Railway research, training & skills news
Latest R&D, education and skills development news from the global railway industry.
Children’s railway under construction in Mongolia
MONGOLIA: National operator Ulaanbaatar Railway has begun developing its first children’s railway, where school pupils will be able to gain experience of railway operations.
Network Rail and YRP launch ‘Welcome to Rail’ initiative
UK: Not-for-profit networking body Young Rail Professionals and Network Rail have joined forces to launch what is intended to become an annual induction programme for people new to working in the rail industry.
DB and CFL co-operate on ‘extended reality’ rail training technology
EUROPE: An agreement to co-operate to develop the use of virtual and augmented reality tools in specialist rail industry training has been signed by Germany’s Deutsche Bahn and Luxembourg’s CFL.
Reforms must address rail skills shortfall, says NSAR Chair
UK: The rail sector will need to recruit 34 000 additional staff by 2025 ‘to match the changing skills agenda’, according to HS1 Ltd Chief Executive Dyan Crowther, who is also the current Chair of the National Skills Academy for Rail.
Machine learning deployed to support train operations decision-making
UK: South Western Railway and the University of Portsmouth have co-operated to develop machine learning software which analyses real-time train running data to automatically identify services at risk of delay and assist controllers with selecting and implementing the most appropriate contingency plan.
Rail Freight Energy & Emissions Calculation tool to help optimise performance
UK: Funding has been awarded for the development of a low-cost tool allowing train operators and their customers estimate accurately the emissions produced by different traction, route and loading options in order to assess the benefits of modal shift to rail.
Training academy to support tram network expansion
Thai and Japanese railway research organisations to co-operate
Anápolis to host railway research centre
First of a Kind funding announced for 30 rail innovation projects
Greater Anglia trainee programme develops skills
Provisional EU agreement on women in rail reached
Universidade de Vassouras launches MBA in Railway Engineering
Shift2Rail, CEN and CENELEC sign standardisation co-operation agreement
Certificate in Railway Control Engineering Fundamentals offers entry-level industry qualification
Research partnership targets low-carbon freight
Partnership will promote industry research
Harrier HydroShunter fuel cell locomotive to be converted from Class 08
4D training tool to replace generic videos
Nomad Tech receives funding to develop Portuguese STM
Loram Technologies to build rail R&D centre in Georgetown
NSAR to support Malaysian skills development
Global Centre of Rail Excellence funding confirmed
Etihad Rail and Saudi Railway Co sign co-operation agreement