Rail Baltica, a greenfield rail transport infrastructure project, will take a role in the 5GRAIL Advisory Panel. 5GRAIL will be...Rail Baltica joins 5GRAIL project
Last week, Alstom successfully completed Phase 1 of the Light Rail Transit project in the city of Lusali, near Doha,...Alstom completes phase 1 of Qatar tramway
Belgian rail operator SNCB/NMBS has received a subsidy of 2.4 million euros for the installation and updating of ETCS on...EU subsidizes 2.4 million euros for ETCS upgrades on Belgian rail
European Parliament approves European Year of Rail 2021
The negotiators of the European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to declare 2021 the European Year of Railways. Throughout the year there will be events and initiatives to increase the...Read more
ÖBB makes railway along the Danube bird proof
Austrian rail infrastructure manager ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG has installed special insulation caps, glass shields and markings on parts of the S7 railway line to protect birds from electrocution and other hazards. ÖBB-Infra partnered up with the...Read more
SNCF Réseau uses new application for real-time rail net monitoring
French rail infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau is using a new application for real-time track monitoring of its rail network in collaboration with technology company Capgemini. The tool called ‘New Generation Supervision’ is in use in...Read more
Britain’s HS2 rail wants to reduce 50 per cent carbon emissions
HS2, Britain’s new high speed train has set a 50 per cent carbon reduction target, making it UK’s first to achieve the global PAS 2080 accreditation. PAS 2080 is a global specification standard that has...Read more
Investigation report: nine recommendations for safer track works Network Rail
The British Rail Accident Investigation Branch released its report on the track workers that were struck by a train at Margam, Neath Port Talbot, on the 3rd of July 2019. Nine of the eleven recommendations...Read more
Algorithm-based method reduces track life-cycle costs up to 20 per cent
Researchers of the Austrian Graz University have developed an algorithm-based method that provides decisions on the correct amount of tamping measures on tracks. The method reduces the track life-cycle costs by up to 20 percent,...Read more
Project launched to improve exact train position
New project development has been launched at the University of Birmingham to improve railway navigation technology to reduce train delays, increase passenger experience and identify the accurate location of a moving train. The project will...Read more
Women in Rail and RIA launch equality charter
Women in Rail and Railway Industry Association have announced the launch of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter across the rail sector. The charter has been backed by over 100 organization, such as Alstom, Hitachi...Read more
England relaunches campaign to prevent bridge bashing
Network Rail reveals the newest ‘most-bashed bridge’ with the relaunching of the ‘Lorries Can’t Limbo campaign’ to prevent annual spike incidents. Statistics have shown that railway bridges are struck five times every day on average...Read more
Nordic Investment Bank to finance Danish electric train fleet
Danish state railway operator Danske Statsbaner (DSB) has signed a 400 million euro loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to finance the purchase of electric rolling stock from 2020 to 2025. DSB will...Read more