WAGON leasing company VTG Rail UK and braking equipment supplier Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK), are carrying out a main line trial of nine wagons fitted with digital technology which they claim has the potential to revolutionise performance of rail freight.
VTG says the initial‘iWagons’ feature 12 innovations including new wheelsets which feature four axle end generators to power patented Wheel Flat Prevention (WFP) technology, which monitors slide of wheelsets and condition of the brakes. The information can