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ArticleIn-service monitoring should be the new norm
Mani Entezami, Research Fellow at BCRRE and Founder & CTO of MoniRail Ltd, explains how in-service monitoring using inertial sensors is emerging as a cost-effective, transformative approach, enabling predictive maintenance through a detailed understanding of vehicle and track interaction.
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ArticleGlobal Railway Review unveils all-star Editorial Council to chart course for 2025
Get ready for a new era of rail industry insight! Global Railway Review is thrilled to announce the formation of its dynamic new Editorial Council, a powerhouse of expertise assembled by Editor Elizabeth Jordan to guide the publication into 2025 and beyond.
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ArticleSecuring the Future of Rail: Cybersecurity Challenges and Mitigation Strategies
The rail industry is on the cusp of a digital revolution, poised to transform the passenger experience from the moment of booking to well beyond arrival. This Q&A with Paul Vaclik, Head of Product Innovation at Nomad Digital, explores the key opportunities and challenges presented by this transformation, delving ...
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ArticleHafeet Rail partners with Progress Rail to supply modern freight fleet
The agreement between Hafeet Rail and Progress Rail supports the development of a safe and sustainable Omani-Emirati railway network, with locomotives specifically designed to withstand the region's unique climatic and geographical conditions.
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Article20th century approaches to address 21st century challenges
Last week the UK’s transport regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), wrote to Network Rail stating concerns that the UK’s railway operator lacks sufficient understanding of the condition of its structures.
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ArticleMaCIGA: The slogan we never knew we needed
It’s 2025, and political slogans have become the fast food of geopolitics—cheap, mass-produced, and barely digestible. The U.S. gave us MAGA (Make America Great Again), Europe countered with MEGA (Make Europe Great Again), and now, as we stare down the rusting skeletons of our critical infrastructure, the next big acronym ...
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ArticleUNIFE warns growth must be maintained to help EU meet climate targets
Supporters from across the European institutions and other key stakeholders alerted Europe could miss out on creating jobs and reducing transport emissions, if rail failed to secure significant EU funding as part of the new Multi-Financial Framework 2028-2034.
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ArticleWhy expanding International Rail is the smarter, faster choice for sustainable growth
Following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' announcement last week, Political Liaison Officer for Bring Back Euro Trains, Diccon Spain, responded to the Heathrow expansion plans and pointed out the pre-existing rail options going to waste.
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ArticleThe digital shift in rail asset management: Elevating data to an essential asset
In the rail industry, asset management has historically focused on physical assets—such as tracks, trains, and infrastructure—meticulously maintained by specialized teams with deep expertise and localized ownership. Comparatively, data has served as an administrative tool, largely for compliance purposes.
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ArticleIs Finland losing the train to Europe?
Ivan Beltramba, Railway and Transportation Engineer, examines the complexities of differing track gauges, an issue that is arguably limiting Finland’s competitiveness in the rail freight sector.
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ArticleCelebrating 200 Years of Rail: Stockton and Darlington Railway
The 27th September 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in the north east of England, a pivotal moment in history which gave birth to the modern railway.
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ArticleThe accessibility technology dismantling barriers for disabled passengers
During the festive season with unpredictable weather and record passenger volumes, the barriers experienced by Disabled and older passengers, and anyone with access needs, can increase significantly. Emma Partlow, Director of Consumer Engagement and Policy, Transreport, explains that reducing barriers is something to address all year round, not just seasonally.
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ArticleFrom coupling to innovation: How DAC enables the full digital freight train vision
Andreas Haller, Lead DAC Module Technology & Operation Intelligent Freight Train at DB Cargo, discusses the transformative potential of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in revolutionising rail freight efficiency and interoperability across Europe.
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ArticleCoffee-Table Chat: Emmanuel Colin
For Global Railway Review's latest issue, transport and rail independent expert and influencer, Paul Comfort, speaks to Emmanuel Colin about the importance of customer service and passenger experience on modern rail…
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ArticleIn-Depth Focus: Managing Operational Complexities
This Managing Operational Complexities In-Depth Focus features articles investigating overcoming cross-border rail challenges with managed transportation and how as global transportation systems move towards digital transformation, railway operators are exploring innovative ways to manage their assets and maintain seamless operations.
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ArticleIn-Depth Focus: Digital Automatic Coupling
In this In-Depth Focus, we explore the role of DAC in optimising European rail freight, how specification, design, testing and pioneering is helping EU-RAIL prepare for DAC and the role DAC might play in the evolution of the rail freight industry.
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ArticleSwissrail shares valuable insights at InnoTrans 2024
At InnoTrans 2024, Editor Elizabeth Jordan met up with Andreas Haas, the managing director of Swissrail, for a chat about their latest projects and their experience at the biggest rail event in the calendar.
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ArticleIndian Railways overhauling its parcel business towards improved logistics efficiency
Raman Arora, from the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India, shares his insight into Indian Railways’ new integrated cargo service that forms part of plans by the operator to overhaul its parcel business.
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ArticleExpert View: Resilience in rail: migrating industry from reactive to proactive
Already, volatile weather is threatening the integrity of our railways. Unprecedented rainfall, intense heatwaves and extreme storms are causing upheaval. Rail systems were not designed for such conditions. Assets and operations become harder to assure. As climate change and the extreme weather associated with it intensifies, the challenge of resilience ...
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ArticleInnoTrans 2024 Review
At the end of our Winter Issue, you'll find our exclusive review of InnoTrans 2024, where we met with some brilliant voices of the industry and got to grips with some of the latest technologies and projects to be “rolled-out” in the next few years.