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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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TransPennine Express unveils new Nova 1 train seating refurbishment
2026-08-03T10:53:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
TransPennine Express has begun refurbishing its Nova 1 fleet with redesigned seating developed by suppliers from across northern England.
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LNER cuts carbon emissions while carrying record passenger numbers
2026-08-03T10:14:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
LNER has reduced carbon emissions by nine per cent while carrying more than 25 million passengers across its network.
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DB Cargo expands predictive maintenance with SherLok locomotive monitoring
2026-07-31T10:46:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
DB Cargo is using predictive maintenance and real-time data analytics to improve locomotive availability and reduce maintenance costs.
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First Taiwan N700ST high-speed train shipped ahead of 2028 launch
2026-07-30T10:22:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins
The first N700ST high-speed train has been shipped to Taiwan ahead of its planned entry into passenger service by 2028.

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TransPennine Express unveils new Nova 1 train seating refurbishment

2026-08-03T10:53:00+01:00 Gabriel Higgins

TransPennine Express has begun refurbishing its Nova 1 fleet with redesigned seating developed by suppliers from across northern England.

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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.