Korea Railroad Corp., known as Korail, said April 24 it signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding with French rail companies SYSTRA and MESEA at its headquarters in Daejeon and held a technical exchange meeting.
The April 23 event drew about 20 rail officials from South Korea and France, including Korail Electricity Headquarters Director Lee Seong-hyeong, SYSTRA Vice President Sarah Madjedi and MESEA Technical Headquarters Director Olivier Gouin, Korail said.
At the meeting, Korail presented operating cases of condition-based maintenance, which analyzes current asset condition data to set optimal maintenance cycles, and predictive maintenance, which forecasts warning signs before failures to enable preemptive repairs. Korail also shared its mid- to long-term plan to upgrade maintenance.
Under the agreement, the three organizations will strengthen cooperation through sharing best practices and information related to maintenance of rail electrical facilities and through mutual benchmarking. They also plan to promote a “data-driven, scientific maintenance system” by actively introducing advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence to improve equipment reliability and prevent failures in advance.
“By advancing an AI-based maintenance system for rail electrification, we will enhance the safety and reliability of electrical facilities and continue expanding the foundation for entering the global rail market,” Lee said.
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