It’s Time to Talk Women and Innovation: SITCE Katrine Marçal Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 12, 20220 Author, Speaker, Innovator: It’s Time to Talk Women and Innovation With SITCE Keynote Katrine Marçal With an eye on an innovative future, the 2022 edition of the Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition (SITCE) will discuss the latest developments transforming urban mobility. Held in a city where innovation shines through, the world
Nick Ferguson Joins LiveEO as Vice President Infrastructure Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 10, 20220 LiveEO, the worldwide leader in space-derived analytics for physical infrastructure networks, today announced that Nick Ferguson has joined the senior leadership team in the capacity of Vice President Infrastructure. Nick will lead the company’s Go To Market strategy for the electric transmission and distribution, oil and gas, and railway markets,
LiveEO secures €19M to Accelerate Market Expansion for Satellite-Based Infrastructure Monitoring Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 5, 20220 LiveEO secures €19M to Accelerate Market Expansion for Satellite-Based Infrastructure Monitoring Leading provider of satellite analytics, LiveEO, has secured €19M in funding in what is one of the largest investments to date in Earth Observation in Europe. The round was led by MMC Ventures and includes €17M of venture capital, as
Opinion: Making Virtual Testing a Reality Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 12, 20220 Opinion: Making Virtual Testing a Reality By Ilse Vermeij, Product Manager – Testing On-track testing of new and modified rolling stock is difficult and can be expensive. Ilse explores how virtual testing can reduce real-life test requirements, improving project performance. Why Do We Need Virtual Testing? In the certification phase of new or modified
Politicians clash in wake of Elizabeth Line announcement Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 5, 20220 The announcement by Transport for London that services are set to start on the central section of the Elizabeth Line on 24 May has been followed by a protest from transport secretary Grant Shapps, who is accusing the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan of breaking election rules. The news of the
HS2 Shares New Designs for London Euston Station Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 10, 20220 HS2 has shared updated designs for its high speed railway terminus station at London Euston. These have been developed by a design consortium made up of Arup, WSP and Grimshaw Architects, which has worked closely with Mace Dragados JV (MDJV), HS2’s station construction partner. CGI of the exterior of HS2 Euston Station,
Revised plans unveiled for HS2 Euston Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 9, 20220 HS2 Ltd has unveiled revised plans for London's HS2 station at Euston. They have been drawn up by a design consortium of Arup, WSP and Grimshaw Architects, working with HS2’s Station Construction Partner, Mace Dragados. The designs, which have been updated from 2015, are based on a 'less complex, more efficient,
RAIB Publishes Interim Report on Salisbury Tunnel Junction Collision Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 21, 20220 The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its interim report into the collision between a GWR train and an SWR train at Salisbury Tunnel Junction that occurred on 31 October 2021. Weather Conditions On the day of the collision, there were strong winds and heavy rain in the Salisbury area. ~
UK: New Test Rig Will Expand University of Huddersfield’s Rail Research Capabilities Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 10, 20220 This summer the University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research will launch Harold 2.0 – a full-scale bogie test rig. Harold 2.0 full-scale bogie test rig © University of Huddersfield This will be the only full-size rig of its kind in the UK. It will feature a motored rolling road that can recreate
How On-Board Internet Access Can Encourage Passengers to Use Public Transport Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 25, 20220 Nomad Digital: How On-Board Internet Access Can Encourage Passengers to Use Public Transport It is fair to say that the internet plays a huge role in our lives. It keeps you company, offering you many options to kill time during moments of boredom. It provides you with all the information you
Hitachi Rail and Linbrooke to Design Gloucester Digital Signalling Solution Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 14, 20210 Network Rail has awarded Hitachi Rail and Linbrooke Services a contract to design a digital signalling solution as part of a multimillion-pound project to improve rail reliability and safety in and around the Gloucester area. Hitachi Rail and Linbrooke to Design Gloucester Digital Signalling Solution © Hitachi Rail This was awarded as part
Fincons Group in Italy’s Best Employer Ranking Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 30, 20210 Fincons Group in Italy’s Best Employers Ranking – Corriere della Sera Today’s the day: the “Italy’s Best Employer 2022″ chart, drawn up by Statista and Corriere della Sera, is out and it includes Fincons Group for the second year in a row. We’re excited for achieving this result, that confirms the effort
HS2 Ltd Shortlists Bidders to Build Interchange Station Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 2, 20210 HS2 Ltd has shortlisted the bidders for the contract to build Interchange Station in Solihull. The company that will eventually be awarded the contract, worth up to 370 million GBP, will also develop the detailed station design before the start of construction. It is estimated that this contract will support 1,000
Rail industry hits back at Covid risk claims Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 16, 20210 A CLAIM in a newspaper report that 'hundreds of commuters could die from catching Covid on trains over the next four months' has been rejected by the Rail Delivery Group as 'highly misleading'. It says the risk from Covid-19 on trains and stations is low. The clash has occurred as the
Passenger Experience Is Made Better with Nomad’s Engage Portal Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 16, 20210 By Sam Taylor, Digital Marketing and Insights Executive and Paul Vaclik, Head of R&D and Architecture First impressions always count! Often, the first point of contact that passengers have with a transport operator’s onboard services is when they log into the WiFi service. Therefore, the train operator must provide an attractive
