Transdiagnostics launches ‘game-changer’ for freight rail safety
06/06/2025
Transdiagnostics has announced the launch of Transend, a next-generation digital solution designed to transform freight rail safety and efficiency.
Following a successful four-year trial, this system delivers predictive diagnostics that are intended to replace outdated monitoring technology, significantly reducing derailment risks and optimising rail operations.
“The freight rail industry has long relied on outdated systems and reactive safety measures, such as wayside detectors that offer fragmented and delayed data,” said Peter Hogg, Co-Founder of Transdiagnostics. “Transend delivers real-time intelligence to control and maintenance teams, enabling operators to prevent failures before they occur.”
While other transportation sectors, such as trucking, have long embraced digital solutions, Transend represents a step change in the transformation of freight rail. By leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors and cloud computing, it empowers stakeholders, including shippers, car owners, regulators and shareholders, with insights that improve network reliability, logistics coordination and overall supply chain resilience.
Delivering insights every ten seconds, Transend ensures that operators receive instant, actionable data on key train performance indicators, including wheel and bearing temperature, brake status, rail car handling and acoustic or vibration anomalies. Engineered to perform across high-traffic corridors, extreme weather conditions and diverse network infrastructures, its cloud-based architecture integrates seamlessly with existing control systems, enabling safety upgrades without operational disruption.
With Transend, operators can modernise systems, gain visibility into both day-to-day operations and long-term performance and compete more effectively in an industry that is positioned for rapid growth but under pressure to deliver greater efficiency. This is increasingly urgent amid tightening regulations, including the USA’s proposed Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024 (H.R.8996), introduced following recent catastrophic derailments, such as in East Palestine, Ohio, USA.
Offering a strong return on investment and a reduced total cost of ownership, Transend builds on rail’s natural competitive advantage as a more sustainable freight option, allowing operators to identify and replace underperforming equipment and reduce overall fuel consumption.
“Transend is more than a technology upgrade, it is a strategic leap towards a safer, more connected and more efficient freight rail industry,” concluded Peter.
