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April 20, 2026 | Policy

Innovation for Britain’s changing railway

Britain has a new strategic rail innovation body in the form of GBRX, the main objective of which is to remove the barriers to adoption of new technology such as AI, computer vision and quantum positioning. Robert Preston speaks exclusively to GBRX managing director Toufic Machnouk.

January 8, 2026 | Technology

Rail research aims to drive efficiency and improve safety

Kevin Smith reflects on the major talking points of Rail Research Week held in Colorado Springs in November.

October 16, 2025 | Innovations

Smart solutions for transit troubles

New York’s Transit Tech Lab (TTL), now in its seventh year, is continuing to develop practical solutions for the United States’ largest public transport authorities. Mark Simmons speaks to TTL leader, Stacey Matlen, about the initiative’s future and presents finalists from this year’s cohort.

May 10, 2025 | Policy

A new blueprint for European rail industry success

In March the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) published a high-level draft document outlining a proposed public-private partnership for European rail research. IRJ has distilled the key points.

April 11, 2024 | Technology

Plasser & Theurer registers 31 patents in 2023

Austrian track maintenance machine manufacturer says it is “focussed on innovation.”

March 18, 2024 | Track

Innovative light rail track has global potential

A prototype very light rail (VLR) trackform designed and being tested in Britain has the potential to revolutionise urban transport across the world. Mark Simmons discovers that the secret is in the concrete mix.

March 9, 2023 | Financial

Alstom-Bombardier integration
enters home straight

Combating the energy crisis, stabilising the supply chain, and continuing to integrate Bombardier Transportation are all top of the agenda for Alstom in 2023, as president and CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge reveals in an exclusive interview with Kevin Smith.

January 30, 2023 | Infrastructure

Building a Global Centre of Rail Excellence

A testing and innovation centre that aims to provide a showcase for Britain’s rail industry and create the country’s first net-zero railway is now under construction in South Wales. Robert Preston spoke to Global Centre of Rail Excellence chief executive, Simon Jones.

September 15, 2022 | Technology

IRJ InnoTrans 2022 preview; A - E

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

July 20, 2022 | Passenger

ExtenSive on track for InnoTrans debut

ExtenSive, a Shift2Rail project aiming to leverage IT to make the public transport experience more attractive, will have its first public outing in Berlin in the autumn. Robert Preston talked to the project team.

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