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21 June 2017 | By Transport for West Midlands
For Global Railway Review, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) discusses its smartcard, Swift, and the benefits it allows its customers as well as the operator’s future plans in smart ticketing.
19 June 2017 | By The National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR)
Following on from Global Railway Review’s interview with Simon Rennie, General Manager of the National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) about the next generation of rail engineers, the National Skills Academy for Rail updates us on its Rail Sector Skills Delivery Plan...
14 June 2017 | By Dr Diego Galar, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
In their article, to be published next month in Global Railway Review Issue 4 2017, Professors Diego Galar, Uday Kumar and Ramin Karim from Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, elucidate the possibilities of big data in the railway industry and anticipate its positive effects on operations and maintenance (O&M) from…
14 June 2017 | By Adeline Ginn, Founder of Women in Rail and General Counsel at Angel Train
Adeline Ginn, Founder of Women in Rail and General Counsel at Angel Trains speaks to Global Railway Review about gender inequality in the work place and what the rail sector is and should be doing to combat this.
Take a look at the below infographic from Roulette Online to find out the top 13 most delayed train routes in the UK...
For Global Railway Review, Dave Sampson, Commercial Director of Trolex|Aporta, a global supplier of on-board digital systems to transportation markets, explains that rail companies have a real opportunity to use the latest digital solutions to improve passenger experience, rebuild customer relationships and create new revenue streams...
We speak to Daniel Beutler, General Manager of Trainline International, about the popularity of international rail travel.
In 2010 the Portuguese railway network had an operating route length measuring over 2,800km with 2,494 level crossings, representing an average of 90 level crossings per 100km of railway line. Set against this backdrop of such a high ratio of level crossings, this article outlines the significant advancements that have…
For European Railway Review, ÖBB-Infrastruktur’s Ludwig Koschutnig, Safety Expert, and Günter Dinhobl, Member of the R&D Unit, provide details of the projects, awareness campaigns, and research programmes that are helping to improve safety at level crossings in Austria.
Cathal Mangan, Technical Manager at Irish Rail, discusses the risks of user worked level crossings and where the operator currently is in its 10-year Level Crossing Asset Strategy to manage this high-risk asset base, including actively meeting with level crossing users to inform them of safety procedures and monitoring the…
The industry has come a long way in improving safety at UK level crossings in the last seven years. This has come from a concerted focus from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and Network Rail becoming more rigorous in its approach. It’s resulted in over 1,000 crossings closing…
Albert Jörg, Head of Product Management and Rainer Hochfellner, Deputy Head of Product Management at voestalpine Schienen, explore the hidden potential of high-strength steel for track systems and explain that innovative material and track profile management can increase railway optimisation.
23 May 2017 | By Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport
Stephen Joseph at Campaign for Better Transport discusses challenges faced in rail franchising and research CfBT has undertaken on this.
The JSC Russian Railways 2030 Development Strategy involves the large-scale deployment of advanced technology to all of the company’s business activities, including its complex infrastructure. It is tasked, among other things, with developing the technologies and processes for the design, construction and operation of high-speed lines (up to 350km/h), as…
Railway companies should take a lifecycle approach to investments in their own railway lines and include a similarly long-term rail maintenance strategy in their considerations to ensure the safety of the rail network, protect their rail infrastructure investments in the long-term and comply with the latest environmental requirements such as…
