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FRMCS training: the railway skills gap explained

2026-10-26T13:00:00+00:00 Global Railway Review

Railways must maintain GSM-R while preparing staff for FRMCS. GRR examines the skills gap and where the expertise could come from.

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The pathfinder plan to get rail’s AI past the pilot
2026-10-21T08:16:00+01:00 Doctor Sarah Schlobohm and Ian Westcott
On the platform: GBRX’s Doctor Sarah Schlobohm on the pathfinder model built to take rail’s AI from pilot to everyday use.
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Track Insights: The construction-to-operations gap
2026-10-13T09:10:00+01:00Sponsored by Autodesk
A railway learns a great deal about itself as it is built. Little of it reaches the people who run it. Read this free report to learn how to ensure the correct data reaches rail operations.
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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 Giorgio Travaini and Ian Westcott
On the platform: Europe’s Rail Executive Director Giorgio Travaini on why a successor ticks every box and what could undo it.

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Knorr-Bremse expands Chinese supplier base and plans higher procurement volume to boost localisation
2026-10-27T16:30:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins
Knorr-Bremse used its Supplier Summit China in Suzhou to outline plans to broaden its local supplier base and further increase its procurement volume in China.
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Design unveiled for 61 Siemens Mireo Plus B battery trains serving Westphalia-Lippe network from 2029
2026-10-27T11:17:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins
The 61 battery-electric trains, financed by Rock Rail and built by Siemens Mobility, will replace diesel units from December 2029 under a unified regional design.
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Network Rail Scotland completes three-year vegetation inspection cycle in two months using Digitised Lineside Inspection
2026-10-27T10:40:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins
Network Rail engineers in Edinburgh have used footage captured from trains to complete a three-year vegetation inspection cycle in two months, saving around £55,000.
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Hitachi Rail CBTC signalling enters service on first section of Chennai Metro Phase II
2026-10-26T13:32:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins
The 15km Poonamallee-Vadapalani corridor, with 11 elevated stations, is the first section of Chennai Metro Phase II to open using Hitachi Rail’s CBTC technology.

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Knorr-Bremse expands Chinese supplier base and plans higher procurement volume to boost localisation

2026-10-27T16:30:00+00:00 Gabriel Higgins

Knorr-Bremse used its Supplier Summit China in Suzhou to outline plans to broaden its local supplier base and further increase its procurement volume in China.

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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.