Rolling out a digital workspace
ALSTOM: During the pandemic DXC Technology implemented digital workspaces from Citrix to provide Alstom’s engineers with secure and reliable remote access to essential apps.
App shows London Underground station usage in near real time
UK: Intel’s Mobility-as-a-Service technology business is using open data feeds from Transport for London to tell Moovit app users how busy London Underground stations are, enabling them to opt to travel at quieter times.
State aid for Italy’s long-distance train operators approved
ITALY: The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a €687m Italian government package intended to compensate operators of commercial long-distance passenger rail services for the impact of the coronavirus pandemic over the period between July 1 2020 and April 3 2021.
Transport for London considers government funding proposal
UK:·Transport for London has asked for time to consider a funding deal proposed by the government, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said on February 21.
EU pandemic relief measure for rail extended
EUROPE: Members of the European Parliament have voted to extend a Covid-19 relief measure that allows rail infrastructure access charges to be reduced, waived or deferred.
Real-time access to freight locomotive CCTV
UK: Journeo has equipped GB Railfreight’s fleet of almost 100 Class 66 locomotives with forward-facing CCTV and a connection to a cloud-based data portal, providing the control room with real-time access to train location, status and condition monitoring data.
Warning of long-term effects of EU railways’ €50bn revenue hit during the pandemic
Simulation identifies most effective measures to reduce Covid-19 risk on metro trains
Transport for London gets another short-term funding extension
Japan: Kintetsu plans a post-pandemic recovery
Rail industry responds to end of Plan B coronavirus restrictions
Market trends: Cautious builders eye slow recovery
Interview: ‘We have the tools – it is in our hands to deliver’
Train services cut as omicron hits the rail sector
ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper support extended
Coronavirus track access charge reduction approved
London Waterloo loses its position as Britain’s busiest station
Train operators launch voluntary severance scheme
Impact of the pandemic on rail remains ‘dire’, says CER
Passenger occupancy analytics partnership follows successful trial
