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October 16, 2023 | High-speed

Transforming Poland’s public transport network

Combining air, rail and road transport, Poland’s Central Communication Port (CPK) will change how passengers travel around the eastern European country. As CPK CEO, Mikołaj Wild, explains to David Burroughs, it is also implementing new ways of managing major infrastructure projects.

October 13, 2023 | Locomotives

Converting diesel locomotives to sustainable fuels

Ireland is the latest country to board the hydrogen development train after Irish Rail (IÉ) agreed a project with Latvia’s Digas Group to retrofit a class 071 locomotive last month. Digas’ head of business development, Robert Strods, explains the intricacies of the project and the Latvian company’s wider work on sustainable traction to Kevin Smith.

October 9, 2023 | Freight

The long road to decarbonisation

The heavy-haul rail industry has long been dominated by diesel. But the sector is now exploring new alternatives, as David Burroughs reports from the International Heavy Haul Association conference in Rio de Janeiro.

October 6, 2023 | Innovations

IRJ Innovations Showcase 2023: Shift2Rail

The fourth and final part of our round-up of the latest railway technologies and innovations focuses on notable contributions from Europe's Shift2Rail joint research programme, which will conclude at the end of the year.

September 29, 2023 | Innovations

IRJ Innovations Showcase 2023: Part 3

The third part of our round-up of the latest technologies and innovations from the railway supply sector that are driving the industry forward.

September 25, 2023 | Track

Precise digital referenced track measurement with RTG

Already successfully deployed in Europe and Asia, the Referenced Track Geometry (RTG) system provides a precise, safe and efficient method of performing referenced track measurement and is now being developed further, as Alexander Brennsteiner and Benjamin Stuntner* explain.

September 22, 2023 | Innovations

IRJ Innovations Showcase 2023: Part 2

The second part of our round-up of the latest technologies and innovations from the railway supply sector that are driving the industry forward.

September 21, 2023 | North America

Bringing High Frequency Rail to Canada

The Canadian government is hoping to encourage modal shift and fight climate change by introducing faster, more frequent passenger services between the biggest cities along the Toronto - Quebec City corridor. Robert Preston reports on the High Frequency Rail project.

September 18, 2023 | Track

Sparking Europe’s green rail revolution

Rail steel is one of the most carbon-intensive materials used in the construction and maintenance of the rail network. But the adoption of new manufacturing methods and the recycling of worn rails could result in major CO₂ savings, as Dominique Chiesura, commercial director, and Nadine Artelt, plant manager at Saarstahl Rail explain to David Burroughs.

September 15, 2023 | Innovations

IRJ Innovations Showcase 2023: Part 1

The first part of our round-up of the latest technologies and innovations from the railway supply sector that are driving the industry forward.

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