ERA authorises 1,500 vehicles for operations across Europe
European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has reported the first results after the implementation of new EU legislation in the rail sector on 16 June. During the first…
New intelligent level crossings will be installed in Czechia
Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽDC is converting the country’s level crossings into the intelligent ones. The company installs the CCTV cameras to record the traffic violations of the…
ÖBB removes unprotected level crossings in Upper Austria
Austrian rail infrastructure manager ÖBB-Infrastruktur keeps on with improving safety at the country’s level crossings, especially in Upper Austria. It closes the unprotected level crossings, equips them with…
Lithuanian Railways upgrades major level crossings
Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) will upgrade 14 major level crossings. The state-owned railway company will also invest 10 million Euros in the next five years to increase the…
Czechia invests 40 million Euros annually in safe level crossings
Every year the Czech railway infrastructure manager SŽDC invests around 1 billion Korunas (circa 40 million Euros) to improve the country’s level crossings. It results in an increase…
Europe makes major step to single rail market
European Union has made a major step towards the single rail market. On 16 June, the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) has taken responsibility for vehicle authorisation, safety…
Intelligent Platform Bar will increase safety at train stations
Dutch company Conclusion ForeyeT has developed two innovative solutions for the rail sector: the Intelligent Platform Clock (IPC) and the Intelligent Platform Bar Lite (IPBL). They can be…
Czechia improves safety at level crossings
Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽDC continues to improve safety at the country’s level crossings. The company intends to equip 13 level crossings with barriers, light and sound warning…
Infrabel installs cameras at level crossings
Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel has started to install video cameras at level crossings. This measure allows the company to provide more safety on tracks and more punctuality…
Netherlands converts unprotected level crossings
Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail continues to implement its five-year strategy on converting the unprotected level crossings. There are more than a hundred points of this type in…
Dutch government: ‘train drivers sometimes lack competence’
The safety on railways in the Netherlands could be increased. This was the message of the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), which presented several reports with…
‘Action plan’ should prevent second Lewisham incident
Infrastructure manager Network Rail and train operating company Southeastern have agreed to make changes both to the railway infrastructure and processes to prevent another incident like the one…
Canada to invest almost 21 million dollars in railway safety
The Government of Canada has plans to invest 20.7 million Canadian dollars (13.7 million Euros) in 105 different railway projects and initiatives, intended to improve railway safety on…
Setting the safety standard for ATO in heavy rail operations
Ensuring a sufficient degree of safety is one of the key challenges for Automatic Train Operation (ATO). Whilst ATO applications already exist in metro systems, it is a…
Automation in railway more complicated than in aviation
In the aviation industry automated systems are already implemented to a much larger extent than currently in railway systems. Airplanes are for a large part operated by a…