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Hitachi Rail will supply digital interlockings and Radio Block Centres for SBB, modernising Switzerland’s rail network, enhancing efficiency, sustainability and predictive maintenance capabilities.
Ivan Beltramba, Railway and Transportation Engineer, discusses the challenges and potential solutions for achieving a unified overhead electrification system across Europe, a critical step towards the Single European Railway Area (SERA).
Ageing legacy systems must evolve to meet the growing demands of digitalisation, requiring a transformative approach to railway signalling. Mirko Blazic, EULYNX Technical Lead, explains further.
Eurotunnel plans to double direct high-speed rail services via the Channel Tunnel by 2034, accelerating low-carbon mobility between London and major European cities.
Diccon Spain, Political Liaison Officer at Bring Back Euro Trains, reviews the latest literary release from railway engineer, speaker and writer, Gareth Dennis, entitled: ‘How The Railways Will Fix The Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road’.
TX Logistik AG has begun expanding its fleet with 40 new Vectron locomotives, enhancing capacity on key European rail freight routes and promoting environmentally friendly transport alternatives.
This year saw the fourteenth return of one of the biggest rail exhibitions and conferences in the world, and the Global Railway Review team were there to make the most of it. Below we summarise our key takeaways, highlighting insightful discussions, innovative technologies and invaluable networking opportunities from the event.
Starting on 15 December 2024, the Rhaetian Railway will implement timetable changes on the Albula line to enhance efficiency and punctuality, reducing travel times and optimising service operations.
Marco Pagani, Head of Asset Management at BLS Cargo, explores the potential of digitalisation and how it allows BLS Cargo to improve communication, record keeping and requirement management.
Around 100 years ago, electrification allowed Swiss railways to say goodbye to fossil energy sources for the first time. Step by step, ‘white coal’, i.e. hydropower, replaced coal as the primary energy source. This is now happening for a second time – with all fossil fuels being replaced by renewables…
Daniel Montagnese, Head of Product Management Antennas at HUBER+SUHNER, speaks with Global Railway Review about the advancements in connectivity solutions that are bringing benefits to both the passenger and the operator, and how antennas are at the forefront of this technology.
Of the 60 new InterRegio double-deck trains, 41 will help to replace SBB's old fleet and the remaining 19 will be used to reduce capacity bottlenecks on particular regional services.
Over the course of 2020, SBB experienced losses of 1.32 million passengers per day and a decrease of 28.9 per cent in passenger revenues.
By introducing DAC on its wagons, Green Cargo will improve capacity, punctuality, the working environment, efficiency and profitability.
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.
