Data: Standards hold key to modal integration
The development of an open data exchange toolkit is the latest sign that progress is being made on the thorny question of multimodal ticketing and journey information across rail, air and urban transport, as UIC’s Bertrand Minary explains to Nick Kingsley.
Middle East: Early planning is critical to rail project success
As ambitious railway programmes take shape across the Middle East, there is a growing need to appreciate the importance of strategic planning, which shapes performance, ensure resilience and delivers long-term value.
Viewpoint: Rebuilding trust in British precision manufacturing is an economic imperative, not nostalgia
The assumption that sourcing rolling stock components from overseas is always cheaper and therefore better value no longer holds true, argues Andrew McClusky, Managing Director of precision surface coating specialist BEP Surface Technologies.
Ticketing: Mobile and contactless payment expand in Mexico City
The launch of mobile and contactless ticketing and the phasing out of paper tickets from the Mexico City metro are the latest developments in an ambitious modernisation and expansion programme, as Michael Dreyer explains.
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh’s year-old metro looks to grow
Riyadh metro celebrated its first year of operation on December 1 last year, and the city is now moving forward with planned expansion towards the fast-growing western suburbs, along with high speed rail links to satellite towns. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
Morocco: World Cup deadline brings a clear sight of goal
The decision to name Morocco as co-host of the 2030 men’s FIFA World Cup is acting as a catalyst for a major expansion of its rail provision. Christian Scasso rounds up the plans.
‘If it takes 45 days, we will lose the war’: CER warns faster train planning needed to support military mobility
Comment: Time for a shorter wishlist
China: ‘Eight by eight’ network nears completion with latest wave of openings
Technology: Asset maintenance takes to the skies
Viewpoint: ‘Culture matters more than technology’ in rail digitalisation
Stations: Praha Smíchov rebuild blends legacy with modernity
France: Urbanloop promises personal transit
Signalling: Welsh trial pilots low-cost train detection
Freight: More tracks to Gdańsk’s thriving port
Viewpoint: The rail industry must arrest the talent drain before it is too late
Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Infrastructure: Using data to make better decisions
China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros
