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The rail industry continually strives to identify ways to ensure that train users have the best possible experience, and travelling through train stations plays a huge part in this. Although train stations are understandably much quieter at the moment, passengers will eventually return – so, how will train stations adapt…
Leonore Gewessler, Austria’s Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, highlights the importance of rail in driving Austria’s commitment to becoming climate-neutral.
In this interview for Global Railway Review, Cervello Co-Founder and CEO, Roie Onn, shares his vision of how Zero Trust security is a necessary component of any railway organisation, especially in times the industry adopts new-age technologies, replaces legacy equipment, and digital integration of various vendors is booming.
Like many other organisations, the PKP CARGO Group has felt the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. However, as the largest railway freight carrier in Poland and second largest in the European Union (EU), PKP CARGO is continuing to deliver on its business strategy. Here, Czesław Warsewicz, President of the Management Board, explains…
The use of digital twins has become one of the most talked about technologies in rail, with the industry attracted to its ability to leverage innovation to improve and enhance asset reliability and performance. As the technology continues to quickly evolve, this In-Depth Focus explores what we understand about digital…
Platon Guryanov, Head of the International Practice within the Legal Department of Russian Railways (RZD), reflects on the impact of moving to online, distanced working over the past year and deliberates whether this is suited to international railway cooperation going forward.
In this issue, we feature articles from leading industry experts on a vast range of topics including: the progress of the Hamburg/Bremen–Hanover rail project and its future opportunities; the value of Rail Freight Corridor ‘Amber’ to the overall network of RFCs; a Roundtable on the Future of Train Stations; and…
Developments in digital technologies are providing a growing opportunity to improve railway efficiencies and reliability. Customer expectations are a driving factor for the adoption of new technologies and digitalisation of the industry, impacting operations throughout the network. Read how digitalised upgrades are putting cable performance to the fore, to ensure…
Mary Grant, Chief Executive Officer of Porterbrook, highlights how investment and innovation in the private sector can help to support the UK's ambition to be a leader in low carbon rail.
Christian Marez, Senior Business Development Manager for Transportation and Defense at ADLINK, explores the application of AI-inspired technologies and how they will help create safer, smarter and more passenger-friendly rail networks.
Richard Thorp, Engineering Director at High Speed 1 (HS1) Ltd, writes how new technology, particularly artificial intelligence and digitalisation, is driving change in the rail sector as an operational aid to real-time decision making.
One year on from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many train operating companies have found themselves reflecting on such a pivotal year and its impact on the industry. As part of Global Railway Review’s relaunch of its exclusive COVID-19 Heroes series, five employees from Avanti West Coast discuss the…
Neil Archibald, Head of Strategic Workforce Planning at ScotRail, writes that apprenticeships in Scotland have been hit hard by COVID-19. However, ScotRail is seizing this opportunity to actively develop its Early Careers strategy for the next generation.
Managing reactive maintenance is a challenge affecting the whole railway. It carries the safety risk of deploying boots on ballast in a high stress situation, can be disruptive to train services, is always time consuming and ultimately costly. So how can innovative technology and processes improve safety, eliminate or reduce…
Dr Sam Bemment, Technical and Innovation Manager at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), explores how Great Britain’s railway copes with the challenges that harsh winter weather can bring and what innovations can be developed to minimise disruption to the rail network in the future.
