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April 27, 2026 | Technology

Overcoming age-old barriers to industry innovation

The OpenRail Association makes the case for broader adoption of open-source software collaboration within the rail industry.

March 21, 2024 | Europe

Breaking down Europe’s digital barriers

In an increasingly data-driven industry, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) is working to improve standardisation and accessibility, as Chris Carr, head of ERA’s Operational Data Unit (OPD), explains.

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.

October 9, 2020 | Technology

European transport groups declare support for B2B data framework

AN alliance of European transport associations has signed a joint statement calling for the creation of an EU framework governing the use and exchange of business-to-business (B2B) data in the transport sector.

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