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New technology helps install half barriers at Shiplake level crossing
18 March 2013 | By Network Rail
The new technology, which has been successfully trialled at three sites...
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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.
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Introducing our new-look Editorial Board!
20 February 2013 | By
Global Railway Review is committed to keeping our readers informed of current and future rail transport developments throughout Europe. We achieve this via our mix of project and investment coverage, regional and country profiles, technical features and industry news. To help with the continuing success of Global Railway Review, we…
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£100m investment signals new start for Nottingham
29 November 2012 | By Martin Frobisher, Route Managing Director, Network Rail
It is not often in the life of a Route Managing Director that you get to install a whole new track layout through a major station, but between September 2012 and December 2013, Nottingham’s railway station will be rebuilt complete with a new £100 million track layout and resignalling scheme.…
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Securing a sustainable future for rail travel in Northern Ireland
29 November 2012 | By Clive Bradberry, Infrastructure Executive, Translink
In 2011/12, Translink NI Railways recorded its highest ever passenger numbers with 10.7 million journeys made on local rail services in Northern Ireland – an increase of over 70% in the last decade. Independent research released in September shows that Translink customers continue to rate local rail services very highly…
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The Grand Central experience – an operational and safety management perspective
29 November 2012 | By David Neil, Grand Central
Grand Central is an open-access passenger train operator, carrying passengers from London Kings Cross to York and the North East and to Doncaster and West Yorkshire. For Global Railway Review, David Neil, Head of Operations and Safety at Grand Central, explains how the open-access operator fits into the UK train…
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New trains, new routes and new services – Eurostar’s vision for the future
27 November 2012 | By Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive Officer, Eurostar
Since Eurostar’s maiden voyage in 1994, we have carried over 130 million passengers across the Channel. Today, eight out of 10 passengers travelling between London and Paris and Brussels choose to do so by high-speed rail on a Eurostar service, with almost 10 million people travelling with us last year…
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The FIF in the new French railway environment
27 November 2012 | By Jean-Pierre Audoux, Director General, the French Railway Industry Association (FIF)
My article in Global Railway Review Issue 6 2011 outlined the prospect of a French railway system reform. This subject is still at the forefront of discussions within the industry and so constitutes the main topic of this article. This agenda must be viewed against the backdrop of a very…
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Translink partners with Met Office to keep leaf fall predictions on track!!
5 November 2012 | By Translink
In 2011, Translink NI Railways partnered with the Met office for the first time to receive regular updates and forecasts on leaf fall...
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‘Swedish National Team of Rail Competence’
20 September 2012 | By Lennart Klerdal, Chairman of the Board, SWERIG (the Swedish Rail Industry Group)
SWERIG, the Swedish Rail Industry Group, is often referred to as the ‘Swedish National Team of Rail Competence’. Acting on a fairly limited home market which is extremely open to competition, the Swedish rail industry has, over the years, searched for new business opportunities on the international rail market. For…
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Injecting infrastructure investment
20 September 2012 | By Jan Olson, CEO, SJ AB
In the 1980s, air travel captured the market share from rail travel. This is no longer the case as since the 1990s, rail travel has gradually taken back the market share. Between 2000 and 2010, passenger kilometres in Sweden grew by more than 50%, with a particularly robust increase after…
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The importance of adequate railway infrastructure financing – What does the rail sector need?
20 September 2012 | By Libor Lochman, Executive Director, CER
Mobility is vital for the European Union’s internal market, for society, and for the quality of people’s lives. Overall, transport infrastructure investments and maintenance have a positive impact on economic growth; they create wealth, jobs, and enhance the mobility of people. Infrastructure networks form the backbone of a modern competitive…
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Promoting the internationalisation of Spanish railway technology
19 September 2012 | By Enrique Verdeguer Puig, CEO, Adif
Since my appointment as CEO of Adif, one of my main strategic priorities has been to drive forward the internationalisation of Spanish railway technology and its companies, and to reinforce the ‘Spanish Brand’ on an international basis. By doing so, the international activity of Adif must be, and is, an…
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ACRI – supporting railway transport in the Czech Republic
Transport development is crucial and essential for the economical growth of any society or country. When looking at our congested and damaged roads, and the ever-increasing prices of petrol, it is clear that further development of road transportation is significantly restricted and, above all, extremely expensive. Air transport also has…
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Gotthard railway systems now being installed and the Ceneri is on course
1 August 2012 | By Renzo Simoni, CEO, AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd
Since the second final breakthrough on 23 March 2011, fitting-out of the Gotthard Base Tunnel has made rapid progress, and since September 2011, installation of the railway systems has been taking place from the north. Elsewhere in the Ceneri Base Tunnel, work has begun on the main drives from the…
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ÖBB’s approach to sustainable maintenance of infrastructure
1 August 2012 | By Andreas Matthä, Speaker of the Board, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
Increasing route utilisation, higher transport tonnages, shorter train intervals and greater speeds are, from the customers’ viewpoint, the most important characteristics of Austria’s railway network, which highlights the need for further maintenance of the lines. Since 2008, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG has placed particular emphasis on the sustainable maintenance of its infrastructure…
