HS1 shares first results from harvesting brake energy from trains
Recuperated brake energy trains on the UK’s high-speed line HS1 can power more than 375 homes on an annual basis. That’s the conclusion on the part of HS1,…
Schedule for next stop for HS1 in wine region Bordeaux is a tight one
High Speed 1 (HS1), also known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, remains serious about its long-promised plans to open a new route connecting St. Pancras International Railway…
No Eurostar on Monday, revised timetable for coming days
Travellers on the Eurostar should brace for a reduced timetable and cancellations in the coming days as a result of industrial action in the United Kingdom. Monday, also…
Etihad Rail announces MoU’s on knowledge exchange with Renfe, HS1
Renfe and the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Rail concluded last week’s 16th Annual Middle East Rail event with several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on knowledge transfers. Etihad Rail…
Passenger flow technology to be installed at HS1 stations
HS1 stations in the United Kingdom, from London to the Channel tunnel, will adopt passenger flow technology. HS1 Ltd announced a three-year contract with OpenSpace Group, whose technology…
HS1 to monitor rail assets with augmented reality
HS1 Ltd, the owner and operator of the UK’s only high-speed railway, is part of a project that develops augmented reality technology that will virtually replicate rail assets…
Eurostar in ‘fight for survival’, calls for urgent financial support to survive Covid-19
The Eurostar and high speed rail urgently need financial support from the UK government to get through the corona crisis. This is what Eurostar CEO Jacques Damas and…
Digital solution monitors social distancing at UK’s train station
The unprecedented times of the coronavirus pandemic require extraordinary actions from railways that are on the front line. In this regard, digital solutions could benefit significantly. One of…
Study to explore direct passage between London and Bordeaux
Eurotunnel, SNCF-Réseau, HS1 and Lisea have signed an agreement to launch a feasibility study on the adaptions necessary for allowing passengers to travel directly from Bordeaux Saint Jean station…