Railway research, training & skills news
Latest R&D, education and skills development news from the global railway industry.
Train operators call on innovators to solve four challenges
UK: The latest round of the Future Labs innovation programme is seeking proposals to address four challenges faced by train operators.
Trackbot ready to work on live ETCS installation
NETHERLANDS: The partly-automated Trackbot machine developed to speed up ETCS installation is now ready to begin working on live signalling schemes, according to Strukton Rail.
Alstom and Mälardalen University renew strategic industrial-academic partnership
SWEDEN: Mälardalen University and Alstom have renewed a long-standing strategic partnership for collaborative research and education.
Technology: Asset maintenance takes to the skies
SNCF Réseau subsidiary Altametris has developed a suite of aerial technologies to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure monitoring. Strategy Director Alexis Meneses spoke to Toma Bačić at ProMedia’s Intelligent Rail Summit in Bled, Slovenia.
Unobtrusive monitoring techniques reduce safety risks at Victa Railfreight
UK: Victa Railfreight says it has achieved a 75% reduction in adverse safety events through the use of body-worn cameras and unobtrusive monitoring.
Cybersecurity training courses developed for public transport workers
USA: The American Public Transportation Association and ENSCO’s Center for Critical Infrastructure Protection have partnered to provide targeted and practical cybersecurity training designed specifically for public transport agencies.
Management course launch invokes spirit of British Rail graduate scheme
Signalling: Welsh trial pilots low-cost train detection
Safety action plan follows death of German railway employee
’Mobility on a global scale’ theme for InnoTrans 2026
Viewpoint: The rail industry must arrest the talent drain before it is too late
Virtual reality deployed to tackle tram staff assaults
ICE4 remote control project aims to make train depot movements more efficient
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
Digital automatic coupler demonstration train goes on a grand tour
Great Western Railway puts battery train into passenger service
Rail suppliers welcome report into the rolling stock manufacturing sector’s future skills needs
Rolling Stock: EuCo Rail responds to high demand for component maintenance
Asset Maintenance: Cracking the nut of rising costs
Prison training initiative offers path to skilled rail careers
Indian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia
US and Indian rail research bodies agree to work together
Ethiopian railway academy to support African integration
370 km/h high speed trainset development programme completed