ÖBB to test Frequentis drones for track maintenance checks
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) will roll out drone garages across its railway network for a one-year trial to make track maintenance checks more efficient. Vienna-based drone manufacturer Frequentis is supplying drones for ÖBB-Infrastruktur. The project...Read more
Tended’s safety solution for trackside workers gains product acceptance
UK-based company Tended has received product acceptance for its solution to improve the safety of trackside workers, which was developed and tested with Network Rail.Read more
ProRail investigates rail closures on weekdays
Track closures in the Netherlands might no longer have to take place at the weekends only, but could in the future include work carried out on weekdays. In time, work on weekdays could even take...Read more
Rotterdam’s harbour line closed for maintenance this weekend
This coming weekend, rail freight transport via the troubled harbour line in the port of Rotterdam will shut down for 96 hours for large-scale work. Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail already carried out unexpected maintenance works...Read more
Bane NOR prepares Bergen line for ERTMS
The Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR will carry out extensive track works on the Bergen line in the coming week in preparation for the new signalling system ERTMS. The company will also be replacing...Read more
Time to rethink UK’s rail engineering schedules?
Unlike all different transport modes continuing operations during holidays, this is not the case for the railways of Great Britain. The only movement in the railway network during such days is the scream of the...Read more
Railcare to use electric maintenance machine on upcoming job
Railcare has inked a three-year framework agreement for a new construction job for the Swedish Transport Administration. The deal will allow the rail maintenance specialists to utilise their battery-powered multi-purpose vehicle (MPV).Read more
Vossloh wins Chinese order to supply zero-emission grinding trains
Vossloh will deliver three high-speed grinding machines to China. These are the world’s first emission-free grinding machines, according to the supplier. Read more
Manchester railway upgrades continue
During the Holidays, a wide-ranging programme of works are undertaken in and around Manchester. The UK government’s infrastructure agency Network Rail is continuing a programme of upgrades, improving capacity and relieving bottlenecks. The work is...Read more
Construction works cause rail freight in Germany to be at a ‘near standstill’
The rail freight industry is deeply concerned about the disturbance on the German railway network of the last two weeks, caused by construction works. Combined with a lack of alternative capacity made available, it has...Read more
‘Every railway manager balances between maintenance and uninterrupted train traffic’
Carrying out preventive maintenance on time or disrupt train traffic as little as possible? “Should you ensure that train traffic can continue now or should you stop it now so that it can continue in...Read more
Passenger organisations sound alarm over rail maintenance Belgium
Some parts of the Belgian railway network are not well maintained and this puts passengers and railway staff at risk. Three consumer organisations have sounded the alarm in an analysis about overdue maintenance of parts...Read more