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Rethinking rail asset management with system-level thinking

2026-07-23T11:53:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

Arup’s Sharon Rose explains why rail infrastructure managers must shift from asset-focused decisions to system-level thinking to improve resilience, performance and investment outcomes.

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FRMCS migration, not policy ambition, will determine success or failure
2026-07-17T12:01:00+01:00 Karel van Gils EU-Rail
GSM-R is being switched off. EU-Rail’s Karel van Gils on why FRMCS migration will decide if digital rail delivers.
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LNER’s digital transformation is already cutting thousands of minutes of delay
2026-07-14T09:51:00+01:00 Danny Gonzalez
LNER’s digital transformation is already preventing thousands of minutes of delay before they happen.
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Rail freight digitalisation now has the momentum it was missing
2026-07-10T14:10:00+01:00 Daniel Gradl
Wabtec’s Daniel Gradl explains why rail freight digitalisation finally has the momentum it needs to scale.

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CER urges greater rail investment through revised EU emissions trading system
2026-07-23T10:27:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
CER has welcomed proposed changes to the EU Emissions Trading System while urging greater investment in rail and recognition of carbon avoidance.
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TFG Transfracht launches E-Services+ to simplify digital freight transport management
2026-07-22T11:38:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
TFG Transfracht has launched E-Services+, a new digital platform designed to improve transport booking, tracking and planning for combined freight services.
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Alstom to modernise Romanian rail corridor with digital signalling and electrification
2026-07-21T10:07:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Alstom will deliver digital signalling and electrification upgrades on a key Romanian rail corridor to improve speed, capacity and interoperability.
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LNER completes first live ETCS Level 2 Azuma digital signalling trial
2026-07-21T09:46:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
LNER has successfully completed the first live operation of an Azuma train under ETCS Level 2 supervision on the East Coast Main Line.

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Rethinking rail asset management with system-level thinking

2026-07-23T11:53:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

Arup’s Sharon Rose explains why rail infrastructure managers must shift from asset-focused decisions to system-level thinking to improve resilience, performance and investment outcomes.

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Rail traction energy: coupling sustainability with technology trade-offs and strategic choices

2026-05-18T14:27:00+01:00 Simon Fletcher

Simon Fletcher, founder of Fletch Rail Advisory, examines the strategic choices behind rail traction energy, weighing electrification, battery and hydrogen solutions and the challenges of scaling them across networks.

Mirroring reality: how digital twining impacts the rail industry

2026-03-13T14:16:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins

Global Railway Review exclusively interviewed LNER’s Adrian Varma and Northern’s Marc Silverwood to explore how digital twins are transforming railway operations, enabling real-time decision-making, predictive testing and smarter disruption management.