The results are in...
The Rail Forum Panel were impressed by the range of submissions, having impact across all of the scoring themes and reminding us of the great strength the UK offers around problem-solving and challenge-led innovation.
It is the responsibility of the whole industry to actively support and nurture innovation across rail and we encourage the wider industry to continue to be receptive to ideas, respective of intellectual property and welcoming for testing and demonstration.
The three regional finalists have been put forward for the international finals, together with regional finalists from the other clusters. At this stage, appointed judges from all of the ERCI clusters will score each application and the winners of the three awards will be officially announced at Innotrans!
Rail Forum Regional Round Winners
Dual Inventive
with the RSS 300 (Remote Safety Switch 3000), which is transforming how railways deliver safe and efficient track access. By enabling infrastructure to be switched remotely in seconds - without requiring staff on site - it removes manual processes and significantly reduces time exposed to risk.
Machines with Vision
with Fault Navigator, which is a railway maintenance application that enables track workers to navigate precisely to defects detected by inspection trains using standard smartphones and tablets, without relying on GPS or mobile signal.
Vanguard Rail Solutions
with VDST Visual Decision Support Tool, which replaces the static PDFs, email chains and tribal knowledge that controllers traditionally rely on with a connected, real-time decision environment.
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Highly Commended
Prolectric
with their Autonomous Solar-Hybrid Energy System for Rail Infrastructure (ProRXM Hybrid & Ecosystem), which is an autonomous solar-hybrid energy system designed to replace diesel-powered lighting and generators across railinfrastructure projects and delivers high-performance lighting within restricted trackside environments.
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Cat Appleby
We have been thrilled by the quality of submissions to this year’s regional round. The Regional Judging Panel were impressed by the significant potential impacts that each of our regional winners could delivery for railway operations and we watch the next steps with eager anticipation. Our involvement in the European Rail Clusters Initiative is a principal activity across our membership offer with particular emphasis around innovation and knowledge sharing as well as market expansion and profile raising. We welcome the opportunity to showcase our members innovative responses to known railway challenges and encourage wider industry to explore these developments to the fullest.