Webinar: European Railway Checkpoints – Intelligent Monitoring of Seamless Rail Freight Transports

Discover how AI, Standardised European Railway Checkpoints and harmonized data sharing are not only transforming cross-border operations but also paving the way for the future of seamless European logistics.

In this webinar, developments within this working group were demonstrated by showcasing four modules from Germany, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands focusing on the following use cases; Condition monitoring, Improving sharing of logistics information, Capturing yard movements and Recognition of Hazardous goods and UIC code.

The European Railway Checkpoints (ERC) is part of the TRANS4M-R project within Europe’s Rail Flagship Area 5.

Agenda

• Welcome and Introduction – Behzad Kordnejad and Ingrid Nordmark, KTH
• AI-powered condition monitoring – Elisa Sengle and Margarite Klass, DB Cargo
• Checkpoints for improving sharing of logistics information – Mats Åkerfeldt, Trafikverket, and Martin Kjellin, RISE
• Checkpoints deployment in Can Tunis for capturing yard movements – Alexis Vidaurre Celis, ADIF, Francisco Parrilla Ayuso, INDRA, and Markos Losada Gobantes, CEIT
• Recognition of Hazardous Materials Plates/Placards and UIC Code – Marcel Gerrits, ProRail, and Melissa Tijink, University of Twente
• Closing remark – Behzad Kordnejad and Ingrid Nordmark, KTH

The event was organised by Lindholmen Science Park in co-operation with Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH), Trafikverket, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, DB Cargo, ADIF, CEIT Centro Tecnológico, Indra, ProRail and University of Twente. 

It was funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. The project TRANS4M-R is supported by the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking and its members.