List view / Grid view
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.
13 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Level crossing deaths in Britain are at their lowest recorded level for almost a generation says the industry’s independent safety body RSSB.
30 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
“Many passengers are feeling the strain” says CEO of Transport Focus commenting on results of the Spring 2016 National Rail Passenger Survey.
29 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Alstom has delivered and fitted Australia’s first European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 signalling system covering suburbs in the south of Sydney.
28 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution designed to improve the competiveness of the rail supply industry not only within Europe but also globally.
23 June 2016 | By Peter van der Mark
In his second instalment, regular blogger Peter Van de Mark takes an in-depth look at the hazards of level crossings…
22 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
ST4RT, a new project designed to harmonise the language and data formats used by railway operators in their systems, is to receive funding from the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking.
21 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Loughborough University have issued an invitation to tender for the development of failsafe railway track switch.
20 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A Bluetooth Beacon based technology solution has won the UK’s only Intelligent Mobility Hackathon, IMCreate 2.
17 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Rüdiger Grube, CEO of Deutsche Bahn (DB), has told a German newspaper the rail company is planning to introduce driverless trains by as early as 2021.
17 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
RailPros, a rail engineering and management company, has awarded a programme management services contract to CH2M to assist with the development of the Redlands Passenger Rail Project in California.
16 June 2016 | By Oliver Mietzsch, Managing Director, ZVNL – Zweckverband für den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig (Greater Leipzig Area Regional Rail Authority)
Oliver Mietzsch, Managing Director of ZVNL, investigates the organisational structure and financial regulation of regional rail transport in Germany and evaluates its efficacy…
8 June 2016 | By Ian Hall
Ian Hall explores the issues at stake for the rail sector in the UK referendum on EU membership.
7 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains has launched a complimentary on-board entertainment app which is streamed directly to passengers’ own devices.
2 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
JSC Russian Railways President Oleg Belozerov has taken part in a summit which brought together heads of European railways.
26 May 2016 | By Rob van Looveren MSc and Peter van Kats MSc
Consultants Rob van Looveren MSc and Peter van Kats MSc discuss the benefits of implementing the Smart Freight Train system, designed to inform train drivers on the technical condition of hauled wagons.
