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Siemens Mobility and partners to study automated rail operations
Siemens Mobility will contribute its experience and expertise to two innovative research projects studying the safety of automated rail operations.
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Network Rail uses laser and drone technology in viaduct restoration project
As part of Network Rail's £2.1 million Great North Rail Project investment, North Yorkshire’s iconic Ribblehead viaduct was 3D scanned and turned into a computer model by surveyors.
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FRA publishes Q3 PTC implementation progress by U.S. railroads
As of 30 September 2020, approximately 57,314 of the 57,537 route miles subject to the mandate had PTC systems in RSD or in operation.
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Lab by Transport for Wales announces second innovation winner
The winner will be awarded £25,000 to develop their product further, having received dedicated mentoring from business experts over the 12 week course.
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The strength of positive social media for passengers during COVID-19
Isana Derici, Social Media Interface Manager at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), provides a look into how social media is used to improve the customer experience for the UK’s biggest rail operator.
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UK digital signalling project gains additional £1.2 million in government funding
The funding will accelerate feasibility work for digital signalling on vital sections of the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line and East Anglia route.
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SNCF Réseau deploys real-time app to detect maintenance faults
With the new mobile app, SNCF Réseau’s maintenance teams are alerted and activated in real-time to incidents on the network, with the use of geolocation.
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UIC selects new OSDM platform for international rail ticket prices
OSDM is the new industry European-wide standard for ticket sales, reservations and prices distribution.
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Green Cargo to test digital automatic coupling to improve efficiency
By introducing DAC on its wagons, Green Cargo will improve capacity, punctuality, the working environment, efficiency and profitability.
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How digitalisation can support the transportation of dangerous goods by rail
In an exclusive interview with Global Railway Review, Božica Radoš, CEO of Venit ExAnte Ltd, discusses the significance of digitalisation in supporting the transportation of dangerous goods by rail, particularly in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, during which there has been a huge increase in the volume of hazardous…
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Transforming how we move: Optimising the passenger experience with Huawei technology
Huawei helps to implement a highly reliable, elastic and evolvable end-to-end communications network that improves safety and reliability.
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Transport for Wales launches train capacity checker to ensure social distancing
The capacity checker will allow customers to see which trains may have the most space available, subsequently supporting social distancing requirements by encouraging people to avoid busier trains.
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UK-based technology firms set to join HS2 Innovation Accelerator initiative announced
The five will receive commercial and technical support as they develop their technology to help deliver Europe’s largest infrastructure project.
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New research project aims to improve rail navigation technology
The project aims to tackle one of the rail sector’s biggest challenges: How to pinpoint the accurate location of a moving train.
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High-speed rail in Turkey: Vision 2023
Despite underinvestment in Turkey’s rail development in the past, Kamuran Yazıcı, Director General and Chairman of the Board of TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş, explains that there is now a focus on transforming high-speed rail in the country, with the goal of constructing an additional 5,500km of high-speed and rapid rail lines…