Infrabel focuses on digital data as it moves towards predictive maintenance

摘要

The Belgian railway network is one of the busiest in Europe. To guarantee safe and punctual rail traffic, Infrabel must regularly check, maintain and, where necessary, replace its rail infrastructure. For example, the track geometry on 3,600km of railway lines and 10,000 switches is measured several times a year to determine where maintenance is required. In recent years, we have invested heavily in digitalising our data. This concerns both the maintenance plans of tracks and switches and crossings (S&C) and the records linked to that maintenance. Every employee has access to the necessary information via the digital SAP platform. He or she can check whether maintenance was carried out, see whether it was done on time and look up the findings and measurements.