By 2020, HS2 will have supported 15,000 new jobs
The new high-speed railway will benefit a whole generation of engineers, designers, architects and geologists, with 30,000 jobs supported in total.
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New High Speed 2 development centre opens in Birmingham
The new centre, based at Millennium Point in Birmingham, will house the plans and developments involved in creating the UK’s fastest ever train.
Hitachi to launch new signalling design software at InnoTrans 2018
Hitachi Information Control Systems Europe Ltd. (HICSE) have announced that the company will launch ‘dessan Design’ at InnoTrans 2018 in Berlin – an exciting new Railway Signalling Design tool.
More highlights than ever before from the global rail industry at InnoTrans 2018
The list of rolling stock, innovations and products making their international debut at InnoTrans 2018 is impressive.
RAIL.ONE starts partnership with voestalpine VAE Apcarom
The Romanian subsidiary of PCM RAIL.ONE AG, S.C. TRAVERTEC S.R.L., has a new shareholder in voestalpine VAE Apcarom SA. With this step, RAIL.ONE strengthens its position in the South-East European market and sells 60 per cent of its shares.
Network Rail agrees £1.46bn commercial estate sale to help fund railway upgrade plan
Network Rail has agreed terms with Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners for the sale of its commercial estate portfolio. Proceeds from the £1.46 billion transaction will help fund the large-scale railway upgrade plan, bringing major improvements for passengers and reducing the need for taxpayers to fund the railway.
ÖBB and Siemens present results of electro-hybrid battery pilot project
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility are investing in the future of passenger transport and developing an electro-hybrid battery drive for trains.
Customer solutions through continuous innovations
At InnoTrans, RAIL.ONE will be presenting itself as an international solution provider for track systems in rail transport.
Iskratel deploys IoT-based incident-response management solution
Iskratel’s IoT solution has been deployed for Slovenian Railways and has already prevented four potential rail incidents.
Tesmec tests safety and drives change with new technological solutions
On Tesmec’s stand at InnoTrans there is a multimedia experience, focusing on diagnostic measuring systems to improve the control of the national rail networks.
RailVision reveals new sensor technology at InnoTrans 2018
RailVision will reveal its solution suite to the public for the first time at this year´s InnoTrans in Berlin from 18-21 September 2018.
Stadler is testing new Greater Anglia trains in the Czech Republic
From now until early 2019, Stadler will be carrying out tests at the Velim Test-Centre on bi-mode and electric trains for Greater Anglia.
The risks of working alongside the third rail are tackled
The concept that bare, live conductors of 750 volts run through places of work at ground level is hard to comprehend, however these are the dangers facing depot operatives at third rail depots.
SBB at InnoTrans 2018: Solutions for rail 4.0
At InnoTrans 2018, SBB will be presenting its developments in rail traffic control and train monitoring systems as well as other innovations: From award-winning solutions for rail operations and automated train operations right through to a cutting-edge door-to-door mobility concept.
Higher standard regarding fire protection in rail vehicles
Fire protection in rail vehicles remains a very important issue for the responsible authorities within the railway industry.