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Issue #3 2017 – Digital version
Featuring exclusive articles on High-Speed, Sustainability, Digitalisation, Track Systems and Infrastructure, Level Crossing Strategy and the latest rail developments in Germany, Sweden and South Africa...
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Safety & Security
Railways face continued growth in passenger ridership numbers and increased demand for rail freight operations. To cope, rail systems must adapt to their changing environment and provide networks that are both safe and secure.
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Level Crossing Safety In-Depth Focus 2017
In this In-Depth Focus: ...the risks don't stand still; Safety measures at level crossings in Ireland, Portugal and Austria; and a roundtable with industry experts.
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Revolutionising rail in South Africa
The South African Government – through its National Department of Transport – has initiated an ambitious programme to modernise the country’s aged passenger railway system. This journey of investment and modernisation is well underway and the fruits are now visible. This article for Global Railway Review explains the progress that…
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The Swiss approach to traffic management optimisation
SBB is banking on its own innovative capabilities to ensure its rail services on Europe’s busiest network are safe, reliable and punctual. In this article for Global Railway Review, Yves Zischek, SBB’s General Programme Manager of SmartRail 4.0, explains that it has set standards with its assignment and control systems…
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The extensive innovations in railway digitalisation and how best to utilise and demonstrate them
10 May 2017 | By Graham Ellis
Graham Ellis discusses railway digitalisation, driverless trains, the utilisation of data and how to demonstrate advances in rail technology.
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Getting TOCs on-board with on-train Wi-Fi
3 May 2017 | By Harjit Badesha, CEO and co-founder, KBH Digital
Harjit Badesha discuses the popularity of train passengers browsing the internet and the benefits of TOCs working with Wi-Fi providers.
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An interview with Dick Fearn
26 April 2017 | By Dick Fearn, Chair of the Western Route Supervisory Board
For Global Railway Review's Leadership Series, we speak to Dick Fearn, Chair of the new Western Supervisory Board.
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The far-reaching effects of the Digital Railway
21 April 2017 | By David Packer, CEO of the Permanent Way Institution
For Global Railway Review, David Packer, CEO of the Permanent Way Institution, writes that key rail routes are approaching capacity and has prompted the Digital Railway project, which will add capacity by modernising train and track systems.
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Is ‘outside-the-box’ thinking enough to implement new rail technologies?
23 March 2017 | By Rebeka Sellick, Head of Rail at TRL
Rebeka Sellick, Head of Rail at TRL, discuses innovations in rail and whether simply thinking ‘outside-the-box’ is enough to truly move forward with implementing new rail technologies.
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Issue #2 2017 – Digital version
Featuring exclusive articles on High-Speed, Sustainability, Signalling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock Developments and the latest rail developments in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands...
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Grand Central Rail is investing in its Yorkshire stations
9 March 2017 | By Grand Central Railway
To help make stations a friendlier and safer environment, train operator Grand Central Rail is investing in its fleet and the community in 2017 to improve the capacity and comfort of its services.
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Transport digitalisation and its impact on railway station innovations
21 February 2017 | By Kristoff Van Leeuwen, Project Manager Station Innovation, Transport Systems Catapult
Transport Systems Catapult discusses how stations will play an important role in the digital railway revolution and highlights a project that aims to accelerate the adoption of new technologies.
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Increased knowledge sharing between transport modes could speed up development & reduce cost of autonomous transport
2 February 2017 | By Sahar Danesh, Principal Policy Advisor for Transport, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Sahar Danesh of the IET discusses knowledge sharing between transport modes in order to develop autonomous public transport.
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Issue #1 2017 – Digital version
Read the free-to-view digital version of the latest issue of Global Railway Review magazine...
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Digitalisation (Passenger Benefits) In-Depth Focus 2017
In this supplement: digitalisation for the rail passenger; customer insight steers digital development; Heathrow Express; and transforming over a billion railway journeys...