Feature articles in the March 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International

March 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International magazine.

Articles in the March 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International magazine.

Running a railway at its limit
Virgin Trains’ Chief Operating Officer Chris Gibb briefs Nick Kingsley on the findings of the West Coast South Reliability Report
Develop a data spine to optimise maintenance
Data spines could help to manage the interface between routine maintenance and infrastructure enhancement as well as tracking trends in asset degradation

Two (and a half)’s company
Plans to break up the SNCB holding group into two stand-alone companies have been approved by the Belgian government
Rail-Tech Europe returns to Amersfoort
Europoint’s trade fair and conference is being held at De Rijtuigenloos
Reshaping a complex network
The opening of the Hanze Line in the Netherlands has not yet brought significant journey time savings. Dr Harry Hondius investigates
Interim service fills cross-border gap
NS Hispeed and SNCB have reinstated loco-hauled trains following the withdrawal of V250 trainsets operating Fyra International services
Mixed fortunes in the urban rail market
Metro and light rail developments are moving ahead in cities across Belgium and the Netherlands, although some schemes have been abandoned

Developing the high speed train of 2035
Researchers at Germany’s DLR institute are working up a commercially-viable high speed train design for the 2030s

Understanding railways as a system
Interfleet Technology’s Managing Director David Rollin speaks to Chris Jackson about the company’s evolution and plans for future expansion
In search of co-operation
This year’s Sifer trade fair in Lille will focus on ‘co-operation for competitive advantage’

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