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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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Hitachi Rail completes digital upgrade on Nuremberg-Regensburg railway corridor
2026-08-06T10:07:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Hitachi Rail has completed key signalling upgrades on the modernised Nuremberg-Regensburg railway, supporting improved reliability and future ETCS deployment.
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SMRT advances rail reliability in Singapore with AI maintenance and record network performance
2026-08-06T09:30:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
SMRT has reported record rail reliability, lower emissions and continued investment in AI and digital technologies across Singapore’s MRT network.
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Intermodal growth strengthens Poland’s position as a leading European logistics hub
2026-08-05T16:18:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
Record intermodal rail freight volumes are strengthening Poland’s role as a European logistics hub, with infrastructure investment remaining essential for future growth.
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DP World launches new rail corridor linking western and southeastern Europe
2026-08-04T10:22:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
DP World has launched a new intermodal rail corridor connecting Belgium and Romania for finished vehicle transport across southeastern Europe.

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Hitachi Rail completes digital upgrade on Nuremberg-Regensburg railway corridor

2026-08-06T10:07:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

Hitachi Rail has completed key signalling upgrades on the modernised Nuremberg-Regensburg railway, supporting improved reliability and future ETCS deployment.

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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.