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Improved lighting at Rainhill station increases satisfaction
Improved lighting at Rainhill station increases satisfaction

Improved lighting at Rainhill station increases satisfaction

10 February 2015 | By Euan Hilton, Northern Rail

A new and innovative lighting system at one of the UK’s most well-known railway heritage sites is pushing Northern Rail’s pioneering approach to sustainability into the limelight. In an interview for Global Railway Review, Euan Hilton, Utilities Contracts and Data Manager at Northern Rail, provides more information on how the…

Increasing share of women working in the rail sector
Increasing share of women working in the rail sector

Increasing share of women working in the rail sector

9 February 2015 | By Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)

CER and ETF published their second annual report on the development of women employment in the rail sector in Europe. The results show that the average share of women working in the rail is increasing and currently stands at around 20%...

Overhead catenary on the Shinkansen
Overhead catenary on the Shinkansen

Maintaining safety of overhead catenary on the Shinkansen

6 February 2015 | By Takamasa Hayasaka and Masatoshi Shimizu (RTRI)

There are many kinds of overhead catenary systems and they all interact with pantographs. In Japan, efficiently maintaining the stress of catenary systems is considered as the most important factor for railway safety. Takamasa Hayasaka and Masatoshi Shimizu from the Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) believe the European rail sector…

Kings Cross Station
Kings Cross Station

Agreement to sell Eversholt Rail Group to CK Investments S.A R.L.,

21 January 2015 | By Eversholt Rail Group

Eversholt Investment Group S.C.S., a consortium comprising 3i Infrastructure plc, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and STAR Capital Partners announces it has agreed to sell 100% of Eversholt Rail Group to CK Investments S.A R.L.,...

Railway tracks
Railway tracks

EU to support rail improvements in Austria

20 January 2015 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €6 million studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line between Linz and Wels and between Salzburg and Steindorf/Straβwalchen in Austria, to increase the capacity of the existing line and improve the efficiency of traffic flows...