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PTC is an integrated command, control, communications and information system that alerts train engineers when certain unsafe conditions exist, and stops the train when conditions warrant.
Virgin Trains is the first train operator to adopt this kind of training approach, and it is hoped passenger experience during football season will benefit greatly from it.
Passengers travelling in Upper Bavaria, Germany, will soon experience higher levels of comfort and safety on the rail network.
According to recent analysis of British Transport Police (BTP) data, railway passengers now suffer on a daily basis as metal thieves get more organised.
There is no doubt that the rail industry is a potentially dangerous place to work...
Infrabel completed a disaster scenario – simulating 29 injuries – to test the infrastructure in place and mark the end of four years of work that modernised and improved safety procedures.
The French National Railway Corporation — the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, or SNCF RÉSEAU — is a state-owned company that operates France’s world class railway system...
A new project is focused on passenger accessibility and safety, with the end goal of ensuring the railway is easily usable for all.
Workers can now operate on the driverless metro in Doha fully assured that the safety measures and procedures are of high quality.
From the variety of topics discussed and the different experiences shared at Digital Rail Revolution 2018, the opportunities that digitalisation continues to bring to the railway industry are exciting. Global Railway Review Editor, Craig Waters, looks at the key topics that had speakers and delegates deliberating at the UIC’s headquarters…
Track workers will spend less time working on live rails, and passenger services will be more reliable, with the implementation of ‘faster safer isolations’.
Digital technologies like IoT, cloud services and advanced analytics are disrupting the design and management of transportation assets. Yet, many organisations still struggle to harness transportation data to improve operations of mobile assets...
The number of rail accidents, the severity of collisions, and fatalities and injuries within Europe are recorded and analysed in the UIC’s safety report.
At InnoTrans 2018 our Editor, Craig Waters, caught up with Beatrice Lippus and Viswanath Machiraju from Cyient to find out how they see the industry developing.
Reducing the likelihood of infrastructure failing should increase the reliability of the service, and improve safety on the network.
