Industry publication for railway transport specialists
freight car bogie

03.10.2022

Non-traditional materials to reduce the weight of the bogies

The readiness of the rail freight market to accept the use of non-traditional materials in the production of bogies is being assessed in Tatravagónka Y25LsAL-CK bogie project, for which a feasibility study is currently underway.
RHW

30.09.2022

Stadler to supply a new vehicle for the Reineck-Walzenhausen mountain railway

Appenzeller Bahnen (AB) and Stadler have signed a contract to supply a vehicle for the Reineck-Walzenhausen (RhW) rack-and-pinion railway.
safe.trAIN

29.09.2022

AI project launched to promote unmanned regional trains

Siemens and its partners have launched the safe. trAIn research project, which aims to create AI-based methodologies for unmanned regional trains.
Sky Train

28.09.2022

Sky Train, a train that flies in the air and requires almost no energy

According to a report published in the South China Morning Post, it appears that the transportation industry has reached a historic turning point.
Dorothy TBM

27.09.2022

Tunneling machine Dorothy made surface appearance

During an overnight operation in Warwickshire in central England, the giant cutting head of the Dorothy Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) moved through the countryside above the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel to a new location so new drilling operations could begin.
maglev

27.09.2022

Freight maglev trains

According to the International Maglev Board (IMB), the implementation of maglev freight trains is possible, but will not be easy.
Smart trains

26.09.2022

SMRT Trains and Thales to develop next-generation rail signaling technology

The two organizations will work on an initiative called the Next Generation CBTC Green Project, which is expected to help SMRT Trains reach zero emissions by 2050.
China railway

23.09.2022

The length of China’s railways increased by 50% and exceeded 150 thousand km in 10 years

The results of the development of China's transport system over the past decade have been summed up. The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported that between 2013 and 2021, China's total investment in the transport industry exceeded 27 trillion yuan (about $3.
ERTMS

23.09.2022

ERTMS should become a single system

“We are implementing ERTMS and we need this system to digitalize our rail transport. We will consider the digital system as a means of realizing the Single European Railway Area, not limited to interoperability.
modular freight car

22.09.2022

DB presented the m² project modular freight car

Deutsche Bahn demonstrated at the InnoTrans exhibition a modular freight car developed jointly with Europe's largest leasing company VTG as part of the m² research project.
rail grinding

19.09.2022

DB extends contract with Vossloh for 12,000 km rail grinding

DB Network and Vossloh have agreed to a significant expansion of the existing railroad preventive maintenance deal, reports Railway Supply citing RailTech.
ViRM ETCS

16.09.2022

The Dutch Railways fleet will be modernized

ViRM's 176 double-deck railcars will be equipped with the latest ETCS onboard technology, reports Railway Supply magazine, citing Global Railway Review.