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![Save A Train: the Israeli start-up looking to revolutionise ticketing in Europe]()
Save A Train: the Israeli start-up looking to revolutionise ticketing in Europe
Save A Train is an Israeli start-up bidding to simplify and digitise railway ticketing, making it more efficient and more financially attractive than its aviation alternative. CEO and founder Udi...
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![Very light rail: new project brings long- held aspiration closer to reality]()
Very light rail: new project brings long- held aspiration closer to reality
A project to develop a very light rail system in one of the UK’s major cities is moving forward with the development of an innovative composite braided and woven frame....
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![Getting on track with safety for railway workers]()
Getting on track with safety for railway workers
As the railway industry continues to expand, workers are often required to work long hours, which can result in fatigue and major accidents. Varsha Saraogi speaks to experts about challenges...
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![Mapping geopolitically sensitive railways around the world]()
Mapping geopolitically sensitive railways around the world
While railways can connect communities and bind regions, they can often be used to stake a claim and draw lines through politically sensitive areas. We look at the railway networks...
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![Etihad Rail: profiling UAE’s national railway transforming the economy]()
Etihad Rail: profiling UAE’s national railway transforming the economy
Etihad Rail is creating the first national freight and passenger railway network connecting the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the Gulf Railway project. Varsha...
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![Q&A: Spacetrain: could a hovertrain revolutionise French railways?]()
Q&A: Spacetrain: could a hovertrain revolutionise French railways?
French start-up Spacetrain is developing technology for supersonic automated hovertrains which the company hopes will cut travel time, costs as well as emissions after its launch in 2025. Varsha Saraogi...
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![Split ticketing: inside Loco2’s new Pricehack technology]()
Split ticketing: inside Loco2’s new Pricehack technology
Train booking platform Loco2 recently launched Pricehack, a new money-saving feature that lets users split journeys into smaller legs. We asked the company about the new technology and whether it...
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![High-speed rail: Should the world be following China’s example?]()
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 is understandably the object of envy for most countries. But with...
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![How could rail industry careers change in the future?]()
How could rail industry careers change in the future?
The rail industry is changing fast, so which careers are likely to stand the test of time? Train drivers could see fundamental changes to their careers as autonomous technologies proliferate,...
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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.