Season’s greetings Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 18, 20200 THE Railnews website is taking a Christmas break. We will be back on Monday 4 January. Thank you for being with us in 2020 and for all your comments. We hope you have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. The next print edition of Railnews will be published on
Monday essay: Should the state pay our fares? Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 23, 20200 THE Department for Transport is paying National Rail operators who had been running franchises until March this year to keep going. The government takes the revenue and pays the bills, and the deficit so far has reached £4.2 billion. But does this amount to renationalisation, and should the state simply
Monday essay: Paying the bills Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 12, 20200 The latest operator to be threatened by the coronavirus pandemic may be Eurostar. Sim Harris wonders how far our government would help. RAILWAY operators are now in a curious position, but they are not all in the same boat. The franchised TOCs are continuing to provide services as government contractors under the
Trips with a difference: 40 years of rail ale rambles Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 28, 20200 Dave Richardson recalls more than 40 years of connecting railways with beer festivals and brewery visits, organised by former Salisbury area BR manager Gerald Daniels. REAL ale and rail travel somehow go together, especially with heritage railways, which often hold beer festivals at stations or on board trains. Both interests appeal
WiFi in Rail – What’s the Value? Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 28, 20200 What’s on Offer? What do the passengers actually get? Ignoring the obvious point that free WiFi is expected now (we’ve all read it, we won’t go on about it) but the key to a successful and profitable solution is to offer more than just WiFi. The WiFi network is the foundation for
Keeping Steam on the Network: Tyseley: Shaping the future of Main Line Steam? Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 15, 20200 As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Tyseley’s Michael Whitehouse about Vintage Trains’ bid to become an independent train-operating company owned by the general public. ONE year ago The Railway Magazine presented an in-depth look at the strategic vision laid
Tyseley: Shaping the future of main line steam? Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 15, 20200 Express steam trains working out of Birmingham, hauled by Great Western-designed 4-6-0s such as ‘Castle’ No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, is the unique selling point of the Vintage Trains Community Benefit Society. ROBIN COOMBES As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope
Monday essay: misplaced enthusiasm? Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 6, 20200 The Department for Transport is now considering no fewer than 50 suggestions for railways or stations to be reopened. MPs and local authorities have bid for a share of the second round of the Restoring Your Railway ‘Ideas Fund’, and their ideas will be considered by a panel which includes
Work on new Thameslink station moves forward Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 9, 20200 DEVELOPMENT of a new Thameslink station between London and St Albans has taken another step, with the appointment of an engineering consultancy to work on the project. Main contractor Volker Fitzpatrick has named WSP as its choice to produce the multidisciplinary design of Brent Cross West, which is connected with
Rail union claims ‘confusion and conflict’ over facemasks Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 8, 20200 THE RMT has protested to the transport secretary that there is ‘confusion and conflict’ over the forthcoming changes to facemask rules on trains and other public transport from next Monday. The wearing of facemasks will become compulsory on all English public transport from 15 June, but the union’s general secretary
HS2 Old Oak Common Gets Planning Approval Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 20, 20200 Old Oak Common Design Features The station design will feature a sequence of interlocking curved roof forms. They are to emphasise the station’s open feel and provide natural ventilation, which will cut down on energy consumption. The arch design also reduces the structural need for columns. This will give passengers clear
HS2 Old Oak Common Gets Planning Approval Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 20, 20200 Old Oak Common Design Features The station design will feature a sequence of interlocking curved roof forms. They are to emphasise the station’s open feel and provide natural ventilation, which will cut down on energy consumption. The arch design also reduces the structural need for columns. This will give passengers clear
HS2 Old Oak Common Gets Planning Approval Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 20, 20200 Old Oak Common Design Features The station design will feature a sequence of interlocking curved roof forms. They are to emphasise the station’s open feel and provide natural ventilation, which will cut down on energy consumption. The arch design also reduces the structural need for columns. This will give passengers clear
Monday essay: suspicious about surveys? Perhaps you should be Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 27, 20200 Whenever a newsdesk is short of a story, one tried and tested method is to use the results of a survey to fill a page or a minute or two of airtime. Surveys come in various forms: some are expected and respected, such as the National Rail Passenger Survey from
Coronavirus: train services cut from today Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 23, 20200 TRAIN services are being severely reduced from today, but trains will continue to keep running to transport essential workers. So far, it is not known if any National Rail route will close completely, although the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is reported to have been urged to shut down the London
From the Archive: Railway Personalities: George Dow Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 4, 20200 In the fifth in our series of railway writers and artists, the life of the great communicator and railway historian supreme is recounted by Robert Humm. George Dow was a man of many parts. Professionally he was a career railwayman for his entire working life, much of it spent in public
The story of railway historian supreme George Dow Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 4, 20200 An official portrait of railwayman and author George Dow. The life of the great communicator and railway historian supreme, George Dow, is recounted by Robert Humm. George Dow was a man of many parts. Professionally he was a career railwayman for his entire working life, much of it spent in public relations
