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Issue #1 2017 – Digital version
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Signalling, Control & Communications
Advances to rail signalling and train control systems are set to make international rail transport more competitive and attractive. Read our content that follows the various strategies being implemented and what the benefits are of new digital signalling, control and communications solutions for the railway industry.
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High-Speed Rail In-Depth Focus 2017
In this supplement: maintaining momentum for high-speed rail; the state of play and vision for European development; Poland's modern Express Intercity Premium Trains; and a roundtable with industry experts...
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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...
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An introduction to validation challenges
31 January 2017 | By Salvatore Vetruccio, Assessor – CCS On-Board Department at Italcertifer
Testing and validating an on-board ‘European Vital Computer’ (EVC) requires a specific test-environment with the ability to simulate all the stimulus, signalling and interfaces with which an EVC can exchange information. The European Union Agency for Railways has listed and publicly disseminated the performance requirements and guidelines to be utilised…
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ÖBB Railjet – technology that moves
31 January 2017 | By Kurt Bauer, ÖBB’s Head of High-Speed and Long-Distance Services
Railjet is the most modern high-speed train in ÖBB’s fleet and connects the whole of Austria with Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and the Czech Republic (and from 2018 with Italy as well) at up to 230km/h on a regular schedule. Here ÖBB’s Head of High-Speed and Long-Distance Services, Kurt Bauer, explains…
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Poland’s modern Express InterCity Premium trains
31 January 2017 | By Marek Chraniuk, President of the Board at PKP InterCity
PKP InterCity has invested in purchasing 20 modern high-speed Pendolino trains to improve passenger services. For Global Railway Review, Marek Chraniuk, President of the Board at PKP InterCity, gives a technical overview of the new fleet as well as their on-board features specifically designed to provide passengers with a premium…
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Challenging perceptions and encouraging the next generation of rail professionals
16 January 2017 | By Gary Smithson, Associate Director – Rail, Morson International
Gary Smithson, Associate Director – Rail at Morson International recruitment agency discusses the industry skills shortage and explains why it will be important to challenge current perceptions as well as encourage the next generation.
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Technology comes to rail passengers
11 January 2017 | By Graham Ellis
Regular Global Railway Review blogger Graham Ellis discusses the impact of the industry embracing new technologies and the resulting benefits for rail passengers…
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Staying connected: Wi-Fi and evolving technology in public transportation
9 January 2017 | By Richard Weatherburn, Vertical Marketing Manager - Transportation, Belden, Inc
“Within public transportation there is still room for growth in order to keep up with modern infrastructure and evolving technology,” says Belden’s Richard Weatherburn.
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Rail industry predictions for 2017
3 January 2017 | By Katie Sadler, Global Railway Review
Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Director General of the UIC, speaks to Global Railway Review about the standout rail industry moments of 2016 and gives his predictions for 2017.
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The Portuguese Railway: 160 years and 160 more
14 December 2016 | By Mario Fernandes, Road and Rail Planning Director, Infraestruturas de Portugal
Mario Fernandes, Road and Rail Planning Director at Infraestruturas de Portugal, looks back at 160 years of the Portuguese railway and discusses future plans and goals.
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A journey of visibility: The evolution of rail safety
29 November 2016 | By Stuart Jukes, Managing Director, Pulsar
Stuart Jukes, managing director of Pulsar, provider of hi-vis workwear to the rail industry, shines a light on the hi-vis journey to enhance rail worker safety.
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Infrastructure quality – gaining a competitive advantage in the Lithuanian rail freight market
24 November 2016 | By Stasys Dailydka, Director General of Lithuanian Railways
In this article Stasys Dailydka, Director General of Lithuanian Railways, explains how the company is investing funds to improve and extend railway infrastructure in the region.
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Issue #6 2016 – Digital version
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Railways: an essential player in Europe’s security challenge
23 November 2016 | By Libor Lochman, Executive Director & Alena Havlova, Security Adviser, CER
In this article for Global Railway Review CER’s Libor Lochman (Executive Director) and Alena Havlova (Security Adviser) state what’s needed in order to tackle terrorism and other security-related risks within the European railway industry. Read their justification for why Member States, EU institutions and the private sector must get more…
