Amtrak train driver cleared of all charges related to fatal 2015 derailment
The driver who in 2015 operated an Amtrak Northeast Regional train that derailed, causing the deadliest wreck in the area in almost three decades, was acquitted by a jury on all counts last week.Read more
First AI-based video analytics system for railroad crossing safety deployed
Nokia has deployed its first AI-based video analytics system designed to improve railroad crossing safety in Europe. The system, dubbed Scene Analytics, was field tested in collaboration with railway safety company Schweizer Electronics and Baselland...Read more
Risk of death and injury lowest in railways
Railways offer the smallest risk of death and injury of all means of everyday transport per so-called passenger-kilometre, research published by German transport association Allianz pro Schiene on Thursday shows.Read more
Corona leads to drop in rail accidents
Due to the sharp decrease in train traffic caused by corona measures, the number of serious railway accidents worldwide also fell last year. There were 34 percent fewer collisions involving persons at level crossings, but...Read more
Corruption scheme found at Ukrainian Railways
The Ukrainian Security Service has uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme in Ukrainian Railways. Officials of the regional branch of the South-Western Railway knowingly accepted rubber materials of dubious quality and unreasonably transferred more than 800...Read more
Railway selfie craze linked to 433 ‘serious incidents’ in Wales
Hashtags like #railphotography and #railwayshoot have escalated dramatically in recent years – with more than 1 million uses on apps like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. In Wales, this has contributed to a rise in illegal...Read more
Infrabel installs safety cameras at level crossings
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel placed safety cameras at the railway crossing in Oudegem last week. These are red light cameras that detect car drivers who ignore the red light at the level crossing. The aim...Read moreProRail bans ballast stones from three quarries due to harmful quartz dust
ProRail temporarily prohibits the use of stones for track ballast from three certified European quarries. Rocks from these quarries contained too much quartz dust, which is harmful when inhaled. This has emerged from a study...Read more
UK disruption continues over withdrawal of Hitachi trains for safety checks
What next for the UK rail industry, with a significant proportion of the passenger fleet taken off line for urgent safety inspections? The shock news of hairline fractures in the 800 series Intercity Express fleet...Read more
ProRail uses new DDIO system saving hours to a day in case of train disruptions
When it comes to restoring disruptions on the track, the manual planning for taking track out of service still causes hours of delay. Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail recently started using an application developed in collaboration...Read more
94 level crossings in Croatia to get active safety measures
Croatia takes action to make 94 level crossings safer to reduce incidents. Last week, an agreement was signed in order to provide the level crossings with active signalling and other safety measures. The rail-road crossings...Read more
ERA safety report: no progress in reducing railway workers casualties since 2014
With 1,552 significant accidents and 824 fatalities (suicides excluded), according to the European Union Agency of Railways (ERA) the year 2019 was the safest year in the European railway system ever. But despite an overall...Read more
Jacob Zeeman new top executive of Dual Inventive
Jacob Zeeman started on Monday as the new CEO of rail solutions company Dual Inventive. Last week, Zeeman signed the contract with the managing directors, which at the time of signing consisted of Lex van...Read more