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Issue #2 2017 – Digital version
Featuring exclusive articles on High-Speed, Sustainability, Signalling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock Developments and the latest rail developments in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands...
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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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Making ProRail a more sustainable railway network operator
19 March 2017 | By Karen te Boome, Manager of Environment and Sustainability at ProRail
ProRail – the Dutch railway network operator – is passionate about sustainability. But a completely sustainable railway doesn’t just materialise overnight. Small incremental steps are being taken every day with significant progress being made in several key areas. In this article for Global Railway Review, Karen te Boome, Manager of…
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Building London’s new east-to-west railway sustainably
19 March 2017 | By Rob Paris, Head of Sustainability and Consents at Crossrail
Crossrail’s Sustainability Strategy, published shortly after construction began in 2009, cemented the project’s aspiration to be much more than a railway. As a publicly-funded infrastructure project – the largest in Europe – Crossrail had the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the UK’s sustainability objectives by promoting sustainable transport…
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Transport digitalisation and its impact on railway station innovations
21 February 2017 | By Kristoff Van Leeuwen, Project Manager Station Innovation, Transport Systems Catapult
Transport Systems Catapult discusses how stations will play an important role in the digital railway revolution and highlights a project that aims to accelerate the adoption of new technologies.
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Increased knowledge sharing between transport modes could speed up development & reduce cost of autonomous transport
2 February 2017 | By Sahar Danesh, Principal Policy Advisor for Transport, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Sahar Danesh of the IET discusses knowledge sharing between transport modes in order to develop autonomous public transport.
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Issue #1 2017 – Digital version
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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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SBB – on track towards energy efficiency
31 January 2017 | By Oliver Johner, Head of SBB’s Energy Saving Programme
Travelling by train uses four times less energy than driving a car and utilises 90% hydropower too. Swiss Federal Railways AG (SBB) already makes a major contribution to sustainable mobility – and will continue to do so in the future. However, it also remains the largest consumer of electricity in…
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High-speed rail: State of play and vision for European development
As European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc shares with European Railway Review that one of her first objectives is to help build a Single European transport area that can strengthen the European Internal Market and facilitate the transition towards low-emission mobility. Here Violeta writes that high-speed rail has enormous potential…
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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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Issue #6 2016 – Digital version
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