China RFID Rail Application Goes National

China places volume order of RFID equipment with TagMaster to enable automatic power switching on locomotives. This application of RFID technology is moving out of the local pilot stage to be more broadly leveraged across the country. The RFID system is used to switch trains across the rail network. ...

... "The successful pilot installation in the Guangdong province this year has now resulted in a decision from the Chinese Railway Bureau to install the TagMaster RFID equipment on the mainline between Hong Kong and Beijing. This means that the project now has reached the national level in PR China and is no longer a local project in the Guangdong province. The TagMaster RFID system is a central part in the automatic power switching system for locomotives. The system ensures that the locomotive automatically switches between different feeder stations in each sector of the track, allowing the driver to focus on driving the train in a more relaxed and secure manner. " ...

Via Tagmaster: RFID systems for automatic power switching on mainline railway in PR China