Railway Metrics and Dynamics AB
has signed a collaboration and cooperation agreement with
Green Cargo AB
within the framework of the
Swedish Transport Administration's
innovation initiative Mätning av Anläggning från Järnvägsfordon.
Railway Metrics and Dynamics is a procured supplier to the
Swedish Transport Administration
in an innovation project where the goal is to create a continuous facility monitoring of the Swedish railway. The procurement - "Innovation procurement - Regarding further development, validation and delivery of new information services for automated measurement of the railway facility" - consists of three stages where stage two was activated in the autumn of 2023. If all
Trafikverket's
requirements are met during the project, the order value is approximately
SEK 25 million
over a three-year period.
Read more: Million dollar contract with the
Swedish Transport Administration
signed [link to press release in Swedish]
Read more:
Swedish Transport Administration
activates stage 2 of contract with Railway Metrics and Dynamics
Under the contract with
Trafikverket
, Railway Metrics and Dynamics will recruit and instrument vehicle owners, traffic organisers and/or railway companies. The agreement with Green Cargo means that Railway Metrics and Dynamics has entered into another collaboration agreement, in addition to the agreements previously signed with for example Tåg i Bergslagen.
Read more: Agreement signed with Tåg i Bergslagen [link to press release in Swedish]
"It is gratifying news and a major step towards continuous monitoring of the Swedish railway that Green Cargo -
Sweden's
largest freight operator - is now on the monitoring train", says
Jan Lindqvist
, CEO of
Railway Metrics and Dynamics AB
.
"Together with the
Swedish Transport Administration
and Railway Metrics and Dynamics, we can jointly create conditions and improve the railway. The entire chain must work together so that we and the entire industry get better punctuality and more reliable deliveries to our customers", says
Camilla Bergdahl
, Vehicle Manager at Green Cargo.
Railway Metrics and Dynamics will equip a number of Green Cargo's trains with sensors called Performance Monitoring Units (PMU). These units send information to the
Swedish Transport Administration's
data exchange platform (DUP). Railway Metrics and Dynamics then analyses and reports deviations and trends in the infrastructure, for example via the company's proprietary interface called Dashboard.
There is no compensation between Railway Metrics and Dynamics and Green Cargo until the end of phase two. However, the
Swedish Transport Administration
encourages the parties to develop and demonstrate vehicle-related benefits and efficiency improvements in the railway system within the framework of the agreement. With a separate agreement, compensation can thus also be regulated between Railway Metrics and Dynamics and Green Cargo.
"Since we measure the interaction between vehicles and infrastructure, we approach the analysis of a railway system in the true sense of the word - a system consisting of both vehicles and infrastructure. Through our technology, there is also the possibility for Green Cargo to gain detailed knowledge of their vehicles, which can, for example, streamline vehicle maintenance", says
Jan Lindqvist
.
More information:
Jan Lindqvist, VD
Telefon: +46 (0)70-587 76 26
E-mail: jan.lindqvist@railwaymetrics.com
RMD is a Swedish IT-company, based in
Stockholm
, which develops and sells a cloud-based, real-time system with patented technology, based on advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence, for asset management. Initially, the Company has chosen to focus on the railway industry, such as locomotives, railcars, rails and other railway infrastructure, but RMD's system can be used in other transport and infrastructure markets, including the construction market, as well as the human resources market. For rail industry operators, the Company's systems enable them to operate transport with increased efficiency, safety, punctuality and profitability.
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