HS2 to develop virtual technology for Old Oak station design
As part of its innovation programme, HS2 has teamed up with CCD Design & Ergonomics and station designer WSP.
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Wabtec and GM to develop emission-free solutions for rail sector
GM’s Hydrotec hydrogen fuel cell power cubes can be deployed in various applications.
Bangkok selects Radwin’s wireless mobility solution for Gold Line
The Gold Line is the first, completely automated, mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Bangkok,...
India allots 5MHz spectrum in 700MHz band to railways
The allotted spectrum will be used for offering long-term evolution (LTE) based mobile train radio...
UK’s Avanti West Coast tests wayfinding mobile application
The pilot project involves the use of a mobile app to help passengers at the...
Metro unveils SmarTrip app for Android commuters
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) in the US has introduced SmarTrip on Google Pay for streamlining the payment process for Metro and all regional transit providers. This application…
Russian Railways and partners to develop hydrogen fuel cell locomotives
Russian Railways, along with Rusnano and the Sinara Group, has agreed to work for the development of hydrogen fuel cell mainline locomotives. These locomotives will be developed by utilising a…
Points Predict: detecting faults accurately with Thales
Smart maintenance systems that are currently in use by the railway industry allow the detection and discovery of faults on the line via the capturing of asset knowledge through point…
6WIND and Kontron collaborate to supply rail security gateway solutions
Networking software firm 6WIND has formed an alliance with Austria-based Kontron Transportation to supply the 6WIND Turbo IPsec solution to private railway organisations in Europe. This partnership is a long-term…
Siemens Mobility secures $281.67m Taiwan rail network upgrade contract
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has awarded a $281.67m (€231m) contract to Siemens Mobility for the execution of the Taiwan Railway Smart Electrical Systems Upgrade and Signalling Interlocking System Update Project.…
UK’s London Euston station goes live with British Sign Language screens
The UK's London Euston railway station has introduced British Sign Language (BSL) to deliver up-to-date passenger information. The development is said to make Euston the first railway station in the…
