FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
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2023-04-12 (railtech.com)
New Rail-5G technology heading for British rail network |
British technology company, evo-rail, is working to develop a connectivity system that promises to revolutionise digital communications within the consumer rail travel industry. The boffins behind the system have been developing the technology with an eye to a worldwide market. The new Rail-5G technology has been designed by rail experts specifically for the railways and
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2023-02-17 (railjournal.com)
SWR trials sign language AI technology to improve accessibility
London Waterloo is trialling the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide passenger information using British Sign Language (BSL).
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2023-02-13 (theexeterdaily.co.uk)
South Western Railway trials cutting-edge AI technology to improve accessibility
Britain’s busiest station, London Waterloo, is trialling Artificial Intelligence that provides train information through British Sign Language (BSL). Travellers who are deaf or have hearing loss often struggle to hear station announcements and communicate with staff, which can make it harder to plan
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2023-02-08 (railadvent.co.uk)
A trial by South Western Railway sees state-of-the-art AI technology bring improvements in accessibility
The impressive Artificial Intelligence technology will support passengers who are deaf or have hearing loss as they find it hard to hear station announcements and communicate with staff, creating a great deal of difficulty and stress when planning journeys or travelling by train. South Western
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2021-10-12 (somersetlive.co.uk)
Calls grow to save the 'valued' London trains under threat
"The fact is that Paddington and Waterloo are two very different destinations"
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2020-08-27 (modernrailways.com)
SWR launches ‘701’ Arterio EMU
On 24 August South Western Railway unveiled the brand name Arterio for its new suburban fleet of 90 Bombardier-built Class 701 EMUs. The first Arterio trains are due to enter service on the Reading line later this year before replacing Class 455, 456, 458 and 707 EMUs on all suburban services into
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