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The ‘permanent way’ is often seen as a traditional and well understood technology – surely there can’t be much new out there? But as David Clarke, Technical Director of the Railway Industry Association (RIA) explains, you’d be surprised – UK railways, their suppliers and British universities are at the forefront…
With rising pressure in rail traffic, Linsinger’s modern, flexible and reliable rail milling technology can be deployed to prolong rail life and reduce service-disrupting interventions.
Tunnel boring machines have completed the drilling work for the high-speed rail project that will connect Oslo and Ski via twin 19.5km tunnels, the longest in Scandinavia.
On the commuter rail tracks in Chicago, fire is being used against ice to keep trains rolling as a polar vortex causes temperatures to drop to as low as -46C across the Midwest U.S.
Network Rail have announced the preferred bidders to deliver what is required to make the rail system work, including track, points, overhead lines and signalling.
Despite delays to Crossrail 1, policymakers are urged not to delay decisions on moving forward with future projects such as Crossrail 2.
On Friday 4 January 2019, a signalling fault forced Trinity Metro to delay the start of passenger services on the 27-mile TEXRail route.
Flexibility, speed, reliability – mobility solutions play a key role for the society, the economy and the individual. And they are set to undergo a decisive change where both passenger services and B2B are concerned. For Global Railway Review, voestalpine Railway Systems colleagues explain that 24/7 system availability is the…
As construction continues at pace on California’s high-speed rail system, Chief Engineer at the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Scott Jarvis, shares the progress made to date on one of the most complex and far-reaching, public infrastructure projects in the United States – one that will not only transform rail travel…
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.
A two-year contract extension continues the close partnership between British Steel and Network Rail.
In an interview with Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, Dieter Fritz, Frederick Kübler and Jochen Holzfeind, Board Members of the newly‑established voestalpine Railway Systems, present their views on the future of rail infrastructure.
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Vortex IoT build sensors & networks for harsh environments where conditions are hostile, power supply is limited, AI & data security is critical.
Innovative and intelligent solutions are greatly impacting the rail sector. The digital era has the potential to not only revolutionise rail transportation for passengers and freight, but also provide operators and infrastructure owners with a more connected and streamlined approach to how they run their services.
In this issue: maximising condition monitoring systems for bogies & wheelsets, transforming the performance of track switches, and bridging the high-speed gap between Hong Kong & Mainland China
