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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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Bringing complex turnkey rail projects to life
2026-09-09T13:49:00+01:00 Global Railway Review
Siemens Mobility explains how integrated delivery, digital twins and AI are helping manage increasingly complex rail projects worldwide.

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Network Rail completes £7.1m East Coast Main Line upgrade including drainage, track and points renewals
2026-10-07T11:16:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Network Rail has completed £7.1m of works between Newcastle and Scotland, including drainage clearance, new track, points renewals and overhead line work, over three weekends.
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Max-Theurer family unites Plasser & Theurer, Robel, Matisa and Speno under JMT Industrie Holding
2026-10-06T11:30:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
The four rail infrastructure sub-groups expect combined 2026 revenues of around EUR 1.7 billion and will retain their brands, management and sites.
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MVR AG orders two hybrid rack-and-pinion locomotives from Stadler for Rochers-de-Naye line maintenance
2026-10-06T09:32:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera has ordered two Hem 4/4 hybrid cogwheel locomotives from Stadler, due to enter service in 2029 alongside new panoramic railcars.
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Loram begins fitting ETCS in-cab signalling to second rail grinder used by Network Rail
2026-10-06T09:21:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Loram is fitting Hitachi Rail ETCS to rail grinder C44-02 in Derby, its first fitment funded through the East Coast Digital Programme.

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Network Rail completes £7.1m East Coast Main Line upgrade including drainage, track and points renewals

2026-10-07T11:16:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

Network Rail has completed £7.1m of works between Newcastle and Scotland, including drainage clearance, new track, points renewals and overhead line work, over three weekends.

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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.