To provide value to customers, Thales has acquired Cubris
With this acquisition, Thales is strengthening its offering and positioning within the rail traffic management segment…
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International Rail Development speaker interview: Bassam Mansour
Global Railway Review speaks to Bassam Mansour, International Rail Industry Advisor, to find out his views on competition within the rail sector, new digitalisation initiatives and what he believes are some of the biggest challenges facing the rail sector…
The top five things we learned at the International Rail Development conference
The International Rail Development conference took place on 22-23 May in Brussels and brought together attendees from all corners of the rail sector to discuss some of the biggest developments currently impacting the industry.
Amtrak passengers can now select their seat ahead of time
A new initiative from Amtrak provides a seamless onboarding process, enabling customers to select their preferred seat before boarding…
International Rail Development speaker interview: Johan Sundin
Global Railway Review speaks to Johan Sundin, Head of Strategic Production Support for The East Link Project at Trafikverket, to find out his views on competition within the rail sector, new digitalisation initiatives and what he believes are some of the biggest challenges facing the rail sector...
Bids are invited for an electrification study of Rail Baltica
Through the contracting scheme agreement, reached by the Rail Baltica project direct stakeholders, it has been decided to purchase an energy subsystem through a consolidated procurement model…
Virgin Trains and Uber encourage people to leave cars at home
Virgin Trains and Uber have partnered in an attempt to reduce the use of privatised vehicles across cities in the UK; the first step towards a fully integrated and seamless booking experience…
Britain’s rail strategy should focus on national productivity, report claims
A new report, ‘Beyond HS2’, offers a comprehensive view of what Britain’s railway should look like by the middle of the century…
Bombardier’s new locomotive maximises capacity and performance
The TRAXX DC3 locomotive sets new standards in terms of tractive effort, energy efficiency and Last Mile support with maintenance services that minimise operational costs and maximise performance…
Network Rail completes two milestones ahead of InterCity Express services
Before the new InterCity Express Passenger trains can be introduced across the UK rail network, alterations to the infrastructure must occur…
Rocky Mountain Hyperloop project advances to second half of study
Virgin Hyperloop One, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and AECOM together proposed a concept for the first Virgin Hyperloop One portal near Denver International Airport…
Innovation Report details new concepts that will be presented in 2018
In the age of Industry 4.0, big data and artificial intelligence, more exhibitors are devoting their attention to areas where digitisation plays a major part, resulting in new inventions and ideas, and many of these will be presented at InnoTrans 2018…
CN renews hopper car fleet with 1,000 new generation cars
The purchasing of new locomotives, hopper cars, infrastructure investments and track capacity illustrates how CN’s $3.4 billion capital programme will greatly improve the nation’s railway network…
Further measures focus on preventing rail fatalities on Australian network
ARA and TrackSAFE have backed the proposed measures to deter risky and dangerous behaviour on and around the Western Australia rail network…
Demand surpasses capacity at InnoTrans 2018 by around 5,000m²
Space is in high demand for exhibitors at InnoTrans 2018, with so much interest confirming the decision to build a new hall for the trade fair in 2020…