All articles by Varsha Saraogi

1. Crowdfunding rail: five projects from around the world

   Using the internet as a means to raise money is becoming popular in most sectors. With the rise in digitalisation,…
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   9 Dec
2. Q&A: How Arriva Rail is helping deaf commuters on the London Overground

   There are 11 million people who are deaf or have hearing loss in Britain, according to government figures, which equates…
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   6 Dec
3. Works begin on Rail Baltica high-speed line

   Estonia has officially kicked off works to build its portion of the upcoming Rail Baltica high-speed rail line with an…
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   29 Nov
4. UK General Election 2019: what are politicians pledging for the rail industry?

   The general election campaign is in full swing with manifestos released by the Greens, Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Conservatives….
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   25 Nov
5. Network Rail to trial an energy-efficient predict-and-prevent maintenance system

   Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has announced it will collaborate with an Innovate UK-backed consortium to provide Network Rail with…
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   20 Nov
6. How predictive mapping can help railways cut noise pollution

   Increasing freight and passenger traffic has caused a surge in noise emissions. Trains often produce noise when entering or leaving…
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   14 Nov
7. HS2 must go ahead despite cost increase, leaked review reveals

   British high-speed rail link HS2 could cost more than its current price of £88bn – almost three times its original…
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   13 Nov
8. Six of the best tram systems around the world

   Lyon, France Lyon won the gold for being home to the best performing tram system in large cities across the…
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   12 Nov
9. Crossrail suffers new delay to 2021 and rise in costs to £18bn

   Londoners will have to wait until 2021 for the opening of Crossrail, a project that is now estimated to cost…
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   8 Nov
10. Survey reveals rail businesses expect industry to stagnate in 2020

    Several UK rail companies are concerned about the industry’s growth in 2020, a survey conducted by polling company ComRes on…
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    7 Nov