Franchise crisis deepens with ‘£20m shortfall’ at c2c Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 10, 20200 THE franchise crisis appears to be deepening, with reports that c2c is the latest operator to slip into the red. Trenitalia is said to have accrued debts of £20 million after forecasts of growth during last year proved to be too optimistic. The Italian operator is now in talks with the Department
£500m promised by Government to restore historic rail lines Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 28, 20200 Photo: PA Wire Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a £500m pot of money which will be used to fund the re-opening of lines, some which closed during the Beeching era. Some 5,000 miles of track were closed with the loss of around 2,300 stations as part of the re-shaping of BR. Mr
Union threatens national rail strike as pensions row flares Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 15, 20200 TRAIN operators have been warned by the white collar rail union TSSA that a national rail strike is on the cards if any changes are made to the Railways Pension Scheme. The RPS was set up in 1994 as part of railway privatisation and is still open to new members but
Mayors demand answers over future of Northern Rail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 23, 20190 The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool have called for “clarity” after a Sunday newspaper was told Northern Rail would be stripped of its franchise. The Sunday Times was briefed that private train operator Northern Rail was to lose the franchise and, under plans reported by the weekly title, an “operator of last resort”
Peak rail fares could soar unless HS2 is built, says leaked report Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 12, 20190 HS2 SHOULD still be built in spite of rising costs, according to a newspaper report based on a leaked version of the Oakervee review. The Times says it has seen a draft version of the review, and that high speed lines could boost cities in the North and Midlands because there
Industry Insider Week 39 – 18 Must-Read Rail News Stories Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 30, 20190 Railway-News spoke to Ted Greener and Ian Jefferies from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) about the future of rail freight and the association’s activities at Railway Interchange 2019. The ARR represent major freight railroads in the US, Canada and Mexico as well as Amtrak and regional commuter railroads. AAR
Industry Focus: AQSEPTENCE GROUP Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 27, 20190 RN: In 2017 then chief executive of Network Rail (UK) Mark Carne said to The Guardian newspaper that he had secured a pledge from the government that toilets on trains allowing raw sewage to be dumped on to the tracks were to be phased out by 2019 in favour of
Historic stations: Bath Green Park – Some myths dispelled! Part 2 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 14, 20190 In the first part of the story (RM August), Mike Arlett cleared up the still-perpetuated myth that the Midland Railway had first opened a branch line from Mangotsfield to a temporary terminus in Bath. Far less certainty remains as to the name (or courtesy titles) officially bestowed on the station
HS2 to Trial Augmented Reality Training Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 12, 20190 United Kingdom: HS2 is using augmented reality to train staff who will work at Old Oak Common station. Once built, it will be one of the busiest train stations in the country. HS2 Ltd is collaborating with SME Pauley, the National College for High Speed Rail and Inventya to create augmented
Deutsche Bahn Will Resume Acceptance of ICE 4 Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 22, 20190 Railway News reported in April that DB had challenged Siemens Mobility and Bombardier to make improvements after it was found the ICE 4 cars did not meet the high quality standards agreed in their contracts. When Deutsche Bahn discovered the problem, it said it would halt acceptance of any further
Auckland City Rail Link contract signed Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 19, 20190 NEW ZEALAND: The main contract for construction of the tunnels and stations on the Auckland City Rail Link was formally signed on July 19, at an event attended by Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Project promoter City Rail Link had selected the Link Alliance consortium in April,
Toronto passenger rail enhancement shortlist announced Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 31, 20190 CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have shortlisted four consortia to bid for the On-Corridor Works contract within the GO Rail Expansion programme, which aims to provide an enhanced and all-day Regional Express Rail passenger service in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area.
City Rail Link cost management consultant appointed Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 22, 20190 NEW ZEALAND: Turner & Townsend has been appointed to provide cost management advisory services for the NZ$4·4bn City Rail Link project in Auckland. Last month project promoter CRL Ltd named the Link Alliance of Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Downer, Soletanche Bachy International, WSP Opus, AECOM New Zealand and Tonkin + Taylor
Costs rise as Auckland City Rail Link contract awarded Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 18, 20190 NEW ZEALAND: Project promoter CRL Ltd has selected the Link Alliance as preferred bidder for the main works package to construct the City Rail Link loop line under central Auckland. Awarded both the C3 contract to build the twin-bore tunnels and three stations and a separate NZ$75m early works contract, the
Melbourne grade separation contract awarded Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 3, 20190 AUSTRALIA: The Southern Program Alliance consortium of Acciona Geotech subsidiary Coleman Rail, Lendlease and WSP has been awarded a A$536m contract for grade separation works in southeast Melbourne. The contract announced on April 1 is an extension of a A$588m contract to remove level crossings which had been won by the
World rail infrastructure market – February 2019 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 23, 20190 Argentina: The Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom (58%) and POSE (42%) a €90m contract to modernise signalling on sections of the Roca commuter network in Buenos Aires. Australia: The NSW state government has awarded Lendlease a A$476m contract to build Victoria Cross station as part of