Infrastructure: Using data to make better decisions
Fouled ballast results in track geometry defects and reduces the effectiveness of tamping. Modern analysis methods such as ground penetrating radar enable ballast cleaning machines to be deployed in a targeted manner.
China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros
The number of fully automated metro lines in China is increasing rapidly as cities seek to accommodate urban growth by improving efficiency and increasing capacity through higher frequencies. Toma Bačić reviews the latest tranche of openings.
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
A strategy document has been issued setting out the next steps in delivering the recommendations of Ireland’s All-Island Rail Review.
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
A furore over metro reliability in Singapore has shone a light on the complex question of how railways are perceived. There is evidence that users and policymakers across the world feel railways abroad are somehow ‘better’ than their own, but as our Industry Editor Benjámin Zelki argues, such criticism — whether justified or not — will always be the price of doing business.
Italy: RFI deploys AI, drones and robots as part of monitoring suite expansion
Italian infrastructure manager RFI is expanding its ability to inspect and intervene on its network through autonomous and data-driven technology. Toma Bačić reports.
Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line’s complex retrofit
The retrofitting of Automatic Platform Gates to Hong Kong’s oldest railway without any disruption to passengers marked a major milestone in MTR’s network modernisation programme.
Metro Maintenance: Investigating degradation in tight curves
Infrastructure: Creating a 'living replica' of the Severn Tunnel
Rail defects come under scrutiny as Spanish high speed crash investigations continue
Rolling Stock: EuCo Rail responds to high demand for component maintenance
USA: Committed voters and sound planning keep Seattle’s light rail growing
Asset Maintenance: Cracking the nut of rising costs
Investment: Belfast summit reflects all-island rail momentum
USA: Learning lessons from the California high speed rail programme
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Comment: A shot across the bows
Japan: Shinkansen extensions under scrutiny amid cost and population pressures
India: Start-up develops advanced simulation tool to augment safety
Japan: Shinkansen alternatives sought to enhance connectivity along the Honshu coast
Data: AI can help railways ‘do boring better’
