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Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education BCRRE

January 19, 2024 | Technology

University of Birmingham develops new points design

Repoint features actuator redundancy for improved reliability.

July 14, 2023 | Financial

New British railway research facilities secure funding boost

New facilities in Goole, Yorkshire, and at the Global Centre of Railway Excellence (GCRE) in South Wales set to benefit.

November 2, 2022 | Innovations

Saudi Arabia Railways signs agreement with University of Birmingham

Memorandum of Understanding for delivery of specialised railway education to employees.

September 27, 2022 | Technology

University of Birmingham launches Rail Innovation Cluster

The initiative aims to support SMEs to deliver greater value and innovative capability in the rail supply chain.

July 6, 2022 | Innovations

Avanti West Coast becomes first train operator to join British research network

Initiative brings together experts and academic institutions to revolutionise rail travel.

December 17, 2021 | Technology

Researchers respond to new post-Covid challenges

Luisa Moisio, director of research and development at RSSB, and Professor Clive Roberts, head of the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham and director of the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE), outline their views on the direction of post-Covid research, and their expectations for the 2022 edition of the World Congress of Railway Research (WCRR) to Kevin Smith.

April 8, 2021 | Technology

Siemens and University of Birmingham form research and innovation partnership

The new research centre will be located at Siemens’ future production site in Goole, East Yorkshire.

December 22, 2020 | Technology

Pandemic presents new opportunities through digital and remote learning

The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) at the University of Birmingham is the largest centre of its type in Europe. Zena Green, international teaching fellow, and Dr Holly Foss, director of education, at BCRRE, explain how the centre adapted to offering online teaching and learning during the pandemic to satisfy a growing appetite for personal development.

November 4, 2020 | Signalling

University of Birmingham completes new digital rail systems research facility

BRITAIN’s University of Birmingham has announced the completion of work on a new purpose-built research centre for the development of digital rail technologies.

March 11, 2019 | News

Rail Alliance and University of Birmingham join forces

BRITAIN’s Rail Alliance and Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) announced on March 11 the formal integration of the two organisations to provide a combined service offer to the country’s rail industry.

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