Railway technologies

Hyperloop is edging into a mature phase in Europe as a new European Commission study signals readiness for demonstrations and sketches how the EU could shape the technology’s next steps.

The Signaling X technology had its first live outing at a dedicated test site in Singapore, where Siemens Mobility showed how a fully digital architecture can, in real terms, reshape train control in modern metro networks.

HyOrc begins promoting its multi-fuel engine technology in the United States and launches a pilot project with Zeltech to test the system in real operations and, if results hold up, speed its way to market.

NCRTC’s new Solar on Track system at the Duhai depot turns a stretch of the Namo Bharat corridor into a compact power plant, and it quietly shows how rail infrastructure can also generate clean electricity.

Siemens Mobility has struck an agreement with Voestalpine, an Austrian steel producer, to include more Greentec Steel Edition low-carbon steel in the production of rail transport means and related components.

The American company Progress Rail has unveiled two eight-axle battery locomotives from the EMD Joule series, which are now acknowledged to be the most powerful battery locomotives in the world.

Hitachi Rail and Tobu Railway are teaming up to introduce the HMAX solution to the Japanese rail industry. HMAX is classified as a next-generation solution that applies digital technologies such as AI to rail maintenance.

Adif has already initiated extensive tests with the ERTMS solution in the secondary rail network in Spain to implement enhanced signaling with satellite-based communication components.

Since 2019, the Railway Test Track has been operating safely, which facilitates innovation and export growth due to KRRI’s expertise in providing testing for next-generation railways and sustainable transport systems.

The Siemens Mobility team signed a significant framework agreement with SBB to update 500 interlockings for digitalizing the Swiss railway network with Siemens Mobility’s innovative Signaling X platform.

Network Rail undertook a £320 million improvement scheme between Farncombe and Petersfield to improve the Portsmouth Direct Line.

The newly-unveiled hydrogen train made by CRRC Changchun represents a breakthrough in green transportation because it integrates cutting-edge technology with local culture to serve a rapidly developing tourist industry.