Analysis Archives - Railway Technology

Q&A: How Arriva Rail is helping deaf commuters on the London Overground

Arriva Rail recently launched a deaf awareness training tool for London Overground employees to make rail travel more conducive for commuters with a hearing disability. Varsha Saraogi spoke to Arriva’s...
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 would connect Portland, Seattle and Vancouver – three of the key...
November’s top news stories

Siemens and Bane Nor launched a signalling simulation centre in Norway and Extended Railway Board approved a $2.26bn Bengaluru Suburban Project. Railway-technology wraps up key stories from November 2019.
Cool runnings: is white paint the perfect solution to overheated tracks?

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has painted around 1km of the track on the Hanover and Würzburg high-speed line with environmentally friendly white paint to see whether it could prevent the serious...
Cracking open the story of London’s Oyster Card

The London Oyster contactless railcard is rightfully hailed as a visionary technological leap in the way passengers pay for rail travel, and throughout the last decade, user numbers have soared....
Watching the clock: can AI help with train timetabling?

Toshiba Digital and Consulting Corporation and Mitsui are providing a digital twin software package to help Greater Anglia (GA) plan UK timetabling more effectively and optimise its new fleet of...
Timeline: 185 years of the Long Island Rail Road

The Long Island Rail Road is one of the oldest and most famous rail networks in the US, having been in operation since 1834. As owner MTA launches multi-billion-dollar modernisation...
UK General Election 2019: what are politicians pledging for the rail industry?

In the run-up to the UK's General election on December 12, several of the major political parties have published their manifestos. We look at the promises made by the potential...
An end to ‘cattle’ trains: solutions for overcrowding

A new survey by the London Assembly has found that overcrowding is the main reason for commuter woes in the capital. From clever carriage designs to innovative apps, here is...
A new frontier: the latest issue of Future Rail is out now

In this issue: a new railroad in North America's Pacific Northwest region, using AI to power train timetables, mapping out crowdfunded rail projects worldwide.