Railway research, training & skills news
Latest R&D, education and skills development news from the global railway industry.
SME innovators aim to improve station weather resilience and the passenger experience
UK: Eight technology companies have been selected to receive funding to develop concepts to improve the passenger experience and improve weather resilience at stations.
Rail industry needs to create graduate opportunities, says PBH
UK: ‘As an industry, we need to create opportunities to introduce graduates to the rail industry, including specific training courses’, says Mark Bonner, Managing Director of York-based PBH Rail Group.
‘Five firsts’ celebrated at Tuxford as UK rail sector seeks role in hydrogen economy
UK: Network Rail and industry partners held an event at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire on December 3 marking the first use of rail to transport hydrogen on the main line network.
Freight: Rolling laboratory supports innovation
Portugal’s Rail CoLab association is developing its Freight Laboratory Train to act as a platform for both monitoring systems and the testing of new concepts, as Andre Pires explains.
Greater Anglia opens applications for First Step into Rail employability scheme
UK: Greater Anglia is offering a three-week First Step into Rail employability scheme designed to help young people build workplace skills and gain hands-on experience.
Air and rail policymakers seek action on travel multimodality
EUROPE: Rail and aviation policymakers have highlighted five urgent policy needs to support efforts to develop a multimodal approach to ticketing and journey planning.
Singapore public transport sector upskilling initiative launched
LNER’s ERTMS driver training app enhanced
Research: AŽD Praha's autonomous train is on track
Pandrol targets Chinese railway sector with i+weld
Railway systems and urban transport training for young Egyptian engineers
European Commission brings people together to discuss how to make transport careers more attractive
Arctic Test Arena offers the right kind of snow for railway technology research
Translink hosts international level crossing safety and technology discussions
Automated freight train trial begins on the Betuwe Route
Great Western Railway’s Learning & Development Centre officially opened
Signalling institution and supplier associations to co-operate
Rolling Stock: Insulation delivers energy savings
GATX opens wagon training academy to keep its expertise on track
Tram driver assistance system on test
Infrastructure: Scour monitoring helps to bridge the gap
More than 200 people attend CIRO’s first in-person Rail Ops conference
Network Rail launches weather learning programme for rail staff
Railway emergency response training centre opens