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Railways face continued growth in passenger ridership numbers and increased demand for rail freight operations. To cope, rail systems must adapt to their changing environment and provide networks that are both safe and secure.
The South African Government – through its National Department of Transport – has initiated an ambitious programme to modernise the country’s aged passenger railway system. This journey of investment and modernisation is well underway and the fruits are now visible. This article for Global Railway Review explains the progress that…
SBB is banking on its own innovative capabilities to ensure its rail services on Europe’s busiest network are safe, reliable and punctual. In this article for Global Railway Review, Yves Zischek, SBB’s General Programme Manager of SmartRail 4.0, explains that it has set standards with its assignment and control systems…
10 May 2017 | By Graham Ellis
Graham Ellis discusses railway digitalisation, driverless trains, the utilisation of data and how to demonstrate advances in rail technology.
3 May 2017 | By Harjit Badesha, CEO and co-founder, KBH Digital
Harjit Badesha discuses the popularity of train passengers browsing the internet and the benefits of TOCs working with Wi-Fi providers.
26 April 2017 | By Dick Fearn, Chair of the Western Route Supervisory Board
For Global Railway Review's Leadership Series, we speak to Dick Fearn, Chair of the new Western Supervisory Board.
21 April 2017 | By David Packer, CEO of the Permanent Way Institution
For Global Railway Review, David Packer, CEO of the Permanent Way Institution, writes that key rail routes are approaching capacity and has prompted the Digital Railway project, which will add capacity by modernising train and track systems.
23 March 2017 | By Rebeka Sellick, Head of Rail at TRL
Rebeka Sellick, Head of Rail at TRL, discuses innovations in rail and whether simply thinking ‘outside-the-box’ is enough to truly move forward with implementing new rail technologies.
Featuring exclusive articles on High-Speed, Sustainability, Signalling & Telecommunications, Rolling Stock Developments and the latest rail developments in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands...
9 March 2017 | By Grand Central Railway
To help make stations a friendlier and safer environment, train operator Grand Central Rail is investing in its fleet and the community in 2017 to improve the capacity and comfort of its services.
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.
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.
Read the free-to-view digital version of the latest issue of Global Railway Review magazine...
In this supplement: digitalisation for the rail passenger; customer insight steers digital development; Heathrow Express; and transforming over a billion railway journeys...
31 January 2017 | By Jonathan Bray, Senior TrackEngineer at Amey and Stefan Vonbun, Product Manager & Lukas Mayer, Area Sales, Getzner Werkstoffe Manager
Following the inauguration of the Jubilee line in the later part of the 20th century, its subsequent extension by means of the Jubilee Line Extension in 1999 warranted stringent measures against structural vibration. London Underground enlisted the assistance of Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH for a suitable solution for its baseplate pads.…
31 January 2017 | By Brian Counter, Technical Director of the Permanent Way Institution (PWI)
In this article for Global Railway Review, Brian Counter, Technical Director of the Permanent Way Institution (PWI), reviews current methods and innovations in the UK rail industry’s track maintenance machinery sector.
