Railway is both the past and the future
Railway of the future - with Obire
Why the railway is part of the future
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Energy
Rail has 6 times lower specific energy consumption
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Emissions
Rail is 9 times better in terms of CO2 emissions
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Air quality
Rail is 8 times better in terms of air pollution
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Safety
Rail causes 85 times fewer casualties.*
ETA of goods
In a world where time and precision matters having the right estimated time of arrival of both goods and people are key
Accuracy of multimodal transport plans
Many end-to-end flows of goods and people are depending on multimodal ways of transport that needs to be accurate
Improvement of operations
Operations stands for a high cost of railway operators and railway undertakers, to improve in this area will matter
Arrival of trains
The arrival is an important part of the trip – to understand, plan and predict this step of the process is key
Planning of trips
A goal without a plan is just a wish
Arrival at destination
The arrival at the destination is the start of many adventours
Warning for trains
Using information about train positions it is possible to warn for them at different parts of the railway
Efficiency of timetables
Timetables are complex, time tables are important, time tables can be made more efficient
Collaboration
The railway is a complex system with many actors - to collaborate across organisational boundaries will improve efficiency, reliability and safety