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Rail industry experts provide their view on topics affecting the sector.
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The Future of Rail: A Panel Discussion with the Heads of Siemens Mobility, Alstom and Bombardier
A panel discussion with the heads of Siemens Mobility, Michael Peter, Alstom, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, and Bombardier, Laurent Troger. They di…
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 47
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 47 (19–23 November): rolling stock, infrastructure and policy news from the rail sector. In addition,…
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GE Transportation at InnoTrans 2018: President and CEO Rafael Santana
GE Transportation at InnoTrans: At InnoTrans right now we’re unveiling what are called the next generation of engines. A new high- speed, hi…
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Germany at InnoTrans 2018
Andreas Scheuer, Minister of Transportation, and Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn give insights on Germany at InnoTrans 2018.
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Signalling Change: How New South Wales is Digitalising its Rail Network
Stephen Lemon, Programme Director, Digital Systems, Transport for New South Wales, tells Railway-News how digitalisation will improve the sa…
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Anti-Graffiti Film: A New Layer of Defence from Vandalism
Every year operators spend millions of dollars cleaning defaced rolling stock. In this article Steve Sorrentino, Director of Speciality Film…
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A Healthy Approach? How the Rail Industry Can Improve its Management of Staff Illnesses
As awareness of employee wellbeing has increased so has confusion and uncertainty in how to support them. Mark Eastwood, Director of Staff A…
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Hydrogen Cells: How Alstom is Building on the Coradia iLint
One of the most effective selling points of rail transport is that it's green. The Coradia iLint was successfully tested in Germany in 2017 …
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Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 1–5 October 2018: all this week's news from around the world, featuring comment pieces by the…
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European Court of Auditors: Progress is Slow on High-Speed Rail Across the EU
In Europe, Japan and China in particular, but also in other parts of the world, high-speed rail is considered an innovative transport mode, …
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The Current Impact of Digitisation on the Rail Industry
Digitisation is impacting every area of the rail industry, from train maintenance through to ticket sales. As the industry looks at ways to …
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‘Beyond HS2:’ Greengauge 21 Suggests a New Direction for High-Speed Rail and Other Services in the UK
The speed of developing HS2 is increasing rapidly. Nevertheless, the construction of HS2 has caused a number of objections from different pa…
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Ireland: Translink and Irish Rail Launch Cross-Border Rail Strategic Development Plan
Translink and Irish Rail launched their Cross-Border Rail Strategic Development Plan in 2017 to improve services on the Belfast – Dublin Cor…
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Just the Ticket: How Third-Party Sellers are Providing a Better Deal on Rail Fares
In this article for Railway-News Dave Ashton, CEO of Loco2, a ticketing service for rail in the UK and Europe, explains how third-party sell…
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Association of American Railroads: U.S. Freight Operators Jet Forward on Technology
The improvements to rail services provided by new technology are a recurring theme in the industry, but innovations can be difficult to impl…
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Railway Industry Association: The government must keep an open mind about rail electrification
In this article Darren Caplan, Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Industry Association, explains why his organisation is campaigning to …
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PERES: Promoting European Rail Excellence outSide EU
In this article Lucy Prior, Membership Development and International Trade Director of the Rail Alliance, the largest specialist business-to…
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Tech, Innovation and Safety: 5 Things You Didn’t Know about US Freight Rail
There is nothing old-fashioned about rail technology. From drones and big data to automation and mobile phone apps, U.S. freight railroads a…
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Sexual Harassment in the Rail Industry
We have heard a lot about sexual harassment and assault in the world of film and politics lately, but these are not confined to just these a…
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‘Open for Business’ and New Ideas: Why the Rail Industry Should Accept Network Rail’s Standards Challenge
On Thursday 12 April Network Rail (UK) announced a new initiative in their ‘Open for Business’ Strategy: The Standards Challenge. Retail sup…
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Women in Rail Awards 2018: Celebrating Gender Diversity in the UK’s Rail Industry
Women in Rail hosts Women in Rail Awards ceremony to recognise the achievements of women, and men, who have contributed to improving gender …
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Rail Safety Standards Board: A Strategic Approach to Brexit
As everyone in the rail industry knows, the impact of Brexit negotiations on the shape of the sector in the UK is extensive and the outcomes…
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UK – The Rail Freight Group: The Future of Freight on the West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line has been one of the most important corridors for rail freight in Great Britain for decades. In 2026 its capacity wi…