MoniRail
West Midlands railway monitoring and positioning company.
MoniRail develops train-mounted monitoring and data analysis systems for railway infrastructure. Founded in 2019, it originated at the University of Birmingham’s rail research centre.
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Timeline for MoniRail
Won a quantum sensing award
UK Startups and Innovation: UKRI grants £50m to quantum firms; MPs urge equityBackground
MoniRail is a railway technology company that combines sensors and data analysis to monitor tracks and trains. It began as a spinout from the University of Birmingham's Centre for Rail Research and Education in 2019. Its platform uses measurements collected from trains in service, including data from inertial measurement units, to support continuous monitoring. [Company history](https://MoniRail.co.uk/about-us/)
The purpose is to help railway operators identify infrastructure problems and prioritise maintenance through automated collection and analysis of data. MoniRail also researches positioning methods for places without usable satellite navigation signals. Its quantum navigation work aims to combine new sensors with its track-monitoring system, addressing the difficulty of locating faults precisely when conventional positioning is unreliable. [Research programme](https://MoniRail.co.uk/quantum-project-rd/)
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