Glynda Davison, a severely sight-impaired pensioner from Romford, UK, recently joined a group of passengers with a range of disabilities to try out the new Class 345 trains on MTR...
Saudi Arabia opened its $7.87bn high-speed Haramain Railway, LIRR started its $2.6bn expansion programme to modernise congested Main Line, and Crossrail delayed opening the Elizabeth line until late-2019. Railway-technology.com wraps...
With 55 million different fares currently available in the UK, industry bodies are urging ministers to simplify ticketing and end anomalies like split ticketing. Could a door-to-door system be the...
An investigation has been opened into the proposed merger of rail equipment giants Siemens and Alstom, after serious doubts were cast over the potential impact on market competition in the...
Drones are changing key aspects of railway monitoring and surveillance, but questions remain over regulatory pitfalls and where the accountability lies when things go wrong. Here, Joel Grundy, head of...
Between Brussels’ autonomous fleets, New York’s passenger-centric design and London’s top-notch signalling, which countries are leading by example and delivering some of the world’s most modern, efficient and reliable metro...
While high-speed rail projects continue apace in Asia, Europe lags behind, offering “low-added value”, according to a recent damning report from the European Court of Auditors.
In this issue: Europe’s high-speed projects, the Alstom-Siemens merger, underground train innovation, railway drones, Paris’ Gare du Nord expansion project, and more.
The operator of London’s upcoming Elizabeth Line has developed a platform that allows trainee staff to hone their safety and security skills in a virtual train station. In this Q&A,...
French national rail operator SNCF announced a massive expansion project at Paris Gare du Nord. The project will treble the station’s capacity to accommodate an extra 100,000 passengers a day,...
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