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Railways are often controlled by governmental or independent safety and economic regulators, responsible for ensuring that railway operators and infrastructure managers comply with certain laws and standards. Regulatory aspects include funding requirements, access to railway networks and controlling the licenses of the operators of railway assets. Regulators also enforce consumer/passenger protection law in relation to the railway.
What are the emerging and evolving topics around railway regulation, legislation and standards?
HS2’s investment in upskilling and employment is delivering a boost to regional economies, with new figures showing hundreds of people securing full-time jobs in construction over the past three months.
Siemens Mobility are to deliver 15 Vectron locomotives to MSC subsidiary MEDWAY Belgium NV.
Network Rail have released time-lapse footage of Trent Valley line upgrades which showcases some of the improvements made to the line.
Alstom have signed a €260 million contract with Railpool for 50 Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotives.
Northern have revealed the top 25 commuter routes helping to prevent up to 5.49 million kg of CO₂e emissions on its network.
A Railway Industry Association report has shown that thousands of jobs are at risk unless action is taken now on rolling stock orders for upgrade or replacement of the oldest trains.
Stadler have been awarded two framework agreements by ARST and FdC for the supply and maintenance of hydrogen trains.
Morson Training have become strategic partner to Network Rail in a four-year commitment to train and upskill personnel.
Amtrak are planning major infrastructure renewal work for the Northeast Corridor over the summer period to deliver future train travel improvements for passengers.
Network Rail are working to renew track and signals on the Hertford Loop line and Northern City Line as part of reliability upgrades.
DB, Siemens Mobility and the City of Hamburg are jointly investing €35 million in a new intelligent operations control system.
Northern staff will be able to easily identify which trains need cleaning based on real time data from the new app being developed.
Tobi Railway are now operating Hitachi Rail’s new SPACIA X, which will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 40% compared to the current SPACIA.
The new framework agreement with Alstom will allow Akiem to contribute to the rejuvenation of rail freight and intercity passenger transport in Europe.
Turnit has announced a new partnership with Spiketech to implement its Turnit Ride SaaS platform for Transport for New South Wales.
