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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.
In his latest blog for Global Railway Review, Peter van der Mark looks at a number of recent rail incidents and questions how responsible can individual staff be made for the occurrence of an accident when Automatic Train Protection has been disabled by the operator?
28 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains and the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) have worked together to create tactile station maps for visually impaired travellers on the east coast route between Berwick and Peterborough.
27 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has awarded two contracts worth £90 million to increase capacity and reliability on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between London and Reading.
26 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Four railway associations have joined forces to present a joint Roadmap for digital railways to deploy digital technology across the industry.
21 April 2016 | By Dr. Joachim Winter
In Global Railway Review Issue 3 2016 published in May, Dr. Joachim Winter – Senior Scientist/Project Manager of ‘Next Generation Train (NGT)’ at the German Aerospace Center – will present the high-speed passenger train project Aeroliner3000, winner of the DfT/RSSB’s competition ‘Tomorrow’s Train Design Today’. Here, Dr. Winter gives a…
21 April 2016 | By Mandy Parrett, Global Railway Review
HackTrain have announced a list of ten teams that will take part in their 'Accelerator' programme. Comprising some of the world’s most exciting start-ups and established businesses, the programme is designed to drive innovation in the UK’s railway industry.
20 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) has joined forces with Alstom to launch the Rail Grand Challenge competition for UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
19 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The RSSB has announced details of a £4 million innovation competition which challenges train operators and suppliers to work together to enhance customer experience.
14 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Czech Railways (ČD) has announced it will fit up to 663 railway vehicles with the mobile part of the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2.
12 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Vandalism is said to be the likely cause of rail disruption experienced at Birmingham New Street station yesterday (11 April).
7 April 2016 | By Nedim Begovic, SEETO
Ahead of his article in Global Railway Review Issue 3 2016, Nedim Begovic – Transport Planning Manager at the South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO) provides a quick overview here of the latest developments of the Core Regional Transport Network MoU...
31 March 2016 | By Daniel Davis, Train Driver, Gloucester Depot
In his latest blog for Global Railway Review, Daniel Davis looks at why distraction was the cause of two rail incidents 95 years apart and discovers why human impact should be taken into account whilst highlighting measures that can be put in place rather than relying solely on new technology…
29 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has completed its Easter improvement works despite a large section of the UK experiencing poor weather conditions with the arrival of Storm Katie.
23 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains have introduced a new text messaging service that offers personalised, customer boarding information at London Euston station.
In this issue: Northern Europe profile; Bogie Design supplement; An update on progress in Germany; Track Systems supplement; Plus lots more...
