring solution across Great Western Railway's high-speed fleet of 93 intercity trains, in a world-first for digital maintenance. This technology will boost fleet availability by over 100 days per year. Wireless sensors are being attached to live monitor the entire wheelsets and bogies, allowing real-time data of gearboxes, traction motors, bearings and wheels.

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Hitachi Rail is installing its cutting-edge live monitoring solution across Great Western Railways high-speed fleet of 93 intercity trains, in a world-first...

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Wireless sensors are being attached to live monitor the entire wheelsets and bogies, allowing real-time data of gearboxes, traction motors, bearings and wheels. This will deliver significant benefits to passengers and train operators, including boosted train availability, improved safety, and reduced maintenance costs. At present, bogie overhaul accounts for about a third of maintenance costs, with trains requiring an average of seven days to carry out manual inspection or component replacement in a depot.
Location: North Pole Depot
Company: Great Western Railway
/06/2022 Hitachi Rail Europe

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