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January 16, 2020 | Europe

Pressure builds on Europe’s railways to reduce costs

Libor Lochman, executive director, CER, talks to Kevin Smith

January 10, 2020 | Technology

Siemens unveils plans for €6m British research hub

SIEMENS has revealed plans to develop a research, development and innovation centre for the British railway industry in Goole, East Yorkshire.

January 9, 2020 | Infrastructure

Loram wins Network Rail measuring train maintenance contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded an £8m five-year contract to Loram UK to maintain its New Measurement Train following a competitive tender.

January 9, 2020 | Technology

Shift2Rail invites submissions for 2020 research projects

THE European Union’s Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R) has issued a call for proposals by April 21 for research and innovation projects within its 2020 work plan.

January 9, 2020 | Technology

RTRI prepares Research 2025 strategy

Dr Norimichi Kumagai, president, Railway Technical Research Institute, talks to Kevin Smith.

January 6, 2020 | Technology

US railway air rights service launched

SKYRIGHTS Holdings, United States, has launched a new service aimed at encouraging US Class 1 railways to monetise the air rights above their tracks for drone delivery and urban air mobility applications.

January 3, 2020 | Technology

Norway to replace diesel traction with battery trains

A study by Norway’s National Railway Directorate has concluded that the best replacement for diesel traction is battery trains combined with partial electrification.

December 30, 2019 | IT

Clearing up the airwaves

In a bid to improve safety, Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) analysed accident reports and communication error feedback to construct a model of communication errors, as Ryo Nakamura, assistant senior researcher, safety psychology laboratory, with RTRI’s Human Science Division, explains.

December 20, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail and Strukton Rail sign MoU

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) and Strukton Rail, Netherlands, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the delivery of NR’s £245m research and development (R&D) portfolio up to 2024.

December 15, 2019 | Technology

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