In depth
Railway Gazette International takes you behind the news to understand the deeper trends that are shaping the rail industry, giving you the essential insight to inform your business decisions.
Technology: HS1 explores potential of digital twins
High speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd has been working with partners to assess an AI-supported digital twin model that can help integrate multiple aspects of its business.
Data-Driven Infrastructure: Intelligent bolts monitor bridge behaviour
Strainlabs’ IoT condition monitoring technology is being trialled to monitor the condition of magnets installed on the Øresund Bridge linking Denmark with Sweden.
India: Using Lidar to support automated operations
Indian Railways is already using Lidar-generated 3D mapping and exploring the use of geometry inspection systems to improve the safety of infrastructure maintenance. The next step envisages the use of Lidar to support automatic train operation, as Bharti Jain explains.
Signalling: Low-cost ETCS to support regional roll-out
Kombud Group is developing a range of ETCS products to provide cost-effective interoperability on regional lines. Benjámin Zelki reports from the manufacturer’s newly opened plant in Radom.
Mexico: Tren Maya is up and running
Regular inter-city passenger services have returned to Mexico with the launch of Alstom’s Tren Maya fleet across five states in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Interview: It is time to embrace open source software
Set up by UIC and three national railways, the recently formed Open Rail Association is seeking to grow its membership to drive adoption of open source software in the rail market, as Swiss Federal Railways’ CIO Jochen Decker and Nicole Göbel, Chief Executive of Deutsche Bahn’s information technology arm DB Systel, explain to Nick Kingsley.
Regional Railways: A reversal of fortunes in Catalunya
Regional Railways: Technology offers hope of secondary line revival
Southeast Europe: Recovery fund provides a belated catalyst for Romania
Comment: A glimpse over the horizon
North America: Keeping track of long freight trains
Southeast Europe: EU funding underpins Bulgarian route modernisation schemes
Operations: Shadow operators help to optimise commercial service
North America: Bringing more rail to Mexico’s metropolis
Stations: Glass supports safer hubs
Japan: Understanding when to replace electronic signalling equipment
Southeast Europe: Reforms offer a route to Georgian revival
Comment: A waning appetite for competition
Viewpoint: ‘Persons with Reduced Mobility’ risks becoming an outdated term
Stations: Keeping Eurostar passengers connected