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Engaging with the commuter consumer

5 July 2017 | By Managing Director of KBH On-Train Media

Ian Reynolds, Managing Director of KBH On-Train Media, discusses rail passenger habits and how TOCs can effectively engage with the ‘commuter consumer’.

The East Link Project – the first step towards a Swedish high-speed railway

28 June 2017 | By Johan Sundin, M.Sc, Commercial Director of the The East Link Project at the Swedish Transport Administration

Johan Sundin, M.Sc, Commercial Director of the The East Link Project at the Swedish Transport Administration speaks to Global Railway Review about Sweden’s new high-speed rail project, the challenges it faces and how the operating company plans to overcome them.

The Hyper Chariot: the fastest way to the future

23 June 2017 | By The Hyper Chariot

Introducing the Hyper Chariot, a 4,000mph super-shuttle that will whisk passengers between London and Edinburgh in just eight minutes that could be fully operational by 2040.

The Rail Sector Skills Delivery Plan remains on track

19 June 2017 | By The National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR)

Following on from Global Railway Review’s interview with Simon Rennie, General Manager of the National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) about the next generation of rail engineers, the National Skills Academy for Rail updates us on its Rail Sector Skills Delivery Plan...

Using big data for railway operations and maintenance

14 June 2017 | By Dr Diego Galar, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

In their article, to be published next month in Global Railway Review Issue 4 2017, Professors Diego Galar, Uday Kumar and Ramin Karim from Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, elucidate the possibilities of big data in the railway industry and anticipate its positive effects on operations and maintenance (O&M) from…

How to promote gender equality in the rail sector

14 June 2017 | By Adeline Ginn, Founder of Women in Rail and General Counsel at Angel Train

Adeline Ginn, Founder of Women in Rail and General Counsel at Angel Trains speaks to Global Railway Review about gender inequality in the work place and what the rail sector is and should be doing to combat this.