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Building a railway from the desert up: why the UAE’s national network matters

2026-08-07T08:00:00+01:00 Etihad Rail

Etihad Rail’s freight-first strategy is creating a national railway designed to strengthen logistics, passenger mobility and long-term economic growth.

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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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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group orders 500 new wagons for scrap metal transport
2026-08-07T13:17:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is leasing 500 new Eanos-y freight wagons from MFD Rail, boosting loading capacity and efficiency for scrap metal and recycling transport across Europe.
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Transport for Wales to roll out new station technology at seven stations this summer
2026-08-07T11:31:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Transport for Wales is introducing modernised gatelines, colleague tablet devices and new interactive help points at seven stations this summer, aiming to improve accessibility and station operations.
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Hitachi Rail completes digital upgrade on Nuremberg-Regensburg railway corridor
2026-08-06T10:07:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Hitachi Rail has completed key signalling upgrades on the modernised Nuremberg-Regensburg railway, supporting improved reliability and future ETCS deployment.
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SMRT advances rail reliability in Singapore with AI maintenance and record network performance
2026-08-06T09:30:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
SMRT has reported record rail reliability, lower emissions and continued investment in AI and digital technologies across Singapore’s MRT network.

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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group orders 500 new wagons for scrap metal transport

2026-08-07T13:17:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is leasing 500 new Eanos-y freight wagons from MFD Rail, boosting loading capacity and efficiency for scrap metal and recycling transport across Europe.

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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.