Railway research, training & skills news
Latest R&D, education and skills development news from the global railway industry.
Rolling stock climate test chamber opens
FRANCE: A rolling stock climate testing chamber which can provide temperatures from -45°C to 70°C and humidity from 5% to 95% has been built at the Centre d’Essais Ferroviaires centre in Valenciennes.
Understanding rail in Australia and New Zealand
AUSTRALASIA: The Australasian Railway Association has opened registration for its Understanding Rail courses aimed at new entrants to the railway and metro sectors.
Training for ‘well-paid, skilled careers’ in rail
UK: Accrington & Rossendale College has installed a section of track for use as part of a railway maintenance and repair course which is designed to fast-track unemployed people aged 19+ into ‘well-paid, skilled careers for life’.
Global Centre of Rail Excellence promoters confident as investment search ramps up
Rail Business UK visits the future site of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence in South Wales, as promoter GCRE Ltd steps up its search to find an outside investor able to attract £330m in funding to fulfil its vision. Nick Kingsley reports.
Mentoring programme launched to develop rail freight skills
UK: The Rail Freight Group trade association has launched a cross-member mentoring scheme to develop skills across the sector and support individual personal development.
MxV Rail restarts in-person emergency response training
USA: MxV Rail has restarted in-person training at its Security & Emergency Response Training Center, offering rail, road and industrial emergency responders realistic hands-on training in dealing with hazardous materials.
High speed rail training programme
HS2 placements offer ‘great way to get invaluable industry experience’
Track Technology: Modular elements could offer cheaper and more flexible slab trackform
‘The future is ours’, Rail Ambassadors tell Dutch minister
Track Maintenance: Alleviating suffering on the metre gauge
HS2 Ltd seeks 2023 graduate intake
‘First class’ apprenticeships open the door to transport careers
Funding available for rail construction innovation projects
Inclusive Trains aims to improve employability of people with learning disabilities
Funding to address the impact of climate change on rail
Coupler research paves way for longer freight trains
Future Skills: Gaining expertise from step-by-step training
Emissions reduction, rail freight and reliability R&D awarded First of a Kind funding
KRRI’s V2X tram completes 600 km of autonomous test running
GCRE and Singapore Land Transport Authority to work together
Saudi Arabia Railways signs research co-operation agreement with BCRRE
RSSB reviews the deployment of hydrogen traction
Apprentices needed to keep largest tram network moving