Feedback from the activities of the ERTMS Users Group
Michel Ruesen, Managing Director of the ERTMS Users Group, updates the industry on the activities of the organisation and the implementation of ERTMS…
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Transport digitalisation and its impact on railway station innovations
21 February 2017 | By Kristoff Van Leeuwen, Project Manager Station Innovation, Transport Systems Catapult
Transport Systems Catapult discusses how stations will play an important role in the digital railway revolution and highlights a project that aims to accelerate the adoption of new technologies.
Present and future TETRA use in railway signalling applications
TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) has been used for many years for communications in metro and tramway systems, and outside Europe is also being used in safety critical positive train control systems. In this article, David Chater-Lea, ETSI’s TCCE Vice-Chairman, describes the use of TETRA in railway applications, and looks to…
Rolling stock – where is it heading?
14 February 2017 | By Graham Ellis
Regular Global Railway Review blogger Graham Ellis provides a general overview of rolling stock developments and highlights the importance of renewing infrastructure in order to keep up with locomotive advances.
Introducing the high-speed TGV L’Océane
8 February 2017 | By SNCF
SNCF discuss the benefits of introducing the new high-speed TGV L’Océane trains, helping to connect major towns and cities in France whilst improving the customer experience.
Porterbrook and Northern to introduce bi-mode Class 319 Flex trains
3 February 2017 | By Northern
Working with the Rail North Partnership, to support a growing railway in the north, Porterbrook and train operator Northern, part of the Arriva Group, are jointly developing a highly innovative rolling stock concept.
Increased knowledge sharing between transport modes could speed up development & reduce cost of autonomous transport
2 February 2017 | By Sahar Danesh, Principal Policy Advisor for Transport, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Sahar Danesh of the IET discusses knowledge sharing between transport modes in order to develop autonomous public transport.
Issue #1 2017 – Digital version
Read the free-to-view digital version of the latest issue of Global Railway Review magazine...
High-Speed Rail In-Depth Focus 2017
In this supplement: maintaining momentum for high-speed rail; the state of play and vision for European development; Poland's modern Express Intercity Premium Trains; and a roundtable with industry experts...
Digitalisation (Passenger Benefits) In-Depth Focus 2017
In this supplement: digitalisation for the rail passenger; customer insight steers digital development; Heathrow Express; and transforming over a billion railway journeys...
Driving forward to the railway system of tomorrow…
31 January 2017 | By Simon Fletcher, Coordinator Europe, UIC (the International Union of Railways)
Welcoming anything new is always an exciting and often eagerly anticipated event. The arrival of this new year should be the same, but just what can we expect and how should the railway sector rise to the challenge?
Rail developments in Egypt and links with Northern Africa region
31 January 2017 | By Prof. Dr. Khaled Abbas, Former Dean of Egypt National Institute of Transport and Expert at PTA-RTA (Dubai)
In this article for Global Railway Review, Prof. Dr. Khaled Abbas, Former Dean of Egypt National Institute of Transport and Expert at PTA-RTA (Dubai), focuses on the mainline railway developments in Egypt and how this is linked to the Northern Africa region. He describes the latest mainline railway projects in…
Realising the ambitions of the French railway manufacturing industry
31 January 2017 | By Jean-Pierre Audoux , Director General of the French Railway Industry Association (FIF),
Today the French railway manufacturing industry has to contend with two major challenges: sustaining a high level of activity in the rolling stock manufacturing sector and modernising the national rail infrastructure network. Jean-Pierre Audoux , Director General of the French Railway Industry Association (FIF), takes a look at the current…
Poland’s modern Express InterCity Premium trains
PKP InterCity has invested in purchasing 20 modern high-speed Pendolino trains to improve passenger services. For Global Railway Review, Marek Chraniuk, President of the Board at PKP InterCity, gives a technical overview of the new fleet as well as their on-board features specifically designed to provide passengers with a premium…
Atlantic Corridor: More capacity, higher performance, better information
31 January 2017 | By Eduardo Borges Pires, Director of Infraestruturas de Portugal’s Mobility and Clients Department
The aim of Regulation (EU) No. 913/2010 of 22 September 2010 is to improve the efficiency of rail freight transportation relative to other modes of transport through the creation of nine European rail freight corridors. Here Eduardo Borges Pires, Director of Infraestruturas de Portugal’s Mobility and Clients Department, provides an…