French railway company SNCF has performed the successful tests of the autonomous train. The vehicle ran a distance of four kilometres with the help of remote control. SNCF intends to develop its own prototypes of...Read more
Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) has launched Doha Metro one year ahead of schedule. The 13-station section of the Red Line was opened for a preview service in order to provide testings and receive the...Read more
French technology group Thales is developing a concept of special drones for Automatic Train Operation (ATO). The air vehicles will be equipped with advanced optronics, infra-red sensors and other integrating leading technologies. The drones will...Read more
Thales is going to implement ERTMS Level 2 on two lines of Poland’s railway network. The Polish infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) has awarded two contracts include a total of 785 kilometres...Read more
Video-interview with Thales, who was exhibitor at RailTech Europe 2017. In this video they speak about their technical innovations and what they showed at the railway exhibition in Jaarbeurs Utrecht (the Netherlands).
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The third and final day of RailTech Europe 2017 was based on Predictive Maintenance of Rail Infrastructure, and its increasing importance in delivering efficient working practices, cost savings and enhanced safety. Launching proceedings was Marc Antoni,...Read more
In the plans to shut the ‘OV-chipcard’ (the Dutch travel card for public transport) turn-styles we underestimated how a metro station plays a different role to a train station. So says Jean Philippe de Rek,...Read more