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October 21, 2022 | Freight

Radical change required to unleash rail freight’s potential

If rail is to continue to play a serious role in supporting the national economy while driving down carbon emissions, the entire operating platform needs radical change, argue Karl Watts and Edward Johnson*.

October 19, 2022 | Freight

Opening of Tavantolgoi - Gashuunsukhait line heralds new era for railways in Mongolia

Mongolia celebrated the opening of a new railway from its mineral-rich Tavantolgoi region to the Chinese border last month. Kevin Smith examines the ups and downs of this much-delayed project and considers what’s next for rail in Mongolia.

October 17, 2022 | Technology

Battery traction recharges decarbonisation fight

Batteries have been common in rolling stock for decades, but until recently were used only to provide ancillary power or as a back-up to move the train over short distances in case of power failure. But now battery traction is beginning to come into its own as a viable alternative to electrification and diesel, as David Burroughs reports.

October 11, 2022 | Policy

First steps towards creating a simpler and better railway

Britain has embarked on the biggest restructuring of its national railway for 30 years, which will see Great British Railways created to reunite control of infrastructure and train operations and provide a single guiding mind for the sector. Michael Clark of the GBR Transition Team spoke to Robert Preston about the work in progress.

September 22, 2022 | Passenger

Is consistent real-time data the secret to improving customer satisfaction?

Reliability is the key to customer satisfaction in public transport, and perceptions of reliability increase when passengers have early warning of unexpected delays thanks to the provision of real-time disruption information, as Christian Blome, Bastian Kargoll, and Jonas Wernz* of IVU Traffic Technologies explain.

September 21, 2022 | Locomotives

New features enhance locomotive performance

Several new and improved features are enhancing the environmental performance of Vossloh Rolling Stock’s DE 18 locomotive while the new DM 20 multi system locomotive is proving a viable alternative to diesel traction. Kevin Smith reports.

September 20, 2022 | Technology

Bridging the compatibility gap

Siemens is looking to buck the trend of proprietary systems and in-house software development, common within the rail sector, by increasing the compatibility of the data it is gathering and the software it is developing. It hopes doing so will kickstart change within the rail sector, as David Burroughs explains.

September 19, 2022 | Innovations

Siemens’ first hydrogen train breaks cover

One of the highlight exhibits at the outside track area at this month’s InnoTrans exhibition will be Siemens’ Mireo Plus H. Kevin Smith previews the hydrogen multiple-unit.

September 16, 2022 | Infrastructure

Addressing Germany’s infrastructure woes

Investment in Germany’s 33,280km rail network has failed to keep pace with steadily rising freight and passenger traffic, leading to increasing customer dissatisfaction. The latest initiative is to focus on the thorough renovation of a 3500km core network which carries about a quarter of total traffic. David Briginshaw reports on the multiple challenges ahead.

September 15, 2022 | Technology

IRJ InnoTrans 2022 preview; R - Z

The fourth part of IRJ's preview of this month's exhibition at Messe Berlin.

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