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Emma Megan, Rail Industry Writer, discusses how the cyber-security paradigm is a highly operational and technical topic, but nonetheless, a priority that the rail sector must address.
Network Rail’s fleet of snow-and-ice-busting trains will travel the equivalent of six times around the world in the south east, anti-icing the rails to keep passengers moving.
David Porter, Chair of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Railway Group, examines what was learned in the 1988 Clapham Junction rail crash and, following several incidents and near-misses in recent years, asks if those lessons have been forgotten.
The ‘open’ nature of stations and trains continually make them targets for terrorist attacks. But with project SHERPA, coordinated by the UIC, key players in the railway sector are coming together and focus on various actions that will help railways cope better with present and future threats.
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’.
