The past, present and future of Europe’s rolling stock
From Latvia to London, Global Railway Review’s contributor, Graham Ellis, has been looking at some of Europe’s oldest and newest rolling stock.
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Using big data: There is no time for business as usual
International Union of Wagon Keepers1 (UIP) colleagues Gilles Peterhans (Secretary General) and Maria Price (Head of European Policies and Public Affairs) take an in-depth look at the new digital and automation trends impacting wagon keepers and explain how the sector must keep pace with modern-day solutions to deliver more attractive…
Digitalisation and deployment of telematic applications: Top priorities for the rail sector
The primary objective of the rail sector is to offer highly efficient and attractive transport options to its customers. For Global Railway Review, CER colleagues Libor Lochman (Executive Director) and Emanuele Mastrodonato (Senior Advisor, Interoperability and Digitalisation) explore how the sector must drive forward the implementation of recent technologies, making…
Innovation and global reach through agency partnerships
With SNCF, the French national railway company, recently signing a key deal with SilverRail, a market leader in rail travel technology, we speak to Will Phillipson, Co-founder and COO at SilverRail about the importance of promoting rail as a viable and appealing long-distance travel option through agency partnerships.
Digitalisation of railway infrastructure: A programme to strengthen the system competitiveness
Jochen Holzfeind, CTO of voestalpine VAE, Oliver Kraft, CEO of voestalpine BWG, and Martin Platzer, Senior Vice President of Marketing at voestalpine Schienen jointly present a view of the future of super-efficient and highly digitalised railway track systems.
An interview with Mark Hicks, Technical Director at Angel Trains
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With the news that Angel Trains, along with its partners Alstom and Grand Central, have delivered the UK’s first ETCS-enabled Class 180 trains, Global Railway Review sits down with Mark Hicks, Technical Director at Angel Trains and Michael O’Keefe, Project Manager on the Class 180.
South Western Railway – The journey starts here
On 20 August 2017, South Western Railway began its operations. We speak to the new franchise about its brand-new fleet of trains and its timetable proposals as well its Station Travel Plans and what it has in the pipeline to provide its passengers with a positive travel experience.
A round-up of Digitalisation: Harnessing Big Data in Rail conference
At a time when digitalisation of the global rail industry is the most important development for the sector this century, industry experts and leaders gathered in Munich, Germany on 4 October 2017 for Global Railway Review’s inaugural conference to discuss experiences and share knowledge on utilising big data and improving…
Top 10 Transfers Using Public Transport
Using distance, duration, price and transport mode, a new report from GoEuro has chosen its top 10 most convenient public transport transfers between European airports and their respective city centres.
How is Britain already benefitting from Hitachi’s work on HS2?
In a blog post written by Hitachi, Jim Brewin, Head of Business Development for Hitachi Rail Europe, writing for the 'HS2 on Track' report, explains how HS2 is already benefitting Britain - a decade before it is due to be completed.
HS3 is doomed to fail, but not for the reason you think
Paul Payne, Managing Director of leading rail and construction recruitment specialists, One Way, argues that with an impending people crisis in the rail industry, the UK simply does not have the resources to complete large-scale, technologically-intricate rail projects like HS3.
Plasser & Theurer: Delivering safety, reliability and cost-efficiency
With several decades of experience in the development and construction of track maintenance machinery, Plasser & Theurer’s track inspection vehicles contribute greatly to the safety, reliability and cost-efficiency of railway systems around the world. Colleagues Claudia Peinsipp and Bernhard Metzger explore the importance of track inspection activities and how Plasser…
Milling Down Under: Proven Austrian technology vs. tough Australian rail conditions
Reini Schwarzenberger, Chief Operating Officer of Linmag Australia Pty Ltd, explains the unusual requirements for rail milling in Australia and how Linmag’s machines are helping to achieve results.
Future of track maintenance in harmonised EU legislation (INF TSI)
Iñigo Méndez, Project Officer at the European Union Agency for Railways, takes a look at the history and present situation regarding track maintenance requirements within EU law.
Digitalisation: Harnessing Big Data in Rail Speaker’s Interview: Maria Price
With Digitalisation: Harnessing Big Data in Rail soon taking place in Munich, we sit down with one of its speakers, Maria Price, Head of European Policies and Public Affairs and the UIP International Union of Wagon Keepers to talk about the conference and find out what she will be speaking…