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February 27, 2023 | Track

Harmotrack project enters final straight

Experts from 40 countries are participating in the Harmotrack project, which is aiming to produce international guidelines on the use of dynamic measurement to monitor track quality by the end of this year. Project leader Danilo Sorrentino* explains how the project has enabled the sharing of best practice from around the world.

February 20, 2023 | Track

New track fastener promises to optimise performance and extend component life

Vossloh’s new M-type tension clamp is the result of six years of intensive research and development. The supplier explains how it optimised the design of the new fastener to improve performance and its potential advantages in existing and future track applications.

February 1, 2023 | News

Carlo Borghini to depart Europe’s Rail

Borghini has been with the cross-industry research programme since the early days of Shift2Rail in 2016.

December 23, 2022 | Infrastructure

Holding back the flood waters

As climate change results in more frequent extreme weather, infrastructure managers are exploring ways to improve network resilience and reduce the impact on passengers and freight customers. David Burroughs looks at how the lessons learned from recent events are shaping future planning.

October 4, 2022 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor delays ERTMS launch

ERTMS launch delayed as not enough trains are equipped while report reveals that 26% of infrastructure requires renewal within 12 years.

September 16, 2022 | Infrastructure

Addressing Germany’s infrastructure woes

Investment in Germany’s 33,280km rail network has failed to keep pace with steadily rising freight and passenger traffic, leading to increasing customer dissatisfaction. The latest initiative is to focus on the thorough renovation of a 3500km core network which carries about a quarter of total traffic. David Briginshaw reports on the multiple challenges ahead.

June 9, 2022 | Asia

Work to start next year on China - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan Railway

New line 900km shorter than current China - Europe route.

February 15, 2022 | Policy

Bulgarian government combines passenger and freight operators into a single company

Government aiming to improve the company’s financial performance.

January 28, 2022 | Policy

Latvia to prioritise rail in infrastructure development plans

Rise in rail’s popularity makes it the backbone of Latvia’s public transport investment agenda.

January 26, 2022 | Europe

Collaboration needed to fix long-distance passenger rail

Policymakers hope rail can play a major role in making short to medium distance passenger travel in Europe sustainable. Yet the sector is facing many challenges and there are differing views on how these issues should be solved, as David Burroughs explains.

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