Magnetic pull: China and Japan battle it out for maglev train supremacy
Notwithstanding the coronavirus crisis, Japan has revealed it will conduct tests of a new prototype train as part of its ambitious maglev line, while China looks…
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Cascadia dreaming: plans for an ultra-high-speed rail link in the Pacific Northwest
Earlier this year, a business case study was published outlining the potential of delivering an ultra-high-speed rail line that…
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High-speed rail: Should the world be following China’s example?
Responsible for more miles of high-speed rail track than the rest of the world put together, China’s HSR model…
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Planes, trains and flawed reasoning: Virgin’s airline-style ticketing
Virgin Trains recently proposed reforming the UK rail industry through the introduction of airline-style, reservation-only ticketing on long-distance services.…
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Forward thinking: The benefits of automating UK rail infrastructure design
Network Rail, alongside Innovate UK, has just announced the four winners of a competition geared towards the automation of…
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A bold shift, but how to fund it? Five takeaways from the EU’s rail digitalisation report
According to a recent paper from the European Parliament, embracing digitalisation could create a more competitive rail sector on…
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The case for locally run train stations
As the Williams Rail Review gets underway, there are calls for the greater devolution of the running of stations…
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Batteries possibly included: the train engine innovations taking on diesel
Environmental and financial pressures have shunted the rail industry into overdrive in the pursuit of new solutions to make…
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Bringing home the bacon: the relationship between TfL and the advertising industry
As recently announced, junk food advertising is to be banned on all Transport for London services, as of February.…
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