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11 April 2014 | By Erik Ø. Reiersøl-Johnsen, Director General, Norwegian Railway Authority
The Norwegian Railway Authority was established in 1996 with the task to safeguard public interest with respect to safety and to enforce the railway law and regulations. In Norway, responsibility for safety lies with the 37 individual railway companies. The jurisdiction of the Norwegian Railway Authority embraces all railway operations…
11 April 2014 | By Anne Siri Haugen, InterCity Project Director, Jernbaneverket
Shorter journey times, improved regularity and more frequent departures are the main objectives of Norway’s InterCity development, which comprises modern double-tracks between Oslo and the towns of Lillehammer, Skien and Halden. In total, the project consists of 230km of double-tracks, various constructions and 21 stations. The Norwegian National Transport Plan…
11 April 2014 | By James Kelly, Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA)
More than six million people in the UK work either in isolation or without the safety net provided by direct supervision, often in places or circumstances that put them at potential risk. In the transport sector, lone workers often include ticket office and platform staff, train managers, engineers and delivery…
11 April 2014 | By Libor Lochman, Executive Director, CER and Global Railway Review Editorial Board Member / Edward Hunter Christie, Chief Economist, CER / Ethem Pekin, Environment Economist, CER
Transport poses two major sustainability challenges: greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and dependence on imported oil. Railway transportation has very favourable characteristics on both counts, making modal shift in favour of rail a naturally attractive policy goal.
11 April 2014 | By Global Railway Review
Around 150 exhibitors are preparing for the UK’s biggest rail event this year, Infrarail 2014, which takes place at Earls Court in London from 20 to 22 May. This will be the tenth of these shows focusing specifically on products and services covering every aspect of railway infrastructure, with participating…
In this exclusive online only Sustainability supplement, Alex Veitch from the Rail Delivery Group writes about the progress and challenges of rail sustainability in the UK; Libor Lochman from the CER assesses how rail transport matters to sustainability goals; Sharon Vye-Parminter highlights the important South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance; and…
The recent intermediate report from the European Railway Agency (ERA) on the development of railway safety in the European Union has shown that the safety of the European railway system has, undeniably, continuously improved. However, it is imperative that safety critical sub-systems or components – such as wheelsets and axles…
Instrumented wheelsets (IWS) are designed to measure the wheel-rail contact forces. The evaluation of such forces is a key point in the processes of approval of railway vehicles in terms of dynamic behaviour. CETEST, a fully-accredited independent test laboratory, has its own solution for the design and implementation of instrumented…
The origins of the BOMBARDIER FLEXX1 Eco bogie development can be traced to a number of research studies which were carried out by British Rail in the early- and mid-1980s. These studies examined ways in which bogie weight reductions and other improvements could be introduced, including the possible use of…
Time is one fundamental characteristic within sustainability. The notion that long-term projects cannot survive if they are not sustainable is an intuitive notion. It is only reasonable to believe that integrating the concept of sustainability into the management culture of an organisation takes its own time. Experienced managers are well…
South West Trains and Network Rail have been working as an Alliance for nearly 12 months. With clear operational benefits it’s easy to see the strong environmental opportunities available to both companies. Sharon Vye-Parminter, Director for Safety and Assurance for the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance, joined the company in…
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The railway is a positive force for good and essential to economic, social, and environmental development. In the UK, the rail sector has delivered unprecedented growth in recent years, responding successfully to changing economic geography and new consumer demands. Rail has linked people to jobs, connected families and friends, and…
Read profiles of the Benelux and South-East Europe regions, special supplements focussing on Signalling & Telecommunications and Safety & Security, details of the Koralmbahn and Sochi Winter Olympics infrastructure projects, plus a new international focus on Asia...
Read an exclusive interview with Karel Vinck – the European Commission’s European Coordinator for ERTMS, an article about Norway’s ERTMS plans from Jernbaneverket’s Project Manager Eivind Skorstad, plus an article about recent GSM-R achievements and its evolution from Dan Mandoc at the UIC...
Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER provides an article about how the industry should work together to combat metal theft, Jacques Colliard from the UIC covers ways that railways can safeguard their infrastructures and Christian Schang from SNCF details safety management operations for the French railway network...
