Russia plans to equip rails with RFID tags
Russian Railways (RZD) will equip rails with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The relevant technology will be developed by RST-Invent, a subsidiary of state-owned holding Rusnano. RZD plans to use RFID tags to digitise the...Read more
UK waves goodbye to Virgin Trains
United Kingdom has waved goodbye to Virgin Trains. The railway operator has been operating on the West Coast Main Line for over 22 years. It was the UK’s last railway enterprise owned by business magnate...Read more
ÖBB will introduce capsule carriages
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) intends to introduce the next generation of sleeping carriages. Instead of conventional compartments, they have capsules for private accommodation of passengers. The new coaches will be entered service starting from 2022.Read more
Vectron Dual Mode locomotive will be introduced in 2020
In eight months after assembling a prototype of Vectron Dual Mode locomotive, the first customer purchased the new vehicles. German company Railsystems RP ordered two units of this type. Both locomotives will be delivered and...Read more
First US hydrogen-powered train will be produced by Stadler
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has concluded the first deal for supplying one Flirt hydrogen-powered train to the U.S. The vehicle will be entered service in 2024 in San Bernardino County, California. It will...Read more
Hydrogen-powered train will be tested in Netherlands
For the first time in the Netherlands, Alstom plans to test the Coradia iLint train, the world’s first passenger hydrogen-powered rail vehicle. The two-week trials will be performed on the line between Groningen and Leeuwarden....Read more
Experts advise EU to develop internal rail market
The group of European railway experts has prepared several recommendations to the European Commission to maintain the global leadership of the EU rail supply industry. All advice, in one way or another, provide a direction...Read more
Estonia develops its first LNG-powered locomotive
Latvian engineering company DiGas will equip a diesel locomotive of Estonian rail freight carrier Operail with a gas turbine. The vehicle will be upgraded by Spring 2020. After that, it will be tested on the...Read more
Finnish Railways develops solution to monitor bogies
VR FleetCare, a subsidiary of Finnish national railway company VR Group, intends to develop and introduce the data-driven solution for bogie maintenance. It will allow the company to monitor and predict the malfunctions of the...Read more
Dutch company will supply recycled plastic sleepers to New Zealand
Dutch technology company Lankhorst Engineered Products has won a tender to supply the recycled plastic sleepers for KiwiRail, New Zealandic railway holding. It is the first order obtained by the Dutch manufacturer in New Zealand...Read more
‘Humans are Achilles heel in rail sector’
To implement more innovative and digital solutions is the urgent goal for the rail sector in the near future. This will allow the industry to solve two key problems: reduce the number of delays and...Read more
Distributed acoustic sensing: The future for rail monitoring?
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is one of the latest technologies for rail monitoring. German technology company ITK Engineering is currently developing numerous rail applications for DAS. Distributed Acoustic Sensing is the railway operators’ ear on the...Read more
New intelligent level crossings will be installed in Czechia
Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽDC is converting the country’s level crossings into the intelligent ones. The company installs the CCTV cameras to record the traffic violations of the risky car drivers who try to run...Read more