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Track Insights: The construction-to-operations gap

2026-10-13T09:10:00+01:00Sponsored by Autodesk

A railway learns a great deal about itself as it is built. Little of it reaches the people who run it. Read this free report to learn how to ensure the correct data reaches rail operations.

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‘We believe we tick every box for a successor,’ says Europe’s Rail’s executive director
2026-09-24T09:05:00+01:00 Ian Westcott and Giorgio Travaini
Europe’s Rail’s executive director makes the case for a successor – and names the one thing that could undo it.
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InnoTrans turns 30 next week with AI’s first hall of its own
2026-09-18T08:54:00+01:00 Ian Westcott and Kerstin Schulz
InnoTrans director Kerstin Schulz on the 30th anniversary show, AI’s first hall and where rail is heading next.
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Connecting rail through software and AI
2026-09-14T13:35:00+01:00 Devina Pasta
When disruption can ripple across an entire railway, operators need a clearer view of the system as a whole. Devina Pasta, CEO of Siemens Mobility Software, explains how connected data and AI could help railways make better decisions and deliver better passenger experiences.

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Transport groups urge EU leaders to reverse proposed cuts to Connecting Europe Facility funding
2026-10-15T10:22:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
A joint letter from 38 transport organisations warns that an 11% cut to Connecting Europe Facility transport funding would undermine EU competitiveness, resilience and cohesion.
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Network Rail Wales and Borders fits weather stations to GSM-R masts for severe weather response
2026-10-15T09:53:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Network Rail has fitted ten weather stations to existing GSM-R masts across Wales and Borders, giving operational teams local readings of rainfall, wind and temperature.
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Alstom signs €95 million contracts to fit ETCS on Ireland’s existing national rail fleet
2026-10-14T11:43:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Iarnród Éireann has contracted Alstom to design, install and maintain ETCS Level 1 onboard equipment on up to 176 vehicles across its existing fleet.
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Siemens and Galp deploy digital twin software at one of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plants
2026-10-13T09:25:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Siemens is deploying a physics-based digital twin at Galp’s 100 MW GalpH2Park plant in Sines, Portugal, which is due to start operating at year-end.

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Transport groups urge EU leaders to reverse proposed cuts to Connecting Europe Facility funding

2026-10-15T10:22:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

A joint letter from 38 transport organisations warns that an 11% cut to Connecting Europe Facility transport funding would undermine EU competitiveness, resilience and cohesion.

Opinion and interviews

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.