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HS2 donates funding of £450,000 for community project
The build of a new community woodland hub has been confirmed for Buckinghamshire with the contribution from HS2 government funding…
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Sustainability
When it comes to environmentally-friendly travel, rail wins by far. Trains contribute to far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other forms of transportation. But the rail industry is still under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint further to meet governmental mobility climate change targets.
How are rail organisations working to be more sustainable and what projects and developments are in the spotlight helping the industry meet targets?
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Hydrogen-powered train technology being tested in Ontario
Ontario is investing in sustainable, innovative public transit to increase reliability and frequency of their rail service whilst creating fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid economic change…
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Joint fuel cell drive for trains project receives funding
Siemens and Ballard Power Systems are jointly developing fuel cell drive for trains and have recently received funding approval for the project…
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Issue #1 2018 – Digital version
This issue of Global Railway Review features articles on rail infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Poland and the US along with in-depth focuses on Big Data and Safety.
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Alstom’s hydrogen train wins the Europe 1 Mobility Trophy
Alstom has been awarded the Mobility Trophy for its hydrogen train, Coradia iLint, in the context of the French leading radio Europe 1 Trophies of the Future...
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Eurostar unveils new Tread Lightly environmental targets
Eurostar’s new 10 point plan in support of the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement is committing to the reduction in pollution, waste and use of plastics whilst encouraging rail travel over other transport options…
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Year in review: Top 25 posts of 2017
We’ve rung the changes in the last 12 months here at Global Railway Review, bidding a fond farewell to the European Railway Review name, launching a brand new annual conference, and getting a fresh new look for our new international focus.
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Three countries to be connected by the environmentally-friendly Avelia Pendolino
From December 2017, Alstom’s high-speed train – the Avelia Pendolino – will connect Germany, Italy and Switzerland when Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia and SBB introduce a timetable change and offer a new direct service.
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From energy management to power management
Power grids are becoming more intelligent to keep energy consumption within a given band thus avoiding cost-intensive load peaks. The 50Hz energy market operates and optimises in 15-minute intervals, which is considered a lengthy period compared to the dynamics found in railway electricity grids. In the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB)…
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AAR reports October 2017 as strongest month for intermodal rail freight in history
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has recently released statistics for U.S. rail traffic for the week ending 28 October 2017, as well as volumes throughout October 2017, which shows it was the best month for intermodal rail traffic in history.
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Arriva signs contract for world’s first zero-emission train for partially electrified tracks
Arriva – a leading pan-European passenger transport company – has signed a contract with train manufacturer Stadler for the construction of 18, world-first zero-emission trains suitable for use on partially electrified tracks. The total contract value amounts to €170 million for trains in the north of the Netherlands.
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Issue #6 2017 – Digital version
Issue 6 of Global Railway Review includes articles on the digitalisation of the rail industry, innovation on the London Overground and the funding of railway infrastructure.
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CN releases its latest sustainability report
CN has issued its sixth sustainability report, ‘Delivering Responsibly’.
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Rumo in Brazil is to run a new energy management system on its fleet
Rumo in Brazil is to run GE Transportation's new software-based energy management system, Trip Optimizer, on its fleet of trains.
