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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.
11 February 2016 | By RSSB and Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) speaks to Global Railway Review about the launch of a new guide aimed at improving station safety and reducing platform-related accidents…
10 February 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Rail Minister Claire Perry has announced a new community rail plan giving groups and passengers greater say on how rail services are run in Wiltshire.
10 February 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Department for Transport and Great Western Railway (GWR) have announced funding for a study looking at improvements to rail infrastructure between London and Devon and Cornwall.
In this issue: Czech Republic & Russia - Articles about modernisation plans and project delivery from SŽDC, ČD, ACRI and Russian Railways; Signalling & Telecommunications supplement - Promoting better ERTMS development and deployment from Libor Lochman, Executive Director of CER and Monika Heiming, Executive Director of EIM; Safety - RSSB’s…
We take a look at concerns with metal theft for the rail industry, what RSSB is proactively doing to improve safety on the UK’s railways, and Chris Carr from ERA reflects on rail safety performance data for 2014 at a European level, plus he examines how the industry should work…
4 February 2016 | By Simon Fletcher, UIC’s Coordinator Europe
As we turn the page from 2015 to the chapter headed 2016, it is the moment to focus on what this year is likely to bring forth. The key words for 2016 are energy, security, digitalisation and innovation. These are of course only some of the components of the railway…
2 February 2016 | By Steve Featherstone, Programme Director for Track, Network Rail
Accuracy, quality and speed; how Network Rail are using ‘high speed handbacks’ to reduce delays and save the British tax-payer money
Chris Carr, Head of Safety at the European Railway Agency (ERA), reflects on rail safety performance data for 2014 at a European level, and examines how the industry should work together to address future challenges and create an encouraging safety culture.
Despite continual growth in usage, rail remains the safest form of land transport in the UK. George Bearfield, Director of System Safety at RSSB1 explains what the organisation is doing to improve safety on the rail network and its role in ensuring that the industry doesn’t get complacent.
Despite the fact that serious efforts have been made to fight metal theft at national level and that metal theft has decreased in some countries in Europe over the last year, it still remains a daily concern for many services of general interest – such as railways, public transport, energy…
25 January 2016 | By Daniel Davis, Train Driver, Gloucester Depot
In a blog for Global Railway Review, Daniel Davis delves into the history of the Swindon to Gloucester route known as the ‘ Golden Valley Line ’
21 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL) have announced plans to improve regional rail travel across London and the south east.
20 January 2016 | By Neil Wilkie, Group Head of Fusion People
Neil Wilkie of Fusion People looks at current and future rail development infrastructure projects and the impact they have on the rail industry job market helping to fill the skills shortage gap. Currently, the UK’s railways are undergoing several projects that will transform the rail network. Plans to unite the…
14 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
With temperatures expected to drop over the coming days and snow predicted in some parts of the UK, Network Rail prepares its orange army and winter fleet to reduce any resulting delays.
12 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
New railway engineering techniques were applied by Network Rail over the 2015 Christmas period helping to reduce delays and save money.
