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‘We believe we tick every box for a successor,’ says Europe’s Rail’s executive director

2026-09-24T09:05:00+01:00 Ian Westcott and Giorgio Travaini

Europe’s Rail’s executive director makes the case for a successor – and names the one thing that could undo it.

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InnoTrans turns 30 next week with AI’s first hall of its own
2026-09-18T08:54:00+01:00 Ian Westcott and Kerstin Schulz
InnoTrans director Kerstin Schulz on the 30th anniversary show, AI’s first hall and where rail is heading next.
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Connecting rail through software and AI
2026-09-14T13:35:00+01:00 Devina Pasta
When disruption can ripple across an entire railway, operators need a clearer view of the system as a whole. Devina Pasta, CEO of Siemens Mobility Software, explains how connected data and AI could help railways make better decisions and deliver better passenger experiences.
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Bringing complex turnkey rail projects to life
2026-09-09T13:49:00+01:00 Global Railway Review
Siemens Mobility explains how integrated delivery, digital twins and AI are helping manage increasingly complex rail projects worldwide.

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Union Pacific receives first two Wabtec FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives in Southern California for real-world testing
2026-10-02T11:03:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Two of four Wabtec-built FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives have arrived in Southern California, where Union Pacific will test them in switching and local customer service.
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Rail sector warns of job losses without successor to Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking
2026-10-01T13:00:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Speakers at a European Parliament event warned that ending joint EU rail research funding could cost jobs and slow signalling and communications modernisation.
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Alstom to support Gautrain modernisation as Sihamba Sonke Mobility consortium named successful bidder
2026-10-01T09:18:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Alstom is a shareholder and industrial partner in the consortium chosen for the next Gautrain concession, with a cumulative contract value of €800 million.
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Government backs £1bn battery-electric fleet for TransPennine Express, to be built by Alstom in Derby
2026-09-30T11:30:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
The government has backed an around £1 billion fleet of 29 Alstom-built battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express, due to enter service from winter 2034.

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Union Pacific receives first two Wabtec FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives in Southern California for real-world testing

2026-10-02T11:03:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

Two of four Wabtec-built FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives have arrived in Southern California, where Union Pacific will test them in switching and local customer service.

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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 twinning 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.