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![Future Rail: Issue 78 is out now on all devices]()
Future Rail: Issue 78 is out now on all devices
In this issue: the pros and cons of Chinese high-speed rail development, key safety challenges for rail workers, and a new ‘hovertrain’ concept from French start-up Spacetrain.
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![Solar-powered trains: the future of rail?]()
Solar-powered trains: the future of rail?
The world’s first solar-powered railway track was recently introduced in the UK, unlocking new opportunities for the adoption of this technology on lines around the world. With prime examples of...
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![August’s top news stories]()
August’s top news stories
Kerala Cabinet approved the $9.3bn semi high-speed railway project and the UK will conduct an independent review to assess the feasibility of HS2 project. Railway-technology.com wraps up key news stories...
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![Timeline: Europe’s dream for a single railway, two decades in]()
Timeline: Europe’s dream for a single railway, two decades in
Since the early 1990s, Europe’s political leaders have sought to standardise and integrate the transport network – including air, road and rail. A decade later, regulations had been drafted, amended...
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![Q&A: Can 42 Technology’s adaptable carriages disrupt the railway industry?]()
Q&A: Can 42 Technology’s adaptable carriages disrupt the railway industry?
42 Technology design adaptable train carriages that can be reconfigured to provide more space for both passengers and freight. Varsha Saraogi speaks to Zane van Romunde, who led the development...
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![Cracking down on metal theft on the railways]()
Cracking down on metal theft on the railways
Cases of metal theft on the railways are on the rise in the UK, causing over 60,000 minutes of delays and millions of pounds worth of damage in 2018. As...
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![Reviewing HS2: the reaction from around the UK]()
Reviewing HS2: the reaction from around the UK
The HS2 project has been enshrouded in controversy and criticism since the beginning. The UK government has now launched a “go or no go” review into the proposed network. How...
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![Fruitful harvest: is tracking passengers with Wi-Fi the right way to ease overcrowding?]()
Fruitful harvest: is tracking passengers with Wi-Fi the right way to ease overcrowding?
Transport for London recently started tracking passengers through their mobile Wi-Fi networks in a bid to improve services on the London Underground. The move has received backlash however as it...
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![Keeping track of passengers: the latest issue of Future Rail is out now]()
Keeping track of passengers: the latest issue of Future Rail is out now
In this issue: using Wi-Fi to track passengers, the development of rail simulation games, and key milestones in the single European railway project.
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![In pictures: the world’s most beautiful funicular railways]()
In pictures: the world’s most beautiful funicular railways
From Lisbon’s iconic Gloria Funicular to the Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, funicular railways have been carrying passengers to otherwise unreachable places for centuries. We profile the story of some of...
