All articles by Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review – Page 2
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NewsHigh Speed Rail Group reacts to UK Spending Review
Today's UK Spending Review has directly addressed HS2 by focusing on cost management and exploring alternative funding avenues.
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NewsRIA's Darren Caplan responds to the Chancellor’s spending review
Today's UK Spending Review has allocated significant investment to transport infrastructure outside London, including £15 billion for local transport projects in city regions and plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
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News"Share a Cup of Kindness" campaign launched for Loneliness Awareness Week
Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) today announced a new initiative, "Share a Cup of Kindness," launched in conjunction with Loneliness Awareness Week. The campaign aims to challenge common misconceptions about loneliness and provide a simple, yet impactful, way to support railway people across the UK.
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NewsApply now for the Women in Rail Awards 2025!
Women make up over 50% of rail passengers but only about 20% of the rail workforce in the EU. In recognition of female talent and the efforts to attract more women to the sector, multiple industry associations and agencies have pulled together.
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NewsNew Eurostar fleet offers direct services to Frankfurt and Geneva
Eurostar has announced positive year-end results and growth for the third year running, alongside brand-new destinations the business intends to serve with its new trains.
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NewsNatalie Fleet MP visits RIA member in Bolsover
On Friday 6 June, Natalie Fleet MP visited leading Road Rail Vehicles (RRV) supplier, SRS Rail System Ltd, in her Bolsover constituency.
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NewsUber and Gemini Trains team up!
Uber has announced plans to bring its brand to cross-channel rail services through a new co-branding partnership with Gemini Trains.
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ArticleYour AI isn’t safe: How LLM hijacking and prompt leaks are fueling a new wave of data breaches
A junior developer at a fast-growing fintech startup, racing to meet a launch deadline, copied an API key into a public GitHub repo. Within hours, the key was scraped, bundled with others, and traded on Discord to a shadowy network of digital joyriders.
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NewsRIA opens new office in Leeds
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced the opening of a new office in Leeds alongside its existing premises in both Westminster and Rayleigh.
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NewsS-Bahn Hamburg GmbH embraces expanding digital rail solutions
S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH has signed a contract with Siemens Mobility to deliver advanced train control systems (“On-board units”) for 87 existing trains.
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NewsRail Accident Investigation Branch publishes its Annual Report for 2024
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its annual report covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2024.
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ArticleHuawei: Keeping Cities Moving, Amplifying Urban Rail Intelligence
The Huawei Smart Urban Rail Summit, themed "Steaming Ahead with Cloud-Network Convergence and Data & AI Enablement for Smart Urban Rail", was held in Hong Kong, China.
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ArticleOmnichannel Payment Solutions Transforming Public Transport: Insights from Transport Ticketing Global 2025
Our team attended Transport Ticketing Global, the premier industry event focused on smart ticketing innovations for public transport. This March the London-based conference has welcomed over 1,200 ticketing and mobility professionals representing 65 countries, including key decision-makers from transport operators, authorities and technology providers across the ecosystem.
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ArticleInterview Spotlight: CEO Dr Georg Friberg talks about how Goldschmidt has set up to support rail operators with smart inspection solutions
Global Railway Review speaks to Dr. Georg Friberg, CEO of Goldschmidt Group, a company that is known for having invented the Thermit® welding process for rails 130 years ago and that is the global market leader in this field of expertise.
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ArticleAustralia's rail renaissance: a nation on the move
Paul Comfort recently returned from a 10 day tour of public transport in Australia where he was a guest speaker at AusRail, the Australasian Railway Association’s annual conference and met with numerous national rail leaders. From that trip he brings this report.
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NewsNetwork Rail builds low-carbon Maintenance Delivery Unit
Network Rail has appointed Henry Boot Construction, part of Henry Boot, to build a new sustainable Maintenance Delivery Unit (MDU) in Barnetby, North Lincolnshire.
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ArticleInterview Spotlight: MATISA on 80 years of innovation in railway maintenance
As MATISA marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, the company reflects on its proud heritage while driving the future of railway infrastructure forward. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Simone Amorosi, Product Director at MATISA, speaks with Elizabeth Jordan from Global Railway Review about how the company balances legacy with innovation, ...
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ArticleRoundtable: Meeting customer expectations
As passenger expectations continue to evolve in today’s fast-paced, digital-first world, rail operators face increasing pressure to deliver seamless, personalised, and dependable journeys. But how can the industry adapt to keep up with these rising demands?