All articles by Adele Berti

1. Chile on Rails: inside Santiago’s $5bn infrastructure programme

   “The truth is that Chileans have a true love story with trains,” said Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera in September 2019….
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   14 Jan
2. Rail Baltica: facing up to climate change

   European operators have only just started acknowledging the many impacts climate change could have on their centuries-old networks, as they…
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   19 Dec
3. Chicago’s ‘L’: revamping a century-old metro

   Chicago’s ‘L’ transport system is one of the most famous landmarks of the city, having previously been voted among the…
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   16 Dec
4. Timeline: the Eurostar turns 25

   During the peak of summer, Eurostar – the high-speed rail service connecting London to a number of European destinations including…
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   13 Dec
5. Timeline: 185 years of the Long Island Rail Road

   New York’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has existed since before the Statue of Liberty and the American Civil War…
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   26 Nov
6. An end to ‘cattle’ trains: solutions for overcrowding

   Travelling London during peak hours makes for one of the most painful experiences the average commuter has to go through,…
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   21 Nov
7. What now for Johannesburg’s Gautrain?

   The South African province of Gauteng is by far the country’s wealthiest and most economically valuable asset, contributing just over…
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   7 Nov
8. Continental rail passes: what can we learn from the twists and turns of Eurail?

   Rail passes are enjoying increasing popularity in Europe, largely thanks to growing climate change concerns and the resulting shift from…
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   5 Nov
9. Save A Train: the Israeli start-up looking to revolutionise ticketing in Europe

   Rail travel in Europe is currently experiencing a new-found popularity thanks to high-speed rail and digitalisation but also thanks to…
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   15 Oct
10. How could rail industry careers change in the future?

    Record-breaking technologies, the end of paper-based ticketing, the electrification and de-carbonisation of the networks; these are recurring themes for the…
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    19 Sep