Dutch train stations will generate more solar energy
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail plans to increase the number of solar panels installed at train stations. This could double generated solar energy by 2020. Such plans were announced by Stientje van Veldhoven, State Secretary for...Read more
Liveblog RailTech Europe 2019 Day 3 – Predictive maintenance in rail
Thursday 28 March is the third day of RailTech Europe at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. Today’s topic is predictive maintenance in rail. In this liveblog you can read everything that happens at this big rail event. 16.20: The...Read more
Liveblog RailTech Europe 2019 Day 2 – Energy saving in rail
Wednesday 27 March is the second day of RailTech Europe at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. Today’s conference is devoted to energy saving in rail. In this liveblog you can read everything that happens at this big rail...Read moreLiveblog RailTech Europe 2019 Day 1 – ERTMS
Tuesday March 26 is the first day of RailTech Europe at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. In this liveblog you can read everything that happens at this big rail event. 19.00: The official ceremony of RailTech Innovation Awards 2019...Read more
Successful tests of passenger self-driving train in Netherlands
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail is performing the weeklong tests of a passenger train equipped with Automated Train Operation (ATO). The pilot ride was made on the evening of 15 March. The trials are being carried...Read more
Pier Eringa to resign as CEO of ProRail
Pier Eringa, CEO of Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail since April 2015, will leave his post. The staff change will be made within the transformation of ProRail from a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap) to...Read more
Free workshops at Freight and Terminal Forum
The first high-speed railway service for freight, the Swiss modal shift policy and the SBB-led project towards automated coupling; all these have in common that they are the topic of a workshop at the Freight...Read more
Innovative platform slab on show at RailTech Europe
Concrete manufacturer De Hamer, a sister organisation of De Meteoor, has developed a new platform slab that is lighter than the maximum weight of 9.5 kilograms for a platform and that can be laid platform...Read more
‘Substantive internships attract sought-after technicians to the rail industry’
A well-defined project and an experienced employee that keeps one day free for supervising an intern: this is what TU Delft see as the norm for all internships for their Railway Engineering students, and consultants...Read more
Demonstration of accident plan and rail techniques during RailTech Europe
During RailTech Europe, visitors can experience various rail techniques from close quarters on a special demonstration square on the grounds of the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. Rail supplier Alom will demonstrate the operation of their thermite...Read more
Experiment with anti-vibration solutions on Dutch rail route successful
A type of synthetic wedge will soon be laid between sleepers and rails at five level crossings on the Brabant route to reduce vibrations. According to ProRail, the use of this wedge, known as a...Read more
The Netherlands converts unprotected level crossings
Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail continues to implement its five-year strategy on converting the unprotected level crossings. There are more than a hundred points of this type in the Netherlands. Fifty of them will be...Read more
Voestalpine’s new point machine reduces railway malfunctions
Dutch railway supplier Voestalpine WBN was authorised by national infrastructure manager ProRail for delivering the NSE (Type 4) point machine and the 1:15 manganese steel frog to local customers. Both products allow improving railway network...Read more