RailTech Europe 2017 – Day Three review
The third and final day of RailTech Europe 2017 was based on Predictive Maintenance of Rail Infrastructure, and its increasing importance in delivering efficient working practices, cost savings…
The biggest railway knowledge-sharing rail-event in Europe with over 60 workshops
The rail sector is developing rapidly. Sharing knowledge is key to make sure that the whole sector keeps up to speed with all other modalities. RailTech Europe 2017 on…
Break down barriers to a culture of rail sector safety
“Their passion makes the trains work.” A simplistic mantra perhaps, but Network Rail’s ‘change champion’ Lynn Chamberlain-Clark is unwavering in her contention that it is the UK rail…
Dutch technology leads to Safety Award for Network Rail
Network Rail’s High Output Track Renewals team ‘Safe and efficient access’ project was crowned the winner of the Safety award 2016 at the National Rail awards, one of…
Video impression of RailTech conferences
At RailTech 2015 there were two conferences: the ERTMS conference and the Rail Safety and Compliance conference. Watch the video here:
Encourage discussion about unsafe situations in railway industry
Although everyone understands the value and necessity of rules for rail safety, in practice they can still be broken by rail companies. This can have disastrous consequences for the…
Network Rail wants zero fatal accidents during track works
There are still too many accidents involving trackside workers in the United Kingdom. Between 2009 and 2014, three trackside workers lost their lives while working on the tracks.…
Dutch Railway Investments 2015 and beyond
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment is to invest 2.4 billion euros in the Dutch railway infrastructure in 2015. 1.2 billion will go to infrastructure management, maintenance…