Research, training & skills news – Page 4
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Rail Business UKMPs launch inquiry into UK transport manufacturing
UK: The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into how the government can support transport manufacturing in the UK.
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Rail Business UKRailway 200 Inspiration train builds on rich history to look to an ambitious future
UK: Rail Business UK visits the Inspiration exhibition train which has begun touring the network as part of the Railway 200 celebrations.
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NewsLocomotive equipped to test autonomous freight train operation
GERMANY: A DB Cargo electric locomotive has been equipped with automatic and remote train operation technology.
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Rail Business UKLeasing companies join forces to co-fund rail research
UK: Four ROSCOs have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rail Safety & Standards Board creating a framework for cross-industry research projects.
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Rail Business UKRail sector spearheads campaign to help ex-prisoners secure careers
UK: Merseyrail, Angel Trains and the Go-Ahead Group have signed up to support an initiative aimed at helping ex-prisoners find work in the transport sector.
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Rail Business UKDRIIVe rail R&D and training centre under construction
UK: Work has begun to be build the Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle rail research centre near Chesterfield.
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NewsPitch for a rail job at the online Eurailpress Career Boost
CAREERS: The second Eurailpress Career Boost digital event is to be held on September 17 2025.
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Rail Business UKBlack Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation enters administration
UK: The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation, which operated purpose-built rail research facilities including the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, has entered administration.
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Rail Business UKGBRX to develop rail sector artificial intelligence strategy
UK: Innovation body GBRX has begun work to develop a strategic approach and understand the practical conditions required to use artifical intelligence across the rail industry.
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Rail Business UKTrain’d Up management buy-out backed
UK: Chiltern Capital has backed a management buy-out of online rail and engineering apprenticeship company Train’d Up Railway Resourcing, with a debt facility provided by alternative lender ThinCats.
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NewsFree railway cybersecurity courses launched
INTERNATIONAL: Cybersecurity training courses developed specifically for the transport industry are being made available free of charge until the end of October.
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Rail Business UKCoventry Very Light Rail street-running trial underway
UK: The prototype Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle is now being tested on a 220 m demonstration section of on-street track in the city.
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NewsReport tackles New Zealand rail workforce challenges
NEW ZEALAND: A report has been published setting out recommendations to address the workforce challenges facing the rail sector.
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NewsOntario Tech University launches ‘Canada’s first’ railway engineering course
CANADA: A railway engineering course is to be launched by Ontario Tech University later this year.
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NewsRobot positions container wagon pins
GERMANY: The use of an autonomous mobile robot to automate the repositioning of folding pins on container wagons has been successfully tested by Hamburger Hafen & Logistik and the Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics & Services.
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NewsNorfolk Southern offers vocational training scholarships
USA: Norfolk Southern is offering Trades on Track scholarships to vocational students within its 22-state network.
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News‘Time to seize the opportunity for profound and lasting change’, says Women in Rail
UK: Women in Rail has launched a business plan for 2025-27, setting out how it aims to work with the industry to encourage greater balance, representation and opportunity at all levels.
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NewsOptions to replace diesel traction to be studied
EUROPE: The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors has begun the second phase of work to develop a roadmap to net zero for train operators.
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NewsSiemens Mobility to co-operate with Poznań University of Technology
POLAND: Siemens Mobility is to support the study of topics relating to rolling stock mechanics and manufacturing at Poznań University of Technology, and provide opportunities for students and graduates.
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Rail Business UKUniversity of Hull spin-out company helps optimise rail freight efficiency
UK: University of Hull spin-out company Railwhere has launched software to help rail freight operators to route services in ways that optimise fuel use and carbon efficiency.