17 November 2020 Welsh government’s draft Transport Strategy to tackle carbon emissions 17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The Transport Strategy will work to deliver carbon reductions through a set of five year priorities, with nine ‘mini-plans’ for modes and sectors.
17 November 2020 FRA publishes final rule to measure performance of Amtrak passenger services 17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The final rule includes metrics relating to Amtrak's on-time performance and train delays, customer service and station performance.
16 November 2020 Deutsche Bahn to convert all lighting systems to sustainable LED lamps 16 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review As part of its efforts to achieve its 2050 sustainability target, Deutsche Bahn is swapping its incandescent lamps for LED lamps.
16 November 2020 Govia Thameslink Railway trains test negative for COVID-19 16 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review Laboratory tests have found that the COVID-19 viruscide being used on Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains is successfully working.
13 November 2020 HS2 becomes second global client to achieve PAS 2080 accreditation 13 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The PAS 2080 accreditation recognises HS2's extensive carbon management programme, including its design innovations and carbon emission reduction initiatives.
12 November 2020 USHSR publishes 5-Point High-Speed Rail Plan for Biden Administration 12 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review USHSR's plan includes the creation of a new High-Speed Rail Development Authority and funding for top and second tier priority projects.
11 November 2020 Green Cargo to test digital automatic coupling to improve efficiency 11 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review By introducing DAC on its wagons, Green Cargo will improve capacity, punctuality, the working environment, efficiency and profitability.
10 November 2020 Transport for Wales launches train capacity checker to ensure social distancing 10 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The capacity checker will allow customers to see which trains may have the most space available, subsequently supporting social distancing requirements by encouraging people to avoid busier trains.
10 November 2020 UK-based technology firms set to join HS2 Innovation Accelerator initiative announced 10 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The five will receive commercial and technical support as they develop their technology to help deliver Europe’s largest infrastructure project.
10 November 2020 New research project aims to improve rail navigation technology 10 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The project aims to tackle one of the rail sector’s biggest challenges: How to pinpoint the accurate location of a moving train.
9 November 2020 West Midlands Trains and Porterbrook sign agreement to improve reliability 9 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The agreement will see Porterbrook take over responsibility for the heavy maintenance of WMT's Class 172 fleet and work to improve its reliability.
9 November 2020 Logistics UK calls for UK government to secure the future of rail freight 9 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review Logistics UK has highlighted that the opportunity for freight via released capacity from HS2 is substantial and should be taken advantage of.
9 November 2020 UK’s largest single passenger information display introduced at London Victoria Station 9 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review The five metre by 2.5m full-colour LED display is the largest and clearest single passenger information display in the UK.
9 November 2020 Video: Virgin Hyperloop tests world-first human travel in hyperloop pod 9 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review Marking transportation history, two Virgin Hyperloop colleagues have become the first humans to travel safely in a hyperloop pod during a test stage of the project.
6 November 2020 Freight operator Lineas brings new connecton to four-country region 6 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review Three Xpress trains per week will connect Antwerp to Langweid-Foret, the Swabia region in southern Germany, and further to Wolfurt in the Austrian Vorarlberg region.
