Ricardo Rail has devised a small meter called the ‘Comfort Coach’ that shows the train, tram or metro drivers how...Virtual passenger gives driver feedback about comfort
Arriva UK Trains will lose the rail franchise in Northern England five years ahead of schedule. The UK government will...Arriva loses franchise in Northern England
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket has corrected a time frame of its ERTMS programme. The deployment of the new signalling...Smoother ERTMS deployment in southern Sweden
‘Level playing field across the modes is vital for European Green Deal’
Europe moves towards a zero-emission economy. This ambitious goal must be achieved by 2050 within the implementation of the European Green Deal, the new strategy of the European Union focused on improving the well-being of...Read more
Stadler will renew metro train fleet in Newcastle
Stadler Rail has been chosen as a supplier of 42 two-carriage metro trains for Newcastle upon Tyne. The new rolling stock will replace the existing vehicles running in the Tyne and Wear Metro since its...Read more
Adif implements Erex solution for energy measuring
Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif has implemented the Erex software solution. It provides more accurate calculations of the electricity consumed by the rail sector. Spain became the eighth European country to use this solution. According to...Read more
Vivarail certifies UK’s first battery-powered train
British rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail has completed the testing of its battery train, the first one in the UK. The Class 230 vehicle was approved for passenger transportation. This year, the diesel-battery hybrid trains will...Read more
Polish rail sector to reduce energy consumption
The Polish rail sector intends to reduce the energy consumption by 1.2 terawatt-hours in the next 10 years. Three main steps will be implemented in this regard: the increase in using the braking energy, eco-driving...Read more
Deutsche Bahn orders first hybrid shunters
DB Cargo, a freight subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, has ordered the first batch of hybrid shunting locomotives. 50 vehicles will be assembled by Toshiba at the DB’s maintenance facility in Rostock. The hybrid locomotives will...Read more
Fugro will measure platform gauges in UK
Dutch technology company Fugro is expanding its activities in the UK rail market. Its RILA survey system has been approved by the country’s infrastructure manager Network Rail for measuring the platform gauges. With this solution,...Read more
Bombardier in merger talks with Alstom
After selling a major part of its aviation business, Canadian company Bombardier plans to get rid of its rail activities. It has started negotiations with the French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom on a possible merger....Read more
Track Access Charges Summit 2020 open for registration
The Track Access Charges Summit 2020 is open for registration. The event will take place on 21-22 April at the Railway Museum in Riga, Latvia. Two key topics will be discussed by the rail professionals:...Read more
Network Rail focuses on partnership with SMEs
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail will focus on a more effective cooperation with small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The company intends to increase its annual expenditure to be spent via SMEs to 33 per cent...Read more