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October 10, 2018 | Freight

How cooperation can get rail freight flowing along the Rhine

Europe’s TEN-T rail corridors have a lot of potential to improve rail freight performance and win traffic from other modes. However, as Christoph Kaupat, strategy, research and international standards project officer with the EU Agency for Railways, argues, cooperation between neighbouring countries, particularly along the Rhine valley, needs to be improved to overcome bottlenecks and capacity problems.

October 8, 2018 | High-speed

Virtual reality takes training into a new dimension

With the technology used to operate high-speed trains constantly changing, the methods to train those tasked with operating and maintaining this equipment is also shifting. David Burroughs reports from Spain on how technologies such as virtual reality is changing the way Adif trains its employees.

October 5, 2018 | High-speed

New horizons for Alstom high-speed trains

Alstom says its new generation of high-speed trains - the single-deck Avelia Liberty for Amtrak and the double-deck Avelia Horizon for SNCF - will raise the bar for high-speed train design in terms of acquisition cost, maintenance, energy consumption and capacity. While these trains retain the hallmarks of SNCF’s iconic TGV, they are completely new designs, as David Briginshaw discovers.

October 3, 2018 | Light Rail

Advanced bogie keeps LRVs ahead of the curve

Following five years of research, Hyundai Rotem has developed a bogie which will enable light rail vehicles to negotiate 15m-radius curves. Yon-Ho Cho, manager of Hyundai Rotem’s R&D Centre, outlines the project.

October 1, 2018 | Policy

China revises policy for urban rail planning and construction

A critical new policy for the future of Chinas urban rail networks was issued in July, which will impact the country’s development, population and industry. IRJ Pro market analyst Oscar Sinclair looks at the policy’s key components and what it means for China.

September 28, 2018 | Technology

Automatic for the people: unlocking the benefits of automated operation on the main line

Automatic train operation (ATO) has been employed on metro networks in various forms for decades, but increasingly main line railways are opening up to the efficiency and reliability improvements on offer. Kevin Smith examines where ATO applications are today, what the future automated main line might look like, and how the industry plans to get there.

September 24, 2018 | Main line

LNVG embraces innovation in regional rail

By taking a progressive approach to the procurement of operating contracts, acquiring its own vehicles, and actively exploring the potential uses of new technologies, Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) has blazed a trail for innovation in regional rail. LNVG managing director Carmen Schwabl tells Keith Barrow how its development strategy has cut operating costs, improved services and driven up ridership.

September 20, 2018 | High-speed

Velaro evolution - Siemens' next generation high-speed train

Testing is underway with the first vehicle for Velaro Novo, Siemens’ next generation high-speed train. As David Briginshaw reports, Siemens expects Velaro Novo to achieve dramatic improvements in the cost and efficiency of high-speed rail operation.

September 19, 2018 | Locomotives

Indian Railways accepts GE Evolution Series locomotives

GE Transportation confirmed on September 19 that Indian Railways has accepted the 3.36MW variant of its Evolution Series diesel-electric locomotive for commercial operation.

September 19, 2018 | Rolling stock

FlixTrain shakes up German long-distance market

FlixTrain became the latest entrant to the German open-access long-distance passenger market earlier this year when it took over services previously operated by HKX and Locomore. Kevin Smith assesses the operator’s position in the market and its prospects for future development.

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