A network of monitoring devices for monitoring the condition of the surface of railway track rails is described. A monitoring device includes a spectrometer configured to monitor at least one frequency that indicates the presence of a contaminant on a railway track rail and to provide an output indicative of the presence or absence of the contaminant on a railway track rail. The monitoring device also includes a transmitter arranged to transmit its output to a central database. The central database is configured to store data from the monitoring devices in the network over time, establishing historical data of track conditions as monitored by the monitoring devices. A comparator is configured to compare current track conditions over the network with historical track conditions over the network, providing an indication of likely developments of track conditions.


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    Title :

    SURFACE CONDITION MONITORING OF RAILWAY TRACKS


    Additional title:

    ÜBERWACHUNG DES OBERFLÄCHENZUSTANDES VON EISENBAHNGLEISEN
    SURVEILLANCE D'ÉTAT DE SURFACE DE VOIES FERRÉES


    Contributors:
    SWAN JULIAN (author)

    Publication date :

    2023-02-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



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