Catching up on rolling stock fire protection in Vienna
A modest but engaged group of rail professionals with expertise in protection and control of fires gathered in Vienna, Austria,…
13 Feb 2025
Introducing the Railway Technology Excellence Awards 2025
The Railway Technology Excellence Awards celebrate the industry's greatest achievements and innovations. The programme provides a platform to recognise companies that are driving change. Our programme is designed to highlight…
10 Feb 2025
Camp Hill Line: reversing Beeching
Work on the reopening of the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham, UK, continues in earnest as it moves closer to becoming operational in Autumn 2025. The building of three…
30 Jan 2025
The most expensive rail construction projects in 2024
According to the GlobalData project database, 205 rail construction projects broke ground in 2024, with a combined cost of $389.32bn. This is a notable decrease the same as the number…
15 Jan 2025
Bow Goods Yard: London’s Olympic legacy continues
In October 2024, Network Rail Group Property, the commercial division accountable for the management of all of Network Rail's land and property assets, had its first independent planning submission unanimously…
02 Jan 2025
The growing and greening of Stockholm Central Station
Stockholm Central Station is facing its biggest challenge since opening in 1871. Sweden’s largest transportation hub handles 230,000 people daily and 200 million journeys a year. Increasingly outgrowing its original…
04 Dec 2024
A sticky situation: managing rail adhesion
The issue of low wheel/rail adhesion has been a global problem since the earliest days of the railways. Making it harder for trains to accelerate and brake efficiently, low adhesion…