Technology

Station platforms – making the case for composites

SPONSORED FEATURE Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 29th January 2019

Guest author: Tom Bowman, commercial director at Dura Composites. The year-long independent rail review announced by Chris Grayling in...

David Waboso to retire from Digital Railway in March

Rail News Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 8th January 2019

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David Waboso CBE, managing director of Network Rail’s Digital Railway programme, has announced that he will retire in March, the same month in which...

Alstom and Eversholt announce hydrogen train for the UK

Environment Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 7th January 2019

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The design of a hydrogen-powered train for the UK market has been unveiled by manufacturer Alstom and rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail. The new...

Riding Network Rail’s New Measurement Train

Infrastructure Chris Parker - 20th December 2018

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Network Rail, as the infrastructure owner of Britain’s railways, constantly monitors the condition of its assets, particularly its 20,000 miles of track. One of...

Government and industry launch Rail Sector Deal

Business Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2018

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The government and the rail industry have agreed a new Rail Sector Deal intended to deliver more for passengers, create jobs and drive economic...

British Steel wins major Italian order for premium-grade rail

Infrastructure Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2018

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British Steel, the Scunthorpe-based manufacturer of steel rails and other long-length steel products, has won two contracts to supply 86,000 tonnes of rail to...

Monitoring overhead lines

Electrification Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2018

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Delivery of energy to rolling stock through high-voltage overhead lines is the predominant distribution method used on many of the world’s railways. Indeed, this...

Autonomous trams demonstrated in public

Light Rail RailEngineer - 10th December 2018

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Taxi firm Addison Lee announced in mid October that it would be introducing driverless autonomous cars in London by 2021 (its über-competitor Uber has...

GE to partner BNSF on battery freight locomotive tests

Rail News RailEngineer - 22nd October 2018

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A battery-electric freight locomotive is to be developed in the United States by BNSF Railway and GE Transportation. The programme will see GE Transportation design and...

Hydroflex – the next iteration of the Flex concept

Rail News Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE - 28th September 2018

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When researching an article for the Class 769 Flex, there were lots of ideas discussed about how the concept could be extended for other...

Bi-Mode Good, Tri-Mode Better

Rail News Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE - 27th September 2018

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A previous article in Rail Engineer (issue 157, November 2017) outlined plans for bi-mode fleets on UK railways. This article briefly described Porterbrook Leasing’s...

Ethical engineering

People Paul Darlington CEng FIET FIRSE - 30th August 2018

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Professional registration is an important milestone for any technician or engineer. Awarded by licensed bodies, professional registration is based on knowledge, competence and commitment....

The Articulator: a new way to manipulate lineside structures

Rail News RailEngineer - 6th August 2018

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The modern world of rail is full of increasingly complex shapes, yet the technology used in handling these awkward and weighty items has been...

GTR & The Digital Railway

Digital Railway Clive Kessell - 28th June 2018

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Prompted by the major timetable change on Southern Railway in May 2018 and the first stage of an enhanced Thameslink train service across London,...

Understanding the commitment to the Digital Railway

Business Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 13th June 2018

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It’s easy to be cynical about the Digital Railway. For a start, the technology and the terminology are difficult for the uninitiated to understand. As...

Technology takes centre stage

Events Andy Milne - 5th June 2018

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In 2011, businessman Sir Robert McNulty was tasked by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) with assessing...

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