IRJ at the UIC High-Speed Rail World Congress, Tokyo: SIGNALLING suppliers will need to commit to the second release of ERTMS Baseline 3 if the technology is to finally become truly interoperable, European Railway Agency executive director Mr Josef Doppelbauer told delegates at the UIC High-Speed Rail World Congress in Tokyo on July 8.
THE Swiss Federal Council approved a mandate on May 20 for the country to negotiate membership of the European Railway Agency (ERA), which is part of the European Union (EU).
Brazil's railway network is entering an exciting new era: construction projects which are underway and planned promise to rebalance logistics in favour of rail over road. Initiatives are also in the works to stimulate the domestic railway manufacturing industry and its supply chain following years of inconsistent production. But with progress comes challenges, as Kevin Smith discovered during a visit to São Paulo.
IRJ and IRITS hosted the International Railway Summit 2015 in Barcelona on February 18-20, welcoming 80 delegates to the conference and parallel supplier-buyer matchmaking sessions. Keith Barrow and Kevin Smith pick out the highlights from this well-received event.
Railway training is following the trend of vocational education training and becoming more international, as Dr Andrew Russell, managing director, Rail Training International, Britain, explains.
THE leaders of some of Europe's top freight and logistics, and passenger associations have urged members of the European Union (EU) Transport Council to adopt the political pillar of the Fourth Railway Package (FRP).
THE European Railway Agency (ERA) elected Mr Josef Doppelbauer as its new executive director at a meeting of the body's administrative board in Valenciennes on September 30.
THE Council of the European Union has reached political agreements on the three texts that comprise the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package following a meeting held today in Brussels.
While politicians continue to debate the Fourth Railway Package's proposals to streamline rolling stock certification in the EU, a research project intended to improve the efficiency of the actual testing and certification process concluded recently.
In an exclusive interview, Mauro Moretti, CEO of Italian State Railways (FS), explains how the national railway has managed to weather one of the worst financial and economic crises to hit Italy while at the same time facing strong competition. David Briginshaw and Marco Chiandoni report.