TfL subsidiary London Underground has awarded £1.5bn contract to Siemens Mobility, and Texas Central signed an agreement with Spanish train operator Renfe. Railway-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from November...
The UK’s Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said solving the UK’s manifest issues require “radical” action, beginning with a “root and branch” review of everything from franchising and industry structures, to...
The new 700km-long Moscow-Kazan rail line will be the only network in Russia that can handle train speeds in excess of 400km/h. Frost & Sullivan consulting analyst Ivan Kondratenko gives...
The Belgian Government has approved a pilot project to collect data on Eurostar travellers, part of the Passenger Name Record regulation that applies to international flights. Should the rail industry...
Sydney’s CBD and South East Light Rail project has turned into an urban construction nightmare featuring delays, cost overruns and a bitter legal dispute with a major subcontractor. Is the...
Earlier this year saw the doors swing open to a new rail training centre in New South Wales. As the first such institution to be funded by the Australian Government,...
Dubbed the “Train of Hope”, the Phelophepa travels across South Africa’s railways to provide care to people in remote rural areas, including treating patients and enrolling people in education. Operating...
In this issue: South Africa’s Phelophepa train, passenger data collection, getting ready for the Tokyo Olympics, and more.
CCD Design and Ergonomics have launched an eye-tracking virtual reality tool called Evidentia which allows architects and designers to test human behaviour at the very early stages of design. Elliot...
A new report has illustrated the impact of millions of visitors on Tokyo’s already overcrowded railways during the Olympic Games. We profile how the city’s transit operators are preparing for...
