Latest Comment News
Rail industry experts provide their view on topics affecting the sector.
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Keeping Rail On Track: REMSA’s Vision for 2018
In this comment for Railway-News, Dave Tennent, Executive Director of REMSA outlines his priorities for advocacy in 2018.
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Positive Train Control in the US: A Vital, Complex and Expensive Technology
Positive Train Control (PTC) is a train protection technology we have heard a lot about in the past few years. After a series of accidents i…
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Engineering Long Term Planning in the Rail Industry
David Hoggarth, director of Rail North and board member of Transport for the North, on engineering long term planning in the rail industry.
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Transformation Not Disruption – Creating Tomorrow’s Passenger Experiences
Good passenger experiences can help companies to remain competitive and create brands with a gravitational pull for the consumer.
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6 Critical Reasons Why Rail Weighing Scales Are Important For Your Facility
Kevin Hill weighs in on his top 6 reasons why rail scales are a must for every rail freight business, from controlling costs to safety.
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Helping Rail Freight Deliver for Its Customers
The Freight Transport Association has updated its policy advice to operators in the optimisation of rail in the multimodal supply chain.
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Disability Access to Rail – Creating an Inclusive Society
Steven Mifsud, Director of Direct Access Consultancy, says disability access to rail transportation plays a crucial role in creating an incl…
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Parker: The Rolling Stock Diet Plan
Dave Walker discusses the four Cs challenge – cost, customer, carbon and capacity – and tells us how weight and space fit into the equation.
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Railway-News Test Headsets from Imtradex's BusinessLine Series
The communication solutions from Imtradex are now also being used by railway companies: the table microphones and hand-held microphones, as …
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A Happier Commute – How mobile ticketing can ease congestion on public transport
The average consumer uses a mobile device for even the most trivial of tasks, and the benefits of using mobile ticketing, be it for convenie…
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Smart Lighting for a Modern 21st Century Railway
David Long, Lighting Engineer at Schréder UK, discusses how smart lighting technology can help modernise the UK rail experience for the 21st…
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The Riyadh Metro: Getting the People of Riyadh Moving
One of the challenges all big cities face is moving its people effectively and public transport has a huge role to play here. The Riyadh met…
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The Recyclable Train
Alstom believes that transport systems should be fluid, eco-friendly, safe, connected and accessible. The company is constantly working to e…