Railway research, training & skills news
Latest R&D, education and skills development news from the global railway industry.
Europe’s Rail takes over railway research portfolio
EUROPE: The Europe’s Rail joint undertaking which is being established under the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme has formally assumed responsibility for railway research, succeeding the Shift2Rail joint undertaking which has led the sector for the past five years.
Industry and academic collaboration to apply machine learning to railway condition monitoring
AUSTRIA: Frauscher Sensonic and the Institute for Machine Learning at Johannes Kepler University in Linz are to collaborate to apply the latest machine learning techniques to the use of optic fibres for railway infrastructure condition monitoring.
Dhaka metro staff trained in Delhi
BANGLADESH: Operations and maintenance staff for the future Dhaka Metro are being trained at the Delhi Metro Rail Academy in the Indian capital, which is providing interactive classroom sessions, demonstrations, simulators, practical and on-job training.
CAF acquires test bed EMU for hydrogen conversion
SPAIN: CAF has acquired a three-car Class 463 Civia electric multiple-unit from RENFE for conversion to a hydrogen fuel-cell demonstrator under the FCH2Rail research project.
Network Rail ‘concerned’ about future access to European research programme
UK: Speaking at the Railway Industry Association’s annual conference in London on November 5, Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines expressed concern that the difficult political relationship between the UK government and the European Union since Brexit poses a risk to future access to European railway research programmes.
Women in rail agreement comes into force
EUROPE: A binding deal aimed at promoting the employment of more women in the rail sector came into force on November 5, when it was formally signed by the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies representing employers and the European Transport Workers’ Federation representing staff.
Developing Poland’s next generation of railway engineers
Young people urged to consider careers in light rail
VR infrastructure training simulators
India: Railway university bears fruit
Autonomous train trials and green power planned at Velim test track
Small plant training programme aims to save the rail industry time and money
Training centre opens to provide skills for rail and tram projects
Donations sought to establish Reinschmidt railway engineering scholarship
Signal engineering apprenticeships offer route to ‘well-paid, secure’ careers
Accessibility training at Lucknow metro
Children’s railway under construction in Mongolia
Network Rail and YRP launch ‘Welcome to Rail’ initiative
DB and CFL co-operate on ‘extended reality’ rail training technology
Reforms must address rail skills shortfall, says NSAR Chair
Machine learning deployed to support train operations decision-making
Rail Freight Energy & Emissions Calculation tool to help optimise performance
Training academy to support tram network expansion
Thai and Japanese railway research organisations to co-operate