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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.
Looking ahead to InnoTrans 2022: Philippe Citroën, UNIFE
Ahead of InnoTrans 2022, Global Railway Review asked Philippe Citroën, Director General of UNIFE, what he is expecting from this year's event.
Supporting innovation in bogie and wheelset development
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is continuing to support innovative solutions to improve the lifecycles of bogies and wheelsets. In this interview for Global Railway Review, Neil Dinmore, Principal Engineer of Structures and Materials at RSSB, provides an update on project progress.
The role of digitalisation and innovation in the Rail Baltica project
Andy Billington, Innovation and Sustainability Expert at Rail Baltica, explores what options there are to deploy sensor technology along the project’s infrastructure and what potential there is for building a ‘digital native’ railway.
Looking ahead to InnoTrans 2022: Carlo Borghini, EU-Rail
Ahead of InnoTrans 2022, Global Railway Review asked Carlo Borghini of EU-Rail what he is expecting from this year's event.
Upskilling the workforce for the digital railway
Nick Rodney, Senior Engineering Curriculum Leader for the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure, talks to Global Railway Review about the opportunities which the digital railway will offer the industry and how upskilling the workforce effectively is the key to success.
Rail’s need for cyber-resilience in the face of rising cyber-threats
In Global Railway Review Issue 04 2022, Dimitri van Zantvliet, Chief Information Security Officer and Joseph Mager, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at NS (Dutch Railways), explored how the rail sector can maintain resilience in an evolving cyber threat landscape.
Looking ahead to InnoTrans 2022: Caroline Wilkie, ARA
Ahead of InnoTrans 2022, Global Railway Review asked Caroline Wilkie, CEO of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), what she is expecting from this year's event.
The future of railway communications: first steps
Karsten Oberle, Head of Rail at Nokia, and Pierre Cotelle, Telecom Networks Solution Director at Alstom, share details about the progression of implementing future rail communications, and outline some industry use-cases including from India and Germany.
Superconducting Maglev: Speeding toward sustainability
In Global Railway Review Issue 4 2022, Wayne Rogers, Chairman and CEO of the Northeast Maglev, explains the importance of bringing high-speed travel to the United States through the SCMAGLEV train and explores the possibilities that this innovative technology offers passengers and the planet.
Next generation information displays for Indian Railways passengers
Anisha Pandeya and Raman Arora from the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) – an IT arm of India’s Ministry of Railways – explain how Indian Railways is set to revolutionise the way it delivers communication to its passengers thanks to a centralised display control system.
Is new technology creating new challenges for fire detection in rail?
Paul van Trigt, CEO of Aero-X AG, the master distributor of Stat-X aerosol fire suppression in Europe, explains how new technologies are creating new challenges for fire detection in the rail sector and how Aero-X intends to meet these issues.
InnoTrans 2022 – Event Preview
In this event preview of InnoTrans 2022, we showcase what the trade fair has is in store for attendees this year, as well as some Company Profiles from organisations that will exhibiting at the event.
Roundtable: Passenger Experience
Moderated by Judit Sandor, Programme Manager at Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, participants of this Roundtable explore how to improve passenger satisfaction post-pandemic, the role of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), and the importance of on-board comfort and transforming train stations.
How can rail stations advance to keep pace with the evolution of society?
Ahead of moderating Global Railway Review’s upcoming Roundtable feature, Clément Gautier, Project Manager at the UIC, explores our understanding of precisely what a railway station is, and more importantly he details what this means for the station of 2022 and the future it will need to serve.
In-Depth Focus: Signalling, Communications & Train Control Development
To transform railways for passengers and freight operators, the deployment of modern signalling, communications and train control technologies is crucial in order to increase capacity, reduce delays, enhance safety, and drive down costs. The authors in this In-Depth focus explore the developments in ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R, and the potential that FRMCS offers…
