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Smart ticketing across rail network by end of 2018

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said that passengers will be able to use smart ticketing across "almost all" of the network in England and...
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Infrastructure

ScotRail to install electric car chargers at 50 stations

The first of 50 electric car chargers have gone live at stations in Scotland. Electric vehicle registration is up 62 per cent on this time...
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Business

Royal recognition for Bridgeway Consulting

Just Eat, Brew Dog and Bridgeway Consulting. It’s not often you get to group a takeaway delivery service, a craft brewery and a diverse...
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People

RSSB-funded rolling stock innovations ready for development

Four innovations that will improve the maintenance of rolling stock are ready for development. Funded by the RSSB, the innovations will help to deliver greater capacity, improve...
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Rail News

ScotRail to roll out customer information screens at 28 railway stations

Passengers across Scotland will benefit from new digital customer information screens (DCIS) which are being rolled out across 28 stations. In total ScotRail Alliance has...
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Technology

London Midland Labs – Getting serious about innovation

The railway’s slow rate of change and innovation is a popular topic of conversation at conferences and over networking drinks. A lack of free Wi-Fi...
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People

Digital Rail Summit 2017: key findings and pictures from the industry conference

The 2017 Digital Rail Summit examined the visible and invisible aspects of digitising the railway and took place at Bird & Bird's offices in London on...
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Rail News

Network Rail launches new census database to tackle trees on the line

Millions of pounds could be saved and dozens of service delays reduced thanks to the launch of a new tree census database, Network Rail...
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HSEQ

DOO – Analysed & Explained

The term DOO (Driver Only Operation) has created mayhem in railway circles recently, with much publicised industrial action taking place that has caused misery...
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Rail News

A lesson in virtual reality

While augmented reality is finding its place in the construction of new railways, virtual reality is becoming an important tool in the training of...
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Rail News

Crossrail innovation – The future?

‘It’s a bit like RoboCop or Minority Report’ said Rav Kugananthan, a project engineer working at Crossrail’s Liverpool Street station, as he squeezed his...
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Rail News

UK needs to accelerate Digital Railway ambition

Chief executive of Keolis, and chairman of the Rail Delivery Group’s technology and operations working group, Alistair Gordon said the business case exists to...
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Rail News

Rise of the machines

Is it surprising that the mention of robotics and automation is often met with concern and unease, even fear. An entire brand of cinema...
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Rail News

Planning for the future

Advances in BIM and digital engineering are doing wonders for construction works in the railway industry. By ironing out the creases in a digital environment, project teams are...
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Rail Freight

A digital railway for freight

Britain has been at the heart of international trade for centuries. Today, our rail freight industry is a critical enabler of this continued success story. Having...
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High Speed Rail

Very modern railways

You are a passenger at London Euston in 2035 about to make the hour-long journey to Manchester. An alert on your 20th generation iWatch...
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Events

My Work app records millionth work order

Paul Ellis and his team at Liverpool Delivery Unit have been singled out for praise after submitting the millionth work order using the My...
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Business

Get Social!

Train operators worked out early on just how useful social media could be as a tool for communicating with passengers. Only recently, I lost my...
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