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An interview with Daniel Beutler, General Manager of Trainline International
We speak to Daniel Beutler, General Manager of Trainline International, about the popularity of international rail travel.
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Technology comes to rail passengers
11 January 2017 | By Graham Ellis
Regular Global Railway Review blogger Graham Ellis discusses the impact of the industry embracing new technologies and the resulting benefits for rail passengers…
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Rejsekort: unifying different ticketing elements to create a common-use system
28 October 2016 | By Bjørn Wahlsten, CEO of Rejsekort
Bjørn Wahlsten, CEO of Rejsekort, takes a look at what makes the Rejsekort system work, as well as its future initiatives...
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The future of train travel for SJ
21 October 2016 | By Crister Fritzson, CEO and President of SJ
In this article Crister Fritzson, Chief Executive Officer and President of SJ AB, shares some insights into the history of Sweden’s oldest and largest train operator; its recent developments and plans for the future...
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1.9 percent increase in regulated rail fares across England, Scotland & Wales
16 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Regulated rail fares will increase 1.9 percent across England, Scotland and Wales next year with the figure determined by July's Retail Prices Index (RPI). The rail industry gives its reaction...
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Call for part-time season tickets following annual rail fare increase
16 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Campaign for Better Transport has called for the introduction of part-time season tickets following today’s annual rail fare increase.
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Expedia to offer rail travel to UK customers in response to growing demand
20 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Online travel company Expedia Group has revealed it will be offering rail travel to UK customers from October 2016. The move is supported by the Rail Delivery Group.
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The death of the tangerine ticket may not be so smart
7 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Richard Farmer of BemroseBooth Paragon - a supplier of transport tickets - looks at the future of the tangerine ticket and questions the readiness and speed of a move towards smart ticketing. Global Railway Review puts his comments to ITSO…
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Bluetooth Beacon based solution wins UK Intelligent Mobility Hackathon
20 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A Bluetooth Beacon based technology solution has won the UK’s only Intelligent Mobility Hackathon, IMCreate 2.
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Eurostar introduces SNAP digital hub for best value fares
26 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Eurostar has launched SNAP – a new digital hub offering best value tickets for passengers with travel time flexibility.
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Issue #3 2016 – Digital version
In this issue: Profile on The Netherlands; Rolling Stock Developments supplement; RTPI & Ticketing supplement; Infrastructure; And much more...
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IoT solutions enable the power of data-driven transportation
25 May 2016 | By Kontron
Making informed IoT enabled transportation decisions regarding the implementation, evolution, and integration of rail solutions, so municipalities can take advantage of the power of data-driven transportation. In this webinar, experts at Kontron address these tough issues to ensure your solution is application-ready saving yourself time and money.
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RTPI & Ticketing supplement 2016
In our latest free-to-view RTPI & Ticketing supplement, Briony Krikorian (UK Cards Association), Dave Walker (GTR) and Stefanos Gogos (UNIFE) explore the future of contactless ticketing for the rail industry and transforming real-time passenger information with a look at the IT2Rail project...
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IT2Rail: Transforming Real-Time Passenger Information and ticketing
Today’s rail transport in Europe is not attractive enough to customers, especially for the new ‘connected’ generation. In particular, rail lacks multi-modal and door-to-door travel offers and there is limited interoperability between booking systems. A central objective of Shift2Rail (a Joint Undertaking – a form of Public-Private Partnership within Horizon…
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Smartcards are about to get smarter at Govia Thameslink Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is Britain’s biggest rail franchise: 326 million passenger journeys are made across its network with Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern every year. In November 2015, CEO Charles Horton explained how the story of GTR is a story of delivery: new train fleets, new services,…
