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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.
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…
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.
For Global Railway Review, Dave Sampson, Commercial Director of Trolex|Aporta, a global supplier of on-board digital systems to transportation markets, explains that rail companies have a real opportunity to use the latest digital solutions to improve passenger experience, rebuild customer relationships and create new revenue streams...
In 2010 the Portuguese railway network had an operating route length measuring over 2,800km with 2,494 level crossings, representing an average of 90 level crossings per 100km of railway line. Set against this backdrop of such a high ratio of level crossings, this article outlines the significant advancements that have…
For European Railway Review, ÖBB-Infrastruktur’s Ludwig Koschutnig, Safety Expert, and Günter Dinhobl, Member of the R&D Unit, provide details of the projects, awareness campaigns, and research programmes that are helping to improve safety at level crossings in Austria.
Cathal Mangan, Technical Manager at Irish Rail, discusses the risks of user worked level crossings and where the operator currently is in its 10-year Level Crossing Asset Strategy to manage this high-risk asset base, including actively meeting with level crossing users to inform them of safety procedures and monitoring the…
The industry has come a long way in improving safety at UK level crossings in the last seven years. This has come from a concerted focus from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and Network Rail becoming more rigorous in its approach. It’s resulted in over 1,000 crossings closing…
17 May 2017 | By David Long, Lighting Engineer at Schréder UK
David Long, Lighting Engineer at Schréder UK, discusses how IoT lighting technology can help modernise the UK rail experience.
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...
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
