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Issue #3 2013 – Digital version
RTPI; Signalling; Danish railway; Wi-Fi; Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link; Estonian Railways; Rolling Stock; Passenger satisfaction; RailNetEurope; and much more...
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Safety & Security
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.
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Signalling & Telecoms supplement
In this Signalling & Telecoms supplement: ETCS in operation on Spanish high-speed, commuter and three-rail lines (Ignacio Jorge Iglesias, Technical Coordination Director for High-Speed, Adif), Comparison of Control Centres and Railway Operating Centres (Chris Carson, Head of Service Delivery, East Coast Main Line Company Ltd)...
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Upgrading the Ringsted–Fehmarn Line: a huge construction job
23 May 2013 | By Jens Ole Kaslund, Ringsted–Fehmarn Project Director, Banedanmark
The upgrading of the Ringsted–Fehmarn Line is one of Banedanmark’s largest ever projects. Together with the fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt and other major Danish infrastructure projects such as the Copenhagen–Ringsted Line, this is a massive scheme for both rail freight and passenger traffic.
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RailNetEurope – gateway to European rail infrastructure
23 May 2013 | By Joachim Kroll, Secretary General, RailNetEurope and Bettina Wunsch-Semmler, Member of the Managing Board in charge of Communications, RailNetEurope
Revitalising the railways of Europe has been on the agenda of both the railway industry and the European institutions for a number of years. Since 1991, the European Commission has issued a number of directives and regulations as part of the four ‘railway packages’ and the TEN-T initiative (Trans-European Transport…
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100+ events to raise awareness of level crossings dangers
7 May 2013 | By Network Rail
Rail safety teams across the country are hosting more than 100 awareness events at level crossings across Britain...
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CrossCountry installs High Definition CCTV system
19 April 2013 | By CrossCountry
21st Century has recently completed the final High Definition CCTV system installations onto the CrossCountry fleet of trains...
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Cable theft on the railway affecting services is down 67%
15 April 2013 | By Network Rail
Tackling metal theft in an effective manner is embedded across police forces and together with the BTP...
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Track Systems supplement 2013
In this Track Systems supplement: Under Sleeper Pads in Track – the UIC project (Florian Auer, Past Project Manager for ‘USPs in Track’ / Rodolphe Potvin, Head of Track Laboratories, SNCF / Paul Godart, Deputy Director of Infrastructure at Infrabel and Chairman of the UIC Track Expert Group / Laurent…
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New technology helps install half barriers at Shiplake level crossing
18 March 2013 | By Network Rail
The new technology, which has been successfully trialled at three sites...
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Introducing our new-look Editorial Board!
20 February 2013 | By
Global Railway Review is committed to keeping our readers informed of current and future rail transport developments throughout Europe. We achieve this via our mix of project and investment coverage, regional and country profiles, technical features and industry news. To help with the continuing success of Global Railway Review, we…
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£100m investment signals new start for Nottingham
29 November 2012 | By Martin Frobisher, Route Managing Director, Network Rail
It is not often in the life of a Route Managing Director that you get to install a whole new track layout through a major station, but between September 2012 and December 2013, Nottingham’s railway station will be rebuilt complete with a new £100 million track layout and resignalling scheme.…
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Securing a sustainable future for rail travel in Northern Ireland
29 November 2012 | By Clive Bradberry, Infrastructure Executive, Translink
In 2011/12, Translink NI Railways recorded its highest ever passenger numbers with 10.7 million journeys made on local rail services in Northern Ireland – an increase of over 70% in the last decade. Independent research released in September shows that Translink customers continue to rate local rail services very highly…
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The Grand Central experience – an operational and safety management perspective
29 November 2012 | By David Neil, Grand Central
Grand Central is an open-access passenger train operator, carrying passengers from London Kings Cross to York and the North East and to Doncaster and West Yorkshire. For Global Railway Review, David Neil, Head of Operations and Safety at Grand Central, explains how the open-access operator fits into the UK train…
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New trains, new routes and new services – Eurostar’s vision for the future
27 November 2012 | By Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive Officer, Eurostar
Since Eurostar’s maiden voyage in 1994, we have carried over 130 million passengers across the Channel. Today, eight out of 10 passengers travelling between London and Paris and Brussels choose to do so by high-speed rail on a Eurostar service, with almost 10 million people travelling with us last year…
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The FIF in the new French railway environment
27 November 2012 | By Jean-Pierre Audoux, Director General, the French Railway Industry Association (FIF)
My article in Global Railway Review Issue 6 2011 outlined the prospect of a French railway system reform. This subject is still at the forefront of discussions within the industry and so constitutes the main topic of this article. This agenda must be viewed against the backdrop of a very…
