Network Rail signals huge train control revamp
Britain’s railway signalling and control system is set to undergo the biggest shake-up in the history of the network. The infrastructure agency, Network Rail, has announced a decade-long…
ProRail announces selection of 12 companies for accelerated rollout of ERTMS
ProRail is entering into an “innovation partnership” with twelve companies to accelerate the implementation of ERTMS. This was announced on the second day of RailTech Europe Live. In…
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Deploying railway personnel goes completely digital with RailApp
“Much less hassle with mail, paper and telephone contact, it helps to keep the certification of personnel up-to-date and the administration is more efficient”, says Frank Horstra of…
Installation with moving overhead line brought into operation for new NS trains
Over the past year the Watergraafsmeer maintenance workshop in Amsterdam has been converted to be able to maintain the Intercity New Generation (ICNG). VolkerRail, Pilz, Broeze Nijverdal and…
VolkerRail replaces tracks on Sheffield Supertram network
British construction company VolkerRail, subsidiary of VolkerWessels, is providing a new stage in the track replacement on the Sheffield Supertram network. The works have started in the middle…
Algorithm leads to breakthrough in measuring trackside trees
Data scientist Anahita Khosravipour has developed an algorithm which measures the size, shape and height of trees next to a track, as well as how close they are…
Amsterdam Metro – North-South Line – Netherlands
In the Dutch capital Amsterdam, the North-South Metro Line will run 9.7 kilometres from the residential area in the North to the office locations in the South. To…