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Roundtable: Data & AI
This Roundtable Feature speaks to some of the industry's brightest about the latest uses for Data and AI in rail. From predictive maintenance to scheduling and infrastructure management...
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Digitalisation
The rail industry is harnessing innovative digital solutions that can benefit the railway sector. A world in which trains are never late and rail travel is cheaper, safer and more efficient is on the horizon thanks to radical innovation and technology that has marked the next stage of rail’s digital revolution.
What are the trends and challenges in rail digitalisation and how is the industry moving forward to embrace and adopt solutions?
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Rail Baltic Estonia awards construction contract for new railway section
Rail Baltic Estonia has awarded a 59.87 million euro contract to Merko Ehitus Eesti AS and GRK Eesti AS for constructing a 10.5km section of the Rail Baltica mainline from Saku to the Harju-Rapla County border.
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Venturing into generative AI to enhance the passenger experience
Kerry Phillipson, Retail Project Manager at Arriva UK Trains, speaks to Global Railway Review's Halimah Haque about the transformative potential of generative artificial intelligence within the rail sector, with a key focus on enhancing information to improve customer interactions.
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Digital in-cab signalling testing advances for East Coast Main Line
The successful completion of dynamic ETCS testing for Govia Thameslink Railway’s Class 387 and DB Cargo’s Class 66 marks a key advancement in the East Coast Digital Programme, setting the stage for further digital signalling integration.
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Vecow Edge AI Platforms Achieve EN50155:2021 Certification
EN50155 is a European standard applied to all electronic equipment components used in the rail industry, ensuring they meet the highest levels of compliance and reliability across operating conditions, design, documentation, testing, and integration.
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GTR introduces online tool for early planning of train journeys
Govia Thameslink Railway has introduced an interactive online tool allowing passengers to check for planned engineering work on Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern routes up to six weeks in advance.
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Minister of Transport and Communications visits Lithuania’s first solar-powered noise barrier
Lithuania’s Minister of Transport, Marius Skuodis, visited Juodšiliai to inspect the country’s first solar-powered noise barrier, a project aiming to integrate renewable energy with railway infrastructure.
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Brochure: Pioneering AI for Railways with ADLINK
As a leader in providing AI-enabled computing platforms, ADLINK empowers rail operators with cutting-edge solutions tailored to the unique demands of the industry.
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Digital Transformation of Transportation: 2024 handbook
This handbook aims to provide transportation professionals with a broad overview of the trends that will have a far-reaching impact by 2030, including key figures, notions, and expert opinions.
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New phase begins in Rail Baltica bridge construction over Neris in Lithuania
In late July 2024, Rizzani de Eccher launched a key phase in building the 1.51km Rail Baltica bridge over the Neris River in Lithuania.
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Rail industry needs to enhance stranded train response, says ORR report
The Office of Rail and Road and Transport Focus report urges the rail industry to improve response times, staff training and passenger support during stranded train incidents.
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Amtrak launches revitalisation programme for Washington Union Station
Amtrak's new revitalisation programme for Washington Union Station aims to enhance safety, comfort and operational efficiency, reflecting the station's pivotal role as a major transportation hub.
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Avoidable delays and inefficiencies: why it’s time to start challenging legacy processes (and what the industry can do about it)
CP7 will shape rail’s future - and, coming at such a critical juncture, this period is an especially important one. Yet how rail responds will depend in large part not on the big picture, but the mosaic of little ones - the daily tasks, routines and processes of our industry’s…
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TfL announces planned closures on the Piccadilly line for essential upgrades
TfL advises Piccadilly line customers to plan ahead and allow more time for their journeys due to temporary closures in August 2024 for vital upgrades, in preparation for the new fleet of trains arriving from 2025.
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The importance of future-proofing asset management
We caught up with Marco Corradini from SBB at the Rail Infrastructure Asset Management Summit 2024, in London earlier this year to get his thoughts on the most important parts of infrastructure asset management.
