{"id":17237,"date":"2026-05-29T10:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/17237\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:43:10","slug":"twente-netherlands-rail-track-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/17237\/","title":{"rendered":"Twente, Netherlands \u2013 Rail Track Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How a record-breaking track sensor installation will contribute to faster Amsterdam \u2013 Berlin travel and ensure passenger safety.<\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<p>Heavier locomotives on the Intercity Berlin to Amsterdam route meant certain clay-rich stretches of the track needed a reliable and accurate monitoring system.<br \/>\nSenceive made and delivered over 3,000 tilt sensors in 5 weeks. The sensors were installed in 5 days, with online data available\u00a0immediately.<br \/>\nThe accuracy and reliability of the wireless system will be an ideal long-term solution to provide all interested parties with reassurance that they will be alerted of any concerning movements.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23654247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Boxes-of-nodes.jpg\" alt=\"Boxes of nodes\" width=\"587\" height=\"440\"  \/><br \/>\nChallenge<\/p>\n<p>Travel time between Amsterdam and Berlin was reduced by 30 minutes from December 2023. This required heavier locomotives that could run on both the Dutch (1500 V) and German (15000 V) power supply.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the heavier locomotives traveling at a speed of 130 km\/hr, Dutch rail operator ProRail was concerned about possible movement of the clay-rich soils on certain stretches of the track between Wierden and the German border.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure stability of the track and guarantee passenger safety, ProRail needed a monitoring system capable of continuous and accurate reporting of track geometry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23654280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture.png\" alt=\"Node on railway track\" width=\"587\" height=\"440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Solution<\/p>\n<p>ProRail decided to install a Senceive wireless monitoring system, capable of measuring track geometry with a high degree of precision and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>Senceive manufacture all sensors in-house and are able to fulfil large orders. \u00a03,622 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senceive.com\/products\/tilt-sensors\/nano-triaxial-tilt-sensor-node-range\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NanoMacro Triaxial Tilt Sensors<\/a>\u00a0were delivered to ProRail in less than five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The High-G track tilt sensors were installed every 1.8 metres along the track to measure changes in twist and cant displacements. \u00a0One cellular gateway with solar panel was installed for every 50 sensors to meet reporting rate requirements. \u00a0The entire system was installed in five days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23654296 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture3.png\" alt=\"Two workmen in high-vis\" width=\"587\" height=\"440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Outcome<\/p>\n<p>The system was up and running immediately following installation, with data sent from the sensors to the gateways and on to ProRail\u2019s data viewing platform. \u00a0Registered users can now view and interact with the track movement data from the comfort of their desks.<\/p>\n<p>The system was configured to gather data every one minute and send automatic SMS and email alerts if movements breach certain thresholds.<\/p>\n<p>The project team will now be able to assess long-term movement trends to optimise maintenance, as well as detect sudden movement that could represent a safety issue. \u00a0The system will be in place for three years.<\/p>\n<p>Further insight into changing ground conditions will come from inclinometers and extensometers installed in boreholes.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senceive.com\/case-studies\/twente-netherlands-rail-track-monitoring\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Senceive.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProducts &amp; Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How a record-breaking track sensor installation will contribute to faster Amsterdam \u2013 Berlin travel and ensure passenger safety.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23,13672,1105,6,13673],"class_list":["post-17237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-netherlands","tag-amsterdam","tag-berlin","tag-germany","tag-netherlands","tag-senceive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}