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Railway between London Paddington and the west to be improved with new funding

6 November 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Reducing the likelihood of infrastructure failing should increase the reliability of the service, and improve safety on the network.

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Zonegreen assures worker safety at Willesden depot

1 November 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Working at heights is always dangerous, however, Zonegreen has come up with a way to minimise the effects of a fall when working high-up.

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Trafikverket awards largest ever export contract of level crossing systems to Efacec

30 October 2018 | By Efacec

This order marks the entry of Efacec’s Transportation business unit in Sweden and is a result of other relevant recent successes in Scandinavia.

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First aid to be available at all Indian Railway stations in new initiative

25 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Passenger safety has been greatly improved across Indian Railway stations with the deployment of first-aid equipment and trained professionals.

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Investment in bodycams reduces assaults on staff by more than half

17 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Virgin Trains and British Transport Police are increasing employee safety by deploying 275 body cameras on frontline staff.

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Funding of $750,000 will improve level crossings across Minnesota

15 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Minnesota DOT has designated funds for the replacement and upgrade of level crossings within the Northern Lines Railway network.

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Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, speaks to Global Railway Review

10 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

“The lesson I have drawn from my time as Secretary of State is this is an industry that’s got to be much smarter at communicating with passengers,” says Chris to Global Railway Review.

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One in seven drivers dice with death at level crossings every day, research says

8 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

To help increase awareness of the dangers at level crossings, Network Rail is partnering with British Transport Police on a national safety campaign targeted at drivers.

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To combat leaves on the line, specially designed trains will travel 120,000 miles

5 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Network Rail’s fleet will cover a distance of more than four times around the earth to ensure the UK rail network remains safe during autumn.

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New protection system improves depot safety

1 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review

Zonegreen has deployed a new system that improves safety, protects working personnel and keeps operations running smoothly.

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Network Rail’s heat-seeking helicopter helps to combat train delays

28 September 2018 | By Global Railway Review

As part of an ongoing drive to improve train performance, Network Rail’s high-tech thermal imaging helicopter recently flew over Surrey to spot and stop potential railway infrastructure faults.

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New future of competency management for Australian rail industry workers

27 September 2018 | By Global Railway Review

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has announced that a new five-year contract has been awarded for the delivery of the ‘Rail Industry Worker Program’ (‘RIW’), the ARA’s national competency management system, on the back of an extensive tender process undertaken by key rail industry organisations.

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Freight railroads prepare for Hurricane Florence

13 September 2018 | By Global Railway Review

U.S. freight railroads are taking direct action to protect their employees, customers and infrastructure as Hurricane Florence is predicted to hit the eastern seaboard.

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More highlights than ever before from the global rail industry at InnoTrans 2018

11 September 2018 | By Global Railway Review

The list of rolling stock, innovations and products making their international debut at InnoTrans 2018 is impressive.

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Iskratel deploys IoT-based incident-response management solution

10 September 2018 | By Iskratel

Iskratel’s IoT solution has been deployed for Slovenian Railways and has already prevented four potential rail incidents.

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