In recent years many railway operators have introduced technology to offer passengers onboard entertainment, allowing them to choose from a variety of films, games and magazines, or to track their...
UNIFE hosted an online event titled “Boosting railway digitalisation thanks to EU Research and Innovation”...
Keeping the rail sector connected is paramount to the industry’s success as it shifts towards a post-pandemic world. NewTerritory and...
Attracting new employees to work in the rail sector is of growing importance due to an ageing workforce, meaning established...
This year’s Rail Tec Europe 2021 took place virtually in the form of a digital forum. Spanning five days from...
To be run by the SNCF’s local subsidiary OUIGO España, these trains have been adapted by Alstom and SNCF to…
Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express trains of the Hitachi 800 model have been removed from…
The contract was signed between EIB vice-president Christian Kettel Thomsen and the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Indian…
The contract was awarded by Companhia de Transportes do Estado da Bahia (CTB). The 5km-long extension that will link Pirajá…
People in the UK are expected to travel less by air as well as railway, according to a country-wide survey.
The railway industry is facing an ageing workforce and has been criticised for a lack of diversity. It is trying to make itself more appealing...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop made worldwide headlines in November 2020 after the first passenger tests were conducted. As other companies work to make the hyperloop...
French multinational Thales recently held a press conference and Q&A showcasing its digital rail solutions, “Innovation in rail transport: From rail modernisation to rail digitalisation...
The European Space Agency has selected companies from the Angel Group to develop a hospital train equipped with ambulatory and intensive care units, and combining...
Shortly after releasing its 2020-2050 Environmental Strategy, UK infrastructure manager Network Rail made history for becoming the first rail company in the world to set...
European rail industry group Unife and leading rail supply companies have launched the Hop On For Our Planet campaign, which is encouraging Generation Z individuals...
Despite conversations in the industry about gender inequality, little has been done to improve the situation for women in the railway, aviation and shipping industries....
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