 remote condition monitoring having access to fast and reliable data is a game changer for ensuring the high performance of trains on the network and especially when you can get that data remotely with the introduction of remote condition monitoring information such as the engines oil pressure coolant level saloon temperature and more is readily available without the need for manual inspections allowing for intelligence led condition based maintenance of fleets in partnership with instrumentel we are rolling out remote condition monitoring technology on our turbostar fleets at crosscountry emr chiltern and northern early results have shown that moving just one task to condition based maintenance can save up to 1 500 maintenance hours per year freeing up this time for people to focus on other areas 