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June 22, 2026 | Track

Extending rail fastener life through corrosion protection

Connor Fox* considers how corrosion protection can significantly improve the useful life of rail fasteners.

March 19, 2026 | Track

Cleaning up rail grinding

Traditional rail grinding can be messy and require large volumes of water. Maurice Verheijen, CEO of RailTechnology, explains to Mark Simmons how his company developed a new type of grinding machine that is particularly suited to track maintenance in confined spaces such as tunnels.

August 25, 2025 | Light Rail

Extending light rail track in a World Heritage site

Building new light rail lines in the Italian city of Florence presented the challenge of mitigating track vibration. Yoann Bersia* explains how engineers came up with a solution that kept passengers, tourists and the city authorities happy.

May 21, 2025 | Light Rail

Vossloh unveils patented light rail switch at IAF

The product has been designed so that wheel-facing components can be replaced without removing the whole switch.

February 27, 2025 | Track

Vossloh rethinks rail fasteners

Vossloh is continuing to develop and test variations of its M-Generation rail fastener, including launching further variants at InnoTrans in September 2024. Kevin Smith assesses the advantages of the new rail fastener type and progress with trials.

November 25, 2024 | Track

Supercomputers help to optimise track maintenance

Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) is using supercomputer-driven numerical analysis to optimise track maintenance. Dr Akiko Kono* presents the findings from numerical simulation replicating ballast tamping.

August 26, 2024 | Track

Using smartphones to inspect track components

A smartphone app developed by Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) enables track components to be inspected from service trains, reducing the need for skilled personnel, as Hirofumi Tanaka and Yosuke Tsubokawa* explain.

May 24, 2024 | Track

Increasing network capacity the smart way

Preventative rail maintenance is crucial for maintaining a high-performance network. Sebastian Gand, operations director at Vossloh Rail Services, explains how this issue is being tackled on the German national network.

March 25, 2024 | Track

How Pandrol is meeting the net zero challenge

The track materials manufacturer is helping railways to cut their carbon emissions by producing components more sustainably and minimising the environmental impact of their installation and maintenance, as Ernesto San Vicente, John Porrill and Olivier Jullien of Pandrol* explain.

December 30, 2023 | Track

Behind the scenes of a Brazilian track renewal project

Brazilian freight railway MRS Logistics is undertaking its most ambitious track renewal project yet, with more than 500km due to be upgraded over the next 10 years. David Burroughs visits the railway to learn more about the work currently underway.

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