40 percent of Belgian track now equipped with ETCS
In the province of Antwerp, 65 kilometres of track were equipped with the European safety system ETCS within two days. With this step, 40 percent of the Belgian…
Deutsche Bahn starts new sensor tests on Hamburg S-Bahn train in May
Deutsche Bahn has started preparations for the second test phase of the Sensors4Rail project, which will take place in Hamburg from May this year. The smart sensor technology…
Incorrectly constructed drain caused Stonehaven derailment, report finds
The drainage system at the Carmot accident site in Scotland, where on the morning of August 2020 a train derailment happened that left three dead, was not constructed…
Korea establishes new safety plan following KTX train derailment
The Korean Ministry of Transport has established new measures to prevent high-speed train accidents following the derailment of a KTX high-speed train on January 5. It includes shortening…
Amtrak train driver cleared of all charges related to fatal 2015 derailment
The driver who in 2015 operated an Amtrak Northeast Regional train that derailed, causing the deadliest wreck in the area in almost three decades, was acquitted by a…
First AI-based video analytics system for railroad crossing safety deployed
Nokia has deployed its first AI-based video analytics system designed to improve railroad crossing safety in Europe. The system, dubbed Scene Analytics, was field tested in collaboration with…
Risk of death and injury lowest in railways
Railways offer the smallest risk of death and injury of all means of everyday transport per so-called passenger-kilometre, research published by German transport association Allianz pro Schiene on…
Corona leads to drop in rail accidents
Due to the sharp decrease in train traffic caused by corona measures, the number of serious railway accidents worldwide also fell last year. There were 34 percent fewer…
Corruption scheme found at Ukrainian Railways
The Ukrainian Security Service has uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme in Ukrainian Railways. Officials of the regional branch of the South-Western Railway knowingly accepted rubber materials of dubious…
Railway selfie craze linked to 433 ‘serious incidents’ in Wales
Hashtags like #railphotography and #railwayshoot have escalated dramatically in recent years – with more than 1 million uses on apps like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. In Wales, this…
Infrabel installs safety cameras at level crossings
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel placed safety cameras at the railway crossing in Oudegem last week. These are red light cameras that detect car drivers who ignore the red…
ProRail bans ballast stones from three quarries due to harmful quartz dust
ProRail temporarily prohibits the use of stones for track ballast from three certified European quarries. Rocks from these quarries contained too much quartz dust, which is harmful when…
UK disruption continues over withdrawal of Hitachi trains for safety checks
What next for the UK rail industry, with a significant proportion of the passenger fleet taken off line for urgent safety inspections? The shock news of hairline fractures…
ProRail uses new DDIO system saving hours to a day in case of train disruptions
When it comes to restoring disruptions on the track, the manual planning for taking track out of service still causes hours of delay. Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail recently…
94 level crossings in Croatia to get active safety measures
Croatia takes action to make 94 level crossings safer to reduce incidents. Last week, an agreement was signed in order to provide the level crossings with active signalling…