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In-Depth Focus: Rail Asset Management
As rail networks modernise and expand, the role of intelligent, resilient asset management has become more vital than ever.
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Global Railway Review Spring/ Summer Issue 2025
Welcome to the Spring/Summer issue of 2025! As always, thank you to the expert voices across the rail industry who continue to contribute their insights and vision to Global Railway Review. Your work drives the conversations and innovations that are shaping the future of rail.
Complete renewal of Danish railway signalling
26 March 2009 | By Morten Søndergaard, Programme Director, Banedanmark
Details of the programme to renew all Danish railway signalling before 2021, focussing on economies of scale and creating a competitive market situation to ensure best price and quality.
ERESS: The new common European standard?
26 March 2009 | By Johnny Brevik, ERESS Chairman and Eastern Regional Director for Jernbaneverket
Learn more about the ERESS (European Railway Energy Settlement System) and how it reduces railway energy consumption by up to 15%, strengthening both the environmental profile and competitiveness of the railways.
Today’s challenges for the railways in Germany
26 March 2009 | By Wolfgang Tiefensee, German Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
Wolfgang Tiefensee, German Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, looks at how the rise in road transport has challenged the railways in Germany, and how the balance can be redressed.
Investing in rolling stock for future performance
26 March 2009 | By Craig Waters, Commissioning Editor, Global Railway Review
Craig Waters highlights the important investments that Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG) is making to ensure their passenger services are first class.
DB Netze weathers the economic crisis
26 March 2009 | By John Gough, Railway Industry Expert
Rail industry expert John Gough describes the role of DB Netze in the upgrading of the German rail network, despite the challenges of the economic crisis.
Iberian Rail Development 2009 – Successfully linking the Iberian region to the rest of Europe
26 March 2009 | By Craig Waters, Commissioning Editor, Global Railway Review
Craig Waters provides a round up of the first Iberian Rail Development conference which brought together the industry personnel concerned with the ongoing developments for railway infrastructure and rolling stock in the Iberian region, and the links it has to the rest of Europe.
Securing wagon investments offer diverse freight operations
26 March 2009 | By Gaston Zens, Fleet Manager, CFL cargo
Gaston Zens, Fleet Manager at CFL cargo, describes CFL's pan-European freight operations.
Bombardier – worldwide experience in high-speed
26 March 2009 | By Jürgen Jakob, Director of Marketing & Sales and Heiko Mannsbarth, Chief Engineer & Product Manager for Mainline and Metro Bogies, Business Unit Bogie of Bombardier Transportation
Jürgen Jakob covers the history of Bomardier in the field of high-speed rail, from the first railway vehicle to reach 210lm/h to the present day.
Münster to host international permanent-way technology exhibition
26 March 2009 | By Craig Waters, Global Railway Review
Information about the IAF 2009 exhibition to be held on 21-23 April 2009 in Münster, Germany.
Facilitating traffic growth in the Netherlands: the ‘Triple A’ strategy approach
23 January 2009 | By Arjen Zoeteman, Head Technical Advisor of European Rail Infrastructure Managers and Senior Researcher at Delft University of Technology and former Infrastructure Architect at ProRail, Michiel Deerenberg, Sustainability Programme Manager at ProRail and former Programme Manager of the Triple A Strategy, Sjaak Heijstek, Programme Manager of the Triple A Strategy, ProRail and Alfons Schaafsma, R&D Advisor for Traffic Control Management, ProRail
How ProRail is developing a new strategy for achieving a 50% increase in the capacity of the Netherland's rail network.
A decade of growth and future ambitions
23 January 2009 | By Anne Hettinga, Managing Director, Arriva Nederland
As Arriva Nederland moves into its 11th year, Managing Director Anne Hettinga reflects on a decade of expansion and delivery for its customers.
SNCB restructures its freight operations
23 January 2009 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor, Global Railway Review
In an interview for Global Railway Review, Mr. Geert Pauwels, Coordinator of SNCB’s Freight Group, discusses how operations are being split from commercial responsibilities.
Taking significant steps forward
23 January 2009 | By Mijat Kurtušic, President of the Management Board, HŽ Infrastruktura
Mijat Kurtušic discusses the events which have made a striking difference to the Croatian railway system over the last two years.
A long and ongoing story – ETCS in Hungary
23 January 2009 | By Péter Tóth, Signalling Expert, MÁV ZRt Telecommunication, Electrification and Signalling Directorate
Signalling expert Péter Tóth maps the development of ETCS in Hungary.
Predicting deterioration in track condition
23 January 2009 | By Dr. Nick Thom, Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK
With ballasted trackbed here for the foreseeable future, Dr. Nick Thom looks at ways of predicting the rate at which it deteriorates and the factors that affect it.
