Research & Testing

The Defining Event in Public Transport

With almost 130 years of history behind it, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit proudly remains the world’s biggest event dedicated to s…

DAMM Cellular Systems Appoint New Vice President of Research & Development

DAMM Cellular Systems has appointed Hauke Holm as Vice President - R&D starting June 1 2019. Hauke is an experienced leader and has a strong…

Frauscher Tracking Solutions FTS at the Smart Rail Connectivity Campus

Developing solutions for sustainable mobility: This is the common goal of the companies working together at the Smart Rail Connectivity Camp…

Astronics Test Systems Awarded New York City Transit Contract

Astronics Test Systems Awarded Approximately $30M Contract to Support Kawasaki Rail Cars, Inc. for New York City Transit New Subway Cars.

Covestro and EconCore Join Forces in Composites Development

EconCore N.V. and Covestro are combining their technologies in order to produce strong and lightweight honeycomb panels with outstanding per…

UK: Rail Alliance and BCRRE to Join Forces

Rail business-to-business membership organisation, Rail Alliance, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Birmingham Centre …

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 …

Astronics Test Systems to Provide Major Test Program for Transportation Industry

Astronics Test Systems entered into a formal letter of intent to provide a test system program for a customer in the transportation industry…

Nomad Create New App Prototype in Just Two Weeks

(InnoTrans, Berlin, Thursday 20 September 2018) Nomad embrace the future. Nomad Create New App Prototype in Just Two Weeks. When Nomad embra…

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…

Capacitive Acceleration Sensors from ASC: Ensuring Safety and Comfort in Rail Transport

Alstom is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rail vehicles. Among other things, the company test the running dynamics and bogie str…

Elizabeth Line: Opening of Central Section Delayed Until 2019

Crossrail: The central section of the Elizabeth line will open during autumn 2019. Construction on the line is almost finished, but the sect…

ASC GmbH Appoints New Technical Director for Research & Development

High-Speed Rail Service Between China and Hong Kong Reaches Milestone

Hong Kong – On 16 August 2018 the Secretary for Transport and Housing announced that the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail service be…

International Rail Conference and SITCE: 2 Weeks to Go!

This year’s International Rail Conference – combined with SITCE for the first time in Asia – will be held under the theme “People at the hea…

TE Connectivity Champions Railway Safety With New Inserts for Heavy Duty Connectors

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has introduced a new range of inserts for heavy duty connectors (HDC) that…

Recycled Carbon Fibre Rail Bogie Wins Innovation Award in Paris

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) launched a vehicle dynamics competition, and the optimised lightweight carbon fibre rail bogie fr…

World-First for Automatic Train Operation on Mainline Railway

Govia Thameslink Railway, working with Network Rail and Siemens, have scored a world-first by running Automatic Train Operation (ATO) over E…

New Energy-Saving Propulsion Technology Successfully Tested in Stockholm

Following a pre-study phase to establish the potential benefits, the new energy-saving propulsion technology prototype was designed, built a…

Formula 1 Technology to Improve Rail in Asia

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) and McLaren Applied Technologies have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see McLar…

London's Elizabeth Line Reaches Testing Milestone

Crossrail and Transport for London (TfL) have hailed a major milestone for Europe’s largest infrastructure project as the first new Elizabet…

Siemens and Ballard to Jointly Develop Fuel Cell Drive for Trains

Siemens and Ballard Power Systems Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of fuel cells, plan the joint development of a fuel cell drive for trains.

Metrolinx Publishes Hydrail Feasibility Study Report

Metrolinx has been investigating the feasibility of using a hydrail system for one of the largest and most complex rail upgrades in the worl…

UK Rail Minister Unveils £30m Centre of Excellence in Rolling Stock

The University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has become a Centre of Excellence for the new £90m UK Rail Research and…