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January 9, 2020 | Infrastructure

Loram wins Network Rail measuring train maintenance contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded an £8m five-year contract to Loram UK to maintain its New Measurement Train following a competitive tender.

January 9, 2020 | Technology

Shift2Rail invites submissions for 2020 research projects

THE European Union’s Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R) has issued a call for proposals by April 21 for research and innovation projects within its 2020 work plan.

January 9, 2020 | Technology

RTRI prepares Research 2025 strategy

Dr Norimichi Kumagai, president, Railway Technical Research Institute, talks to Kevin Smith.

January 6, 2020 | Technology

US railway air rights service launched

SKYRIGHTS Holdings, United States, has launched a new service aimed at encouraging US Class 1 railways to monetise the air rights above their tracks for drone delivery and urban air mobility applications.

January 3, 2020 | Technology

Norway to replace diesel traction with battery trains

A study by Norway’s National Railway Directorate has concluded that the best replacement for diesel traction is battery trains combined with partial electrification.

December 30, 2019 | IT

Clearing up the airwaves

In a bid to improve safety, Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) analysed accident reports and communication error feedback to construct a model of communication errors, as Ryo Nakamura, assistant senior researcher, safety psychology laboratory, with RTRI’s Human Science Division, explains.

December 20, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail and Strukton Rail sign MoU

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) and Strukton Rail, Netherlands, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the delivery of NR’s £245m research and development (R&D) portfolio up to 2024.

December 15, 2019 | Technology

eBook: OpenRail for Asset Performance

Gain better insights and make informed business decisions about your rail asset data with OpenRail™ for Asset Performance from Bentley Systems.

December 13, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier launches Bautzen test facility

BOMBARDIER launched a new test centre equipped with production and testing technologies at its Bautzen site in Saxony, Germany, on December 11. The company has invested more than €16m in the new centre, with most of the related construction work being performed by local companies.

December 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

DB appoints Nokia to develop 5G network for automatic operation

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Nokia to test and implement what Nokia says will be the world’s first 5G network for a main line rail automation project.

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