5G is vital to foster further development and digital transformation of the rail sector. European rail manufacturers appreciate this communication...Substantial challenges for 5G deployment on rails
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) started to construct a new hall at Vienna Simmering station. It will be dedicated to the...ÖBB constructs new maintenance hub for night trains
Up to 100,000 new and free parking areas for bicycles will be set up by Deutsche Bahn by 2022. They...Deutsche Bahn creates more options for sustainable mobility
UK open-access operators coming back to life
Britain’s non-franchised railway companies were on the verge of extinction for four months. Now the situation has changed for the better. While Hull Trains is just returning on tracks, Grand Central is adding new connections....Read more
Continuous integration to speed up ETCS development
To intensify the ETCS development, The Signalling Company from Belgium decided to apply continuous integration, a well-known practice in programming. This approach will be used in its newly launched testing campaign. It is dedicated to...Read more
Why reduced track access charges are not enough for railways
Reduction of track access charges is becoming more and more popular in European countries. Some governments are even considering the possibility to suspend them. Of course, it is good for railway undertakings to boost their...Read more
Germany attracts SMEs for repair works at train stations
167 train stations will be repaired in Germany this year. To this end, Deutsche Bahn plans to attract local small and medium-sized enterprises. This programme is funded by the German government to tackle the consequences...Read more
New online courses from RailTech Academy
The RailTech Academy is coming back with new online courses after the holiday break. Five lectures are scheduled for late August and the first half of September. This time the courses will be carried out...Read more
Stonehaven derailment commemorated by one minute silence across UK
Colleagues and commuters across the UK rail network fell silent on Wednesday morning, 19 August, at precisely 09:43. The mark of respect was commemorated the three who died exactly one week previously in a serious...Read more
Key risks for ERTMS deployment in Sweden
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket was forced to prolong the deployment of ERTMS twice this year. First, this was done for the southern regions of the country and then for the Malmbanan line, which is...Read more
Historic milestone for ticketing on Polish railways
Ticket offices at the train stations are losing popularity among the passengers in Poland. There were sold 46.5 per cent of train tickets via this distribution channel in 2019. It is the historic minimum for...Read more
Blockchain in rolling stock maintenance
Russian Railways (RZD) has implemented a blockchain for rolling stock maintenance. More than 100 locomotive depots all over the country are examining the technology. This allows the company to reduce the human factor and to...Read more
UK rail sector calls for reform in transport tax policy
To recover the economy from the corona crisis and to reduce carbon emissions, Britain’s government should revolutionise the transport tax policy. Such a call was made the Rail Delivery Group, an umbrella organisation for the...Read more