At RailTech Europe on 6 and 7 March, various free workshops will be given, which we’ll put in the spotlight here. This workshop by Robert Hanczor of Piper…
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) will roll out drone garages across its railway network for a one-year trial to make track maintenance checks more efficient. Vienna-based drone manufacturer Frequentis…
UK-based company Tended has received product acceptance for its solution to improve the safety of trackside workers, which was developed and tested with Network Rail.
Track closures in the Netherlands might no longer have to take place at the weekends only, but could in the future include work carried out on weekdays. In…
This coming weekend, rail freight transport via the troubled harbour line in the port of Rotterdam will shut down for 96 hours for large-scale work. Dutch infrastructure manager…
The Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR will carry out extensive track works on the Bergen line in the coming week in preparation for the new signalling system…
Unlike all different transport modes continuing operations during holidays, this is not the case for the railways of Great Britain. The only movement in the railway network during…
Railcare has inked a three-year framework agreement for a new construction job for the Swedish Transport Administration. The deal will allow the rail maintenance specialists to utilise their…
Vossloh will deliver three high-speed grinding machines to China. These are the world’s first emission-free grinding machines, according to the supplier.
During the Holidays, a wide-ranging programme of works are undertaken in and around Manchester. The UK government’s infrastructure agency Network Rail is continuing a programme of upgrades, improving…
The rail freight industry is deeply concerned about the disturbance on the German railway network of the last two weeks, caused by construction works. Combined with a lack…
Carrying out preventive maintenance on time or disrupt train traffic as little as possible? “Should you ensure that train traffic can continue now or should you stop it…
Some parts of the Belgian railway network are not well maintained and this puts passengers and railway staff at risk. Three consumer organisations have sounded the alarm in…
ÖBB Infrastructure is renewing its fleet with low-emission maintenance vehicles from Plasser & Theurer. 50 modern 4-axle electric tower cars and track wagons are being procured. The first…
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…