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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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Rail Grand Challenge for UK SMEs launched

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).

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Czech Railways to equip 663 vehicles with ETCS

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.

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ČD Cargo signs contract for 5 Siemens Vectron locomotives

14 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review

ČD Cargo, the Czech rail transport company, has signed an agreement with Siemens to supply 5 Vectron locomotives for operation in the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries.

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Delivering change to South East Europe

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...

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I’m a human being, not a human robot

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…

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A possible universal approach for risk assessments

23 March 2016 | By François Bianco, Isabella Mariani and Hanspeter Schlatter from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Signalling Department

François Bianco, Isabella Mariani and Hanspeter Schlatter from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Signalling Department present their risk assessment method and suggest that a possible universal approach could be used.