Reducing costs through a better rail incident management

Rail incident management can be a source of inefficiency and high costs in the absence of specific tools to optimize it.
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The challenges of rail incident management

In the rail transport sector, incident management is an essential component in maintaining smooth and safe operations. However, many rail companies are faced with operational inefficiencies: 

  1. Increased costs associated with inefficiencies, which can lead to delays, uncontrolled maintenance costs and safety-related costs.
  2. Manual impact calculations: this process is time-consuming and introduces the risk of human error.
  3. Multiple systems and platforms for incident management: c this reduces the traceability of operations and complicates real-time train tracking.

These challenges call for a solution that enables companies to automate their processes, improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Optimizing rail incident management

Binary System’s REX module offers a complete solution for optimizing rail incidents. Thanks to automated incident handling and a centralized workflow, it enables a transparent incident management strategy to be put in place.

Cost savings

Preventing damage and inefficient processes reduces both direct and indirect operating costs, to the benefit of the railways.

Improved traceability

Centralized incident management ensures a complete overview and precise tracking of each event.

Automated calculations

The REX module automatically calculates the impact of incidents using customized values. This reduces manual calculations and minimizes potential errors.

REX module at Ouigo

Rolling Stock Director Enzo Talarico uses MainTrack to ensure Captrain Italia efficiently operates 8,300 trains per year, covering 4.9 million miles of rail track. 

  • On Efficiency
    “MainTrack is a very good product – a genuine railway solution… preventative and corrective maintenance works can be addressed together, enabling us to work much more efficiently.”
  • On Productivity
    “With MainTrack we work more quickly… aside from myself we have one person managing rolling stock. Without MainTrack we would need at least one person more.”
  • On Safety
    “MainTrack enforces safety because we enter a maintenance plan which has to be respected. For each locomotive we receive alerts before expiry, and if an element does expire then it automatically becomes unavailable.”
  • On Adaptability
    “Drivers can report issues via a mobile application, for example if a locomotive has an issue. This produces an alert so that production knows the locomotive is not available, which makes it possible to reorganise quickly.”
  • On Integration
    “The integration of the different modules has improved safety – because management of maintenance is not only an aspect of production; it is also safety and management of quality of work of maintainers.”

Our commitment to adapting solutions to changing customer needs

Binary System not only enables railway companies to improve the management of railway incidents. Not only does it improve traceability and reduce sources of error, it also generates substantial savings. Continuous adaptation and development of solutions is essential to remain competitive.

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