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21 November 2024 | By Global Railway Review
The QTS Rail Skills Academy in East Kilbride has successfully graduated 11 young people, equipping them with essential skills and opportunities to begin careers in the rail industry.
20 February 2013 | By
Plans are now well underway for SIFER 2013, which takes place at the Lille Grand Palais exhibition centre in France from 26 to 28 March. This year’s show will be the eighth in a highly successful series of events that have established SIFER as the essential showcase in France for…
20 February 2013 | By Ann Billiau, Director-General of the Rail Access, Directorate, Infrabel
Infrabel continuously works on increasing rail capacity to, from and in the port of Zeebrugge. At the end of 2012, the Belgian rail infrastructure manager made available a new rail infrastructure to its customers. Sea-rail strategy between natural allies In accordance with its strategy, Infrabel is working on a step-by-step…
21 November 2024 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail has implemented a comprehensive winter preparedness plan, using specialised equipment and real-time monitoring to keep rail services safe and reliable.
21 November 2024 | By Global Railway Review
USDOT's 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan focuses on building resilient infrastructure, integrating climate risk into operations and promoting environmental justice through targeted investments.
21 November 2024 | By Scott Durno - HS1
Scott Durno, Head of Technology at High Speed 1 (HS1), spoke to Global Railway Review's Halimah Haque about HS1's digital transformation, including the use of augmented reality for asset maintenance and improving safety in harsh weather conditions.
6 February 2012 | By Dr Rolf Dollevoet, System Expert Track, ProRail
Since 2006, infra-manager ProRail has been keeping the Dutch rail free from Head Checks by grinding the rails in an Anti Head Check profile. Head Checks (HC) are rail defects that are created by wheel-rail contact. These can be serious safety threats. I obtained my doctorate in 2010 with the…
26 February 2020 | By Joe O'Donnell
For our ‘Improving Rail’s Environmental Impact’ series, Joe O’Donnell, Head of Policy at the Rail Freight Group (RFG) explores the role of rail freight in achieving the UK’s decarbonisation aims and whether it’s full potential can ever truly be taken advantage of.
18 February 2013 | By
New developments in the European railway industry follow each other in rapid succession. The high-speed network is growing in many countries. For example, the existing connection on the conventional railway link between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels has been pgraded to a new high-speed link and has considerably reduced the…
4 October 2024 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Rail Research Institute to collaborate on developing technology that enhances rail network resilience to extreme weather.
4 July 2022 | By Daniel Koudolo, Paul Dorval
Daniel Koudolo and Paul Dorval from exo, the public transit authority that operates the commuter train network in the Greater Montréal Area, detail four different and innovative initiatives that enable exo to reduce its environmental footprint by preventing several tonnes of GHG emissions every year.
4 December 2013 | By Edd Stewart and Clive Roberts, Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, University of Birmingham
With a national rail network extending from Penzance in the south to Thurso in the north, the vast majority of the UK’s railway infrastructure rests in a moderately agreeable band between 50.12° and 58.59°. Even in this comparably comfortable region, however, we are still at the mercy of the seasons.…
15 October 2019 | By Global Railway Review
Rail re-profiling has become a more widely accepted and necessary requirement to significantly extend the lifecycle of the rail. The Austrian company, LINMAG, is a worldwide provider of high-quality rail maintenance services, utilising Linsinger’s well-proven rail milling technology which was successfully introduced to the industry to overcome the limitations and…
20 February 2020 | By Andrew Kluth
For our 'Improving Rail's Environmental Impact' series, Andrew Kluth, Lead Carbon Specialist of Sustainable Development at RSSB, explains the scope of the ongoing research and development necessary to address Great Britain’s rail challenges of decarbonisation and removing diesel-only trains from the railway.
26 September 2013 | By Brian Simpson, Leonardo Dongiovanni
Founded in 2011 by 15 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from across the parliamentary committees, Rail Forum Europe (RFE) is an international non-profit association that brings together EU decision-makers and the rail sector to achieve a better understanding of rail-related issues. RFE is currently supported by 20 full member…
