Flat spots, hot boxes, and host of other problems could be tackled by the technology originally developed to keep retail goods safe from light-fingered shop lifters. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is set to be rolled on...Read more
The shocking rise in electricity prices has sparked some rail freight operators into a startling scenario. Electric locomotives are to be stopped and operators will resort to diesel traction instead. This would pose difficult questions...Read more
The UK government will finance a research programme aimed at advancing a dual-fuel solution for the class 66 locomotive. It is part of its ‘First of a Kind’ scheme, awarded to a consortium led by...Read more
Unexpected item in the marshalling area? The same sort of technology that makes sure your purchases are all accounted for at the supermarket checkout is also being applied to some items that may be a...Read more