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Rethinking rail asset management with system-level thinking

2026-07-23T11:53:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

Arup’s Sharon Rose explains why rail infrastructure managers must shift from asset-focused decisions to system-level thinking to improve resilience, performance and investment outcomes.

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FRMCS migration, not policy ambition, will determine success or failure
2026-07-17T12:01:00+01:00 Karel van Gils EU-Rail
GSM-R is being switched off. EU-Rail’s Karel van Gils on why FRMCS migration will decide if digital rail delivers.
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LNER’s digital transformation is already cutting thousands of minutes of delay
2026-07-14T09:51:00+01:00 Danny Gonzalez
LNER’s digital transformation is already preventing thousands of minutes of delay before they happen.
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Rail freight digitalisation now has the momentum it was missing
2026-07-10T14:10:00+01:00 Daniel Gradl
Wabtec’s Daniel Gradl explains why rail freight digitalisation finally has the momentum it needs to scale.

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New research shows rail travel is cheaper, greener and more productive than flying
2026-07-29T14:37:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
New independent research has found rail travel is often cheaper, greener and more productive than domestic flights across Great Britain.
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Andy Burnham launches technical education reforms during Alstom visit to Derby factory
2026-07-29T09:32:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Alstom’s Derby factory to launch new technical education routes and meet apprentices shaping the future of UK rail.
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InnoTrans 2026 highlights rail electrification and digital technologies
2026-07-28T11:11:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
InnoTrans 2026 will spotlight the latest rail electrification, digitalisation and battery technologies as the Railway Technology segment continues to expand.
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Siemens Mobility delivers 2,000th Vectron locomotive to ÖBB
2026-07-27T11:08:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Siemens Mobility has delivered its 2,000th Vectron locomotive, highlighting the platform’s continued success across Europe’s rail network.

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New research shows rail travel is cheaper, greener and more productive than flying

2026-07-29T14:37:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

New independent research has found rail travel is often cheaper, greener and more productive than domestic flights across Great Britain.

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Rail traction energy: coupling sustainability with technology trade-offs and strategic choices

2026-05-18T14:27:00+01:00 Simon Fletcher

Simon Fletcher, founder of Fletch Rail Advisory, examines the strategic choices behind rail traction energy, weighing electrification, battery and hydrogen solutions and the challenges of scaling them across networks.

Mirroring reality: how digital twinning impacts the rail industry

2026-03-13T14:16:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins

Global Railway Review exclusively interviewed LNER’s Adrian Varma and Northern’s Marc Silverwood to explore how digital twins are transforming railway operations, enabling real-time decision-making, predictive testing and smarter disruption management.