The RailTech Innovation Awards winners have been announced Tuesday evening at the RailTech Awards Dinner. Winners are: Infrabel (Public Transport), AFT Pneumotion (Rail Infrastructure), InTraffic (Technology), Move Intermodal…
Startup: Neuron Soundware Martin Křivánek, COO Country: Czech Republic
The European Railways Agency’s Karel Vinck says there is no reason why all freight trains should not be the 700 metre-long version as an effective roll-out of the…
Currently, rail sector businesses are still talking in different ways about track switches. Programme Manager Raymond Soeters and CIO Office Manager Arjen Boersma from ProRail believe that it…
Take any train journey and it is guaranteed there is one thing that everyone will notice. Stones. Without those stones – or the ballast – you are not…
Contamination of train, tram and underground rail tracks by different types of debris such as leaf mulch, snow, ice, sleet, frost, grease, rust, ore etc. has been causing…
For modern rail safety systems, functionality must have priority over technology, according to Henri van Houten, manager of ProRail’s ERTMS Expert Group, on the eve of large-scale construction…
The technical visits organised at RailTech Europe 2017 are very popular. All 11 groups are fully booked. Therefore there will be two extra trips to ProRail’s Traffic Control…
ProRail CEO Pier Eringa wants to do away with risk-avoiding behaviour in the rail sector. “I would like more tests on the track, even if they sometimes end…
Dutch company Royal HaskoningDHV is leading the way in which timetabling is adapting to cope with the pressures of busier rail networks. As global experts in the fields of…
With a growing number of people living in urban areas, cities need various means of transport to reduce congestion in city centres. Tramways offer a good alternative as…
Hyperloop Delft will be displaying their pod at RailTech Europe 2017! The team of students from TU Delft recently won the overall prize for best designed Hyperloop capsule…
The jury has selected 18 nominees for the RailTech Innovation Awards. There are 3 nominees per category. During RailTech Europe 2017 on 28, 29 and 30 March these…
The introduction of Performance-based Maintenance has disrupted old working methods, which has stimulated smart track maintenance. Consequently, the number of defects per year has decreased or has been…
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…