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UIC signs intermodal MoU with the International Air Transport Association
The Memorandum of Understanding between IATA and UIC outlines that both parties will work to support intermodal travel and interoperability.
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What lessons can train operating companies can learn from Uber?
Uber, not content with up-ending the taxi industry, has its sights firmly set on disrupting the entire travel and transport sector too. But as the ride-hailing app begins to venture into multimodal provision and end-to-end journey planning, this article explores the ways train operating companies and other public transport service…
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Driving forward rail innovation with data and communication
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Global Railway Review spoke to Richard Thomas, UKRRIN Industrial Fellow in Data Integration and Cybersecurity at the University of Birmingham about how the sector can drive innovation forward by communicating with each other and keeping the railways relevant by using data to deliver good passenger experience.
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Great infrastructure, great mobility, great Europe
Monika Heiming, Executive Director of the EIM, the European Rail Infrastructure Managers association, writes that the question is not if rail can play a crucial role in the future of transportation, but how and explores where the industry is now and what it should strive for.
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Episode 2: are Britain’s rail passengers getting the best deal?
Anthony Smith, Chief Executive of Transport Focus speaks to Global Railway Review's Editor, Craig Waters, about what Britain's railways do best, how the industry needs to change, the use of innovative technology, and are Britain's rail passengers getting the best deal?
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A Q&A with: Anne Berner, former Finnish Minister of Transport & Communications
Anne Berner, former Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, explains how she thinks digitalisation has impacted rail and the wider public transport industry, and what she thinks about current trends and future tech disruption.
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Women Inspiring Rail: Q&A with Aliya Zulaikha Alias, Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Prasarana Malaysia
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Aliya Zulaikha Alias, Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Prasarana Malaysia, explains how Malaysia is recognising and preparing for the inevitable era of digitalisation, and thus is on track to transform its public transportation system.
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‘Bold vision’ released to transform rail services in Greater Manchester by 2040
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has published a masterplan which details a strategy to double the number of rail journeys in the city-region by 2040.
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Women Inspiring Rail: Q&A with Monique van Wortel, Shift2Rail
Monique van Wortel, Seconded National Expert at Shift2Rail, explains how she has been inspired by several key industry experts during her career and how the environmental performance of the railways is something she finds incredibly important.
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Integrating resource management to revamp the service offer for evolving passenger demands
No matter where in the world, today’s passengers demand efficient and seamless journeys. Across the dense Paris region public transport network, SNCF Transilien has adopted a digital, multimodal approach that focuses on the customer and brings together all modes of sustainable transport to make journeys smoother and simpler. Gilles Artese,…
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SBB teams up with Axon Vibe to develop new mobility platform
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Axon Vibe have signed a five-year agreement for the development of a personalised mobility app.
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European Commission study highlights greater role of European rail
New European Commission study suggests a shift to rail would benefit citizens in Europe, as the industry excels in covering its variable infrastructure costs and externalities like air pollution, CO2 and noise through charges, with smaller cost-coverage gaps in euros per passenger-km or tonne-km than other modes.
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EAIF to invest US$40 million in development of rail and ports in Guinea
The investment is hoped to help create a new trade corridor in Guinea which will result in at least a three per cent GDP boost.
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What are European railways delivering to enhance the passenger experience?
From the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), Libor Lochman, Executive Director and Ulrich Fikar, Senior Policy Adviser – Passenger, explore the options which ensure rail becomes more attractive to passengers as the expectations of seamless mobility continue to grow.
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Connecting Luxembourg to China, a new combined train is launched
With the aim of running the train on a weekly basis by mid-2019, the train is operated by CDIRS, in collaboration with RTSB and CFL multimodal.
