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Rail Industry Readiness Levels (RIRLs) defined and explained

Resources Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) were first defined by NASA in 1989 as a method of classifying the maturity of a technology or product...
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Risk-based CWR Management

Permanent Way Chris Parker -
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A regular concern within the rail industry has long been the conflict between the need for standards and the wish to be able...
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Network Rail awards Fugro contract to survey 850 route miles of track in Wales

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Network Rail has announced plans to conduct a survey of more than 850 route miles of track across Wales and the border...
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A Necessary GSM-R Mobile Upgrade

Signalling and Telecoms Clive Kessell -
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It is easy to forget that GSM-R, as the standardised track to train radio system across Europe, has been around for over 25 years....
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Thameslink Telecoms

Rail News Clive Kessell -
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The Thameslink north-south rail link across London is nearing fulfilment. Despite the timetable problems back in May 2018, the enhanced capacity on the route...
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Repoint – New Thinking in Point Machines

Permanent Way Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE -
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Faults tend to have significant impact on railway performance, disrupting or stopping train movement. Railway administrators make significant efforts to reduce or eliminate sources...
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NOKIA: the common bearer

Digital Railway Paul Darlington CEng FIET FIRSE -
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A common bearer (transport layer) telecoms network takes advantage of the new digital technologies and ‘big data’ applications in order to provide a safe,...
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First 5G mobile network planned for South Western Railway

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South Western Railway train operator FirstGroup and Blu Wireless have announced a project that will significantly boost the quality of connectivity on trains, pioneering...
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Station platforms – making the case for composites

SPONSORED FEATURE Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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Guest author: Tom Bowman, commercial director at Dura Composites. The year-long independent rail review announced by Chris Grayling in...
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David Waboso to retire from Digital Railway in March

Rail News Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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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...
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Alstom and Eversholt announce hydrogen train for the UK

Environment Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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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...
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Riding Network Rail’s New Measurement Train

Infrastructure Chris Parker -
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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...
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Government and industry launch Rail Sector Deal

Business Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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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...
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British Steel wins major Italian order for premium-grade rail

Infrastructure Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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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...
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Monitoring overhead lines

Electrification Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ -
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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...
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Autonomous trams demonstrated in public

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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...
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