No hydrogen trains for Groningen as plans move slowly towards electrification
Nearly two years after a tender process for hydrogen-powered trains was dropped (without a single bid), and more than five…
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Patrick Rhys Atack
Patrick Rhys Atack is the Editor on our Transport desk, managing the Ship Technology, Airport Technology, and Railway Technology sites. He's covered education, business, and general news at various TV stations and online outlets. You can reach him at patrick.atack@globaldata.com
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Cheap air fares still harming environmental efforts: Greenpeace
Global environmental pressure group Greenpeace has found “a slightly positive trend” in transport ticket pricing, but the difference between rail…
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California high-speed rail has federal funding cancelled
The Trump administration and its Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have scrapped billions of dollars in federal funding for the California…
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TPE improvements since nationalisation “remarkable”
TransPennine Express, a train operating company in the north of England, has published its second annual results since being transferred…
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UK lowers train driver minimum age to 18
The UK government has announced it will lower the age required to begin work as a train driver from 20…
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DB Cargo developing automated heavy shunter
DB Cargo has partnered with subsidiaries of the technology and engineering firm Bosch, and the German federal government, to develop…
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UK railways to be monitored by drones
The UK’s rail infrastructure manager Network Rail has started flying drones to monitor 20,000 miles of tracks. With its partner…
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Cost vs fire regulations – in conversation with Fatih Savci
In a new feature at the annual Fire Protection of Rolling Stock ARENA conference, Railway Technology’s editor Patrick Rhys Atack…
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Catching up on rolling stock fire protection in Vienna
A modest but engaged group of rail professionals with expertise in protection and control of fires gathered in Vienna, Austria,…
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Top railway ESG deals in 2024
From rolling stock to innovative fuel cells, and even ticketing, Railway Technology has covered dozens of deals related to ESG…