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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?
11 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
In joint ceremonies marking the occasion, construction work has begun on the National College for High Speed Rail in Birmingham and Doncaster.
9 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
With the number of rail journeys in Britain rising to almost 1.7billion last year, industry leaders have highlighted the value of rail investment in order to meet demand.
29 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced Icomera will supply on-board internet to its fleet of high speed ICE passenger trains.
26 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Four railway associations have joined forces to present a joint Roadmap for digital railways to deploy digital technology across the industry.
21 April 2016 | By Dr. Joachim Winter
In Global Railway Review Issue 3 2016 published in May, Dr. Joachim Winter – Senior Scientist/Project Manager of ‘Next Generation Train (NGT)’ at the German Aerospace Center – will present the high-speed passenger train project Aeroliner3000, winner of the DfT/RSSB’s competition ‘Tomorrow’s Train Design Today’. Here, Dr. Winter gives a…
21 April 2016 | By Mandy Parrett, Global Railway Review
HackTrain have announced a list of ten teams that will take part in their 'Accelerator' programme. Comprising some of the world’s most exciting start-ups and established businesses, the programme is designed to drive innovation in the UK’s railway industry.
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).
19 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The RSSB has announced details of a £4 million innovation competition which challenges train operators and suppliers to work together to enhance customer experience.
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...
23 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains have introduced a new text messaging service that offers personalised, customer boarding information at London Euston station.
In this issue: Northern Europe profile; Bogie Design supplement; An update on progress in Germany; Track Systems supplement; Plus lots more...
21 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Rail passengers travelling in and around the Liverpool City Region (LCR) will soon benefit from £340m of rail improvements over the next three years.
8 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a report outlining how greater completion between rail operators could benefit passengers on intercity routes.
7 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Transport for the North (TfN) and the Department for Transport have today launched the Northern Transport Strategy Spring 2016 report, highlighting improvements already made and set out plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail and Smart North projects.
4 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
On Monday 02 May 2016, Great Western Railway (GWR) will celebrate 40 years of the high speed train with a rail depot open day at St. Philips Marsh.
