Technology

Siemens Mobility has announced the national rollout of Tended’s geofencing technology across its business operations. The deployment follows a successful six-month pilot in which Siemens tested the technology across different teams and work activities, ensuring its suitability for the...

HS2 today confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging the project’s longest tunnels - have reached the Chesham Road intervention shaft, on track to complete their mammoth 10-mile journey under the Chilterns next year. The...

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has started dynamically testing the latest specification of European Train Control System (ETCS) software on its Great Northern Class 717 fleet. Transitioning into ETCS BL3 R2, also referred to as 3.6.0, just before Finsbury Park, on...

Join the upcoming webinar hosted by Dