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March 18, 2021 | Passenger

Train technologies transform rail’s offer

Some of the most visible changes in rail over the last 60 years have been in the development of new rolling stock. While the shapes of trains and the level of comfort provided to customers has changed, key work has gone on behind the scenes to improve reliability and energy efficiency, as David Burroughs explains.

February 4, 2021 | Infrastructure

Leaders highlight post Covid-19 challenges

This year’s European Railway Award ceremony on January 25 included a lively online debate over the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Europe’s response, and the prospects for the European Year of Rail. David Briginshaw reports.

September 25, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Voith develops locomotive stop-start

THE OnEfficiency.StopStart system from Voith is designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by automatically switching off locomotive diesel engines during long periods of idling.

September 22, 2020 | Freight

Rail freight industry leaders sign digital coupling MoU

MEMBERS of the European campaign group Rail Freight Forward (RFF), as well as seven industry associations, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expressing their support for the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) on all European freight trains by 2030.

September 11, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Ganser components offer reductions in costs and pollution

GANSER, the developer of the first Common Rail Systems (CRS) for passenger vehicles and large diesel engines, offers two state-of-the-art injector components: the patented Poppet Valve and the Wave Dynamics and Dampening device (WDD), which have been field-tested on V16 GE 7FDL and Alco locomotive engines.

April 1, 2020 | Rolling stock

Rail sector urged to up efforts to reduce emissions

Speakers at the UIC’s low-carbon mobility conference in Brussels in February emphasised the urgent need for railways to step-up their efforts to reduce rail carbon emissions even further and make rail more attractive to achieve a shift from road and air. David Briginshaw reports from the Belgian capital.

June 5, 2019 | Rolling stock

“We need to build metro and suburban lines much faster” Mezghani’s rallying cry.

The UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, talks about how rail transit can play a greater role in helping to solve urban congestion and pollution.

January 31, 2019 | Policy

Global focus on rail could slash transport emissions, says IEA

STEPPING up investment in rail infrastructure could substantially reduce transport sector carbon emissions and energy consumption, according to a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on January 30.

January 31, 2019 | Fleet

Britain could eliminate diesel-only passenger trains by 2040, says report

A proposal by the British government to eliminate diesel-only passenger trains from the main line network by 2040 is feasible, according to the initial findings of a technical review by the Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB).

January 6, 2019 | Rolling stock

Intelligent technology to form the backbone of a sustainable railway network

Michael Peter, CEO of Siemens Mobility, talks exclusively to David Briginshaw, about the company’s current and future strategy.

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