European Space Agency funds Tended project to improve track worker safety
UK technology company Tended has secured a 1.6 million euro project with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Applications for a project on geofencing for rail and track workers’ safety. ESA is funding 50 per...Read more
New four-track railway between Malmö and Lund opened in Sweden
Since this week, trains run between Malmö and Lund on a new four-track railway, announced the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). This significantly increases traffic capacity, and with the upcoming timetable change means more trains on the...Read more
Banedanmark launches rail milling maintenance campaign
The second phase of the 2023 rail milling campaign of Danish railway manager Banedanmark is now in progress. Operations began in Funen, where both sections of the Svendborg Line and portions of the main track...Read more
5 Italian railway workers killed in accident, trade unions announce strike
A tragedy occurred in the night of 30 August, when five railway maintenance workers died after being hit by an empty passing train in Brandizzo, along the Turin-Milan railway line in Italy. The victims worked...Read more
What makes a bag a railway bag?
Brand storyStaff in the railway sector, be they ticketing officers, train drivers or track workers, often carry several items with them. This means they have special requirements when it comes to bags and other carrying solutions....Read more
SJ resumes high-speed trains Stockholm-Oslo in December
After several years of track work on the Norwegian side, Swedish operator SJ will resume the cross-border trains between the capital cities Stockholm and Oslo from December 11. There will be five departures in each...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
Does the rail sector need a maximum temperature for outside work?
European labour unions have called upon the European Commission to introduce a maximum temperature for outside work, which would include trackside work. RailTech’s Dutch sister publication SpoorPro spoke to local unions and contractors to see...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
Safety of track workers still a matter of concern in the UK
The safety of people who work on the track continues to be a matter of considerable concern, writes the UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in its latest 2021 annual report, published last week.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
Construction works on the Rhine-Alpine corridor impact rail freight
There will be severe restrictions on the German part of the Rhine-Alpine corridor for the next three weeks. Two sections will have limited capacity due to construction works, and this coincides with the already ongoing...Read moreBrighton Main Line reopens after stormy works
Following a nine-day line closure, the Brighton Main Line reopened on Monday after works to tackle delays for Southern and Thameslink passengers. Network Rail engineers rebuilt a crucial junction, laid brand new track and shored...Read more