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Northern’s major fleet refurbishment programme reaches halfway point
By launching its 123rd refurbished train into service, Northern – the second largest train operator in the UK – has now refurbished more than 50 per cent of its trains.
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South Western Railway to become the UK’s first 5G railway
Rail operators have long-sought to improve the quality of Wi-Fi, but faced significant cost and technical challenges in doing so.
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Passenger Connectivity In-Depth Focus 2019
There is a window of opportunity for passenger rail services to harness innovations, to ensure travelling by train remains appealing. In this technological age, this means improving mobile repeaters and Wi-Fi solutions onboard trains is a must: passengers are determined to take their digital lives with them when they travel.…
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How TOCs can meet passengers’ connectivity demand by 2025 with robust Wi-Fi
Robust on-board Wi-Fi connectivity is essential for the rail industry to evolve in the 21st century. Here, Paul Hinchy, Head of Transport at WiFi SPARK, explores how the appetite for digital connectivity is full steam-ahead.
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Some of the oldest trains in Britain are scheduled to be replaced in 2019
The wide-scale deployment of new and refurbished-like-new carriages will mean the retirement of some of the oldest trains on the network.
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Interview Spotlight: Conor Linnell, Client Director for Strategic Rail, Signalling and Telecommunications at SNC-Lavalin Atkins
On 10 May 2018, the UK Secretary of State for Transport and the Chief Executive of Network Rail announced the UK’s new Digital Railway strategy – committing all new trains and signalling will be digital or digital-ready by 2023. With this shift will come important new benefits to passengers and…
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Västtrafik orders additional new high-speed trains
Following an initial order of 40 ZEFIRO Express trains in April 2018, Västtrafik have now triggered an option to purchase an additional five trains to operate in Sweden’s Västra Götaland region.
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Northern’s 100th refurbished Class 170 train enters service
The refurbished trains form part of Northern’s wide-ranging plan to enhance customer journeys by improving all aspects of its network.
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Southeastern Motion heralds UK first in passenger entertainment
The first ever partnership between a UK transport operator and Amazon Prime Video will provide a variety of infotainment for rail passengers.
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Merseyrail’s new trains will feature free internet access – even in tunnels
The new technology will mean high-quality train CCTV is linked directly to the control centre, with wireless connectivity across the Merseyrail network.
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Can rail digitalisation open highly lucrative non-farebox revenue streams?
Ian Reynolds, Managing Director of KBH On-Train Media, believes improvements in on-board connectivity have the potential to revolutionise rail travel as we know it, and open up highly lucrative new revenue streams for the industry and the economy as a whole.
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New study shows the commute should be counted as part of the working day
Traditionally, the government has been more concerned about the benefits of free Wi-Fi for business travellers, but a research team believe that the impact on commuters may be more important.
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Pendolino trains in Poland soon to receive Wi-Fi from Alstom
Free, wireless internet access is one of the most commonly expected standards of the 21st century, and so PKP Intercity are updating their vehicles accordingly.
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On-board mobile: No more missing connections
Anyone who has had to try and make a call, send an email or watch an online video on a train knows it can be a challenge. Whether travelling for work or pleasure, inconsistent and unreliable mobile coverage is incredibly frustrating for passengers who want the same level of reliable…
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Hacking train Wi-Fi: Where are the weak spots?
Ken Munro, Partner at Pen Test Partners, details the numerous aspects in train operators’ software systems that should be checked and secured to prevent hackers and malicious attacks, and protect passengers’ data…
