RFID Lowdown:Trains on the RFID Track

RFID is ushering in a wave of operational efficiency in the rail transport division of Transnet, an organization of the South African government. The 80,000 wagons of the general freight rail fleet of Spoornet are set to be tagged with Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) technology from TransCore. The project, which is expected to be completed in 2008, aims to provide in-transit visibility into wagon location, information on wagon maintenance and the status of a load, under high and low speed conditions, to reduce idle times of wagons and improve efficiency of operations.

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