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1 September 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Mayor of London has marked 75 percent completion of Crossrail whilst on-board the first Elizabeth line station-to-station journey from Custom House to Canary Wharf.
It is no secret that railway track switches – which have worked the same way for over 200 years – face stubborn reliability issues and costly maintenance bills. The signalling, detection and locking systems built into and around switches can slow things down and significantly reduce network capacity.
21 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Loughborough University have issued an invitation to tender for the development of failsafe railway track switch.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is one of the most imposing structures ever built in the history of rail traffic – at 57km-long, it is the longest railway tunnel in the world and will be officially inaugurated in June 2016. Global player for rails and turnouts, voestalpine, has been…
EIM, the association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers, promotes the interests and views of rail infrastructure managers in Europe. With 12 members and two associate members, EIM represents over 50% of the EU’s railway lines. EIM members have a key role in developing, operating and maintaining the European railway network.…
In this issue: Northern Europe profile; Bogie Design supplement; An update on progress in Germany; Track Systems supplement; Plus lots more...
In our latest free-to-view Track Systems & Infrastructure Supplement, Monika Heiming, Executive Director of EIM discusses how to encourage innovative infrastructure maintenance and Libor Lochman, Executive Director of CER shares a vision for the future of rail infrastructure..
30 June 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
An £8.5 million research programme known as Track to the Future (T2F) has launched this month aiming to develop railway tracks for the future.
In this issue: Northern Europe regional profile, Bogies / Wheelsets supplement, Germany profile, Track Systems supplement, and much more...
In our latest free-to-view Track Systems Supplement, Chris Eady from the Institute of Rail Welding explains the topic of broken rails and rolling contact fatigue, plus experts from Graz University cover the challenges in railway asset management in order to implement a preventive, condition-based maintenance and renewal strategy...
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Chris Eady, Executive Director of the Institute of Rail Welding, takes a look at the topic of broken rails and rolling contact fatigue and, with quotes from Brian Whitney at Network Rail, explains why it is necessary to repeat the importance of rail integrity management.
Winter is the longest season in Finland and in northern parts of the country the cold weather can last up to seven months. During the winter months, the temperature drops below zero degrees and snow covers the ground across the entire country. But despite these harsh weather conditions, the Finnish…
For the third year in a row, the Norwegian railway achieved its punctuality goal of 90% with trains running somewhat punctually despite the menace of snow and ice – an achievement that requires both science and manpower. In this article, Jernbaneverket’s Guttorm Moss and his colleagues who make sure the…
This issue features a forward from Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Norway's Minister of Transport and Communications, a Northern Europe Profile featuring articles from Trafikstyrelsen, Jernbaneverket, The Scandinavian 8 Million City Project and AS Eesti Radutee, exclusive Track Systems and Signalling & Telecommunications supplements, plus an update from INEA...
In our latest free-to-view Track Systems Supplement, read articles about the CAPACITY4RAIL project, track maintenance facilities in Portugal, plus switches and crossings research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology...
