How we hear the fleet

Measure the interface across the fleet. Map where the network hurts.

Onboard noise monitoring and analysis, built for the tightening European noise regulations. Drop-in: attach the box and power it, no vehicle modification.

An electronics housing and cabling under a rail vehicle, photographed from the inspection pit during the SZU depot shoot.

How it works

From measured signal to conditioned rail.

Measured signals

Accelerometers, microphone, GPS.

The control and monitoring unit

Monitoring, geo-fencing, noise-reactive control.

The lubrication system

Pump, hardware and lubricants, from our partner Igralub.

Adaptive friction control

Top of the rail

Squeal noise down, wear down.

Wheel flange

Flange noise down, wear down.

Illustration: measured signals feed the control and monitoring unit, which drives the lubrication system to condition the top of the rail and the wheel flange.

The system

The control and monitoring unit, fitted to the rail vehicle.

The lubrication system: pump, hardware and lubricants.

Smart lubrication

Geo-fencing: lubrication based on the network layout, so dosing happens only where it is needed.

Noise-reactive: lubrication location and dose respond to the squeal and flange noise events the control and monitoring unit measures.

Additional services

Noise and vibration monitoring.

Data analysis, plus a noise and vibration map.

Friction measurements in the field, with a portable tribometer.

Two units

Two units, one job: friction control on the rail vehicle.

Proven and Rail-certified monitoring units, customised with Traila flange and squeal detection and real-time lubrication control functions.

The all-weather unit

Mounted on the outside of the rail vehicle: the onboard monitoring and friction-control unit.

The cab unit

The smaller unit, mounted in the cab.

Underside view of a rail vehicle bogie with Traila's hand-built onboard test monitoring unit fitted.
Test monitoring units Traila built in-house, fitted to a rail vehicle bogie during trials.

Revealed at InnoTrans 2026, Hall 2.2, Stand 250.

6

days

12

hours

44

minutes

What makes them different

Monitoring you can act on.

Senses the wheel-rail environment onboard: acoustic, vibration, position, speed, and the surrounding conditions.

Decides locally, using conditional geofencing or noise-reactive logic, with no cloud round-trip.

Applies flange and top-of-rail dosing independently, metered channel by channel.

Proves it: every dose and suppression is logged, with its location, its metrics, and the reason behind it.

Bring us your noisiest curve.

A briefing sets out what the onboard read would find on your network. A fleet coverage model shows how few vehicles it takes.