Issue #5 2017 – Digital version
Issue 5 of Global Railway Review features articles on the Internet of Things in the railway industry, infrastructure investment in South America, the development of high-speed rail in California, and much more...
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Rail Articles
Rail and reputation: What’s the point in building a brand for a train company?
Tim Sander, a Director in BDRC’s ‘On the Move’ division, discusses the importance of a train operating company’s brand and how decisive this is in regards to passenger satisfaction and experience...
Could entertainment on public transport become a big revenue generator in the future?
Glyn Pierce-Jones, Group Managing Director at Trolex Group Ltd argues that with innovative passenger-focussed transportation services like Uber generating 6.5 billion dollars in 2016 and MaaS becoming the ‘Netflix of Transportation’ isn’t it time that the railway sector starts to invest more in to technology to improve passenger experience?
The Digital Train Communication Network
1 September 2017 | By Christine Kraft, Project Manager of ETCS at DB Kommunikationstechnik
For Global Railway Review, Christine Kraft, Project Manager of ETCS at DB Kommunikationstechnik, talks us through the GSM-R system and the future of telecommunication and digitalisation in the rail sector.
Building on the old to propel the new in the railway industry
Global Railway Review’s regular contributor, Graham Ellis, tackles the old and the new – with news of a newly-built steam locomotive attempting to reach the speeds necessary to work on today’s railway lines, as well improving and expanding old rail lines in the Baltics to make travelling and shipping goods…
Continuing to support rail development in the Asia-Pacific region
Vincent Vu, Director of Institutional Relations and Asia-Pacific Coordinator at the UIC discusses the broad reach of the UIC and the importance of supporting the rail industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
What is the future of transport in the north?
23 August 2017 | By
With a Transport Summit being called in Leeds for a discussion into transport for the north of England (with both government and business representatives expected to attend), Global Railway Review delves deeper into some of the issues that may be raised.
Is there a future for Wi-Fi on board trains?
23 August 2017 | By
For Global Railway Review, Jeremy Haskey, Global Engineering Director & Chief Solutions Architect for Nomad Digital, discusses the future of Wi-Fi on board trains.
Interview spotlight: Reviewing the launch of Frauscher Tracking Solutions
In 2016, Frauscher Sensor Technology set a huge milestone within the railway industry by launching its DAS-based Frauscher Tracking Solutions FTS. In this interview for Global Railway Review, Michael Thiel, CEO of Frauscher Sensor Technology, explains how this affects the company’s business by reviewing the past year and by giving…
Interview spotlight: The benefits of ‘Internet of Trains’
In this interview for Global Railway Review Marcel Van Velthoven, CEO of ZNAPZ, explains that the emergence of ‘Internet of Trains’ can bring many benefits to the rail industry – particularly for bogies with flattened wheels...
The role of media and technology in unlocking new commercial opportunities for the rail industry
For Global Railway Review, Jason Cotterrell, Group Development Director of Exterion Media discusses the importance of data in the rail sector and why rail companies should be recognising the value of their assets when it comes to technology and media.
Door testing under arctic conditions
Doors and movable door steps are perceived as the most failure-prone systems in rail vehicles. Here Gabriel Haller, Technical Director and Executive Manager of Rail Tec Arsenal, explains the importance of testing these components – especially under winter conditions – to ensure all-round reliability of rail vehicles, which in turn…
New horizons for train location and signalling
Despite the many great advancements that have taken place in railway signalling systems, some concerns still exist – notably regarding SIL 4 (Safety Integrity Level) train locationing. Giuseppe Fazio, Mauro Giaconi, Salvatore Vetruccio, Matteo Telesca and Alessandro Giuliani from the Italian rail community highlight the main issues related to current…
Interview spotlight: GHH BONATRANS discuss how their products can help the rail-bound industry move forward
GHH-BONATRANS, discusses how their products can help the rail-bound industry move forward and what’s in store for the group in the future...
The value in satisfying the passenger
With growing rail passenger numbers across Europe, Libor Lochman, Executive Director and Ilja Lorenzo Volpi, Head of Policy at the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) both explore what the organisation’s members should do to ensure passengers are satisfied and how important, really, is the ‘passenger experience’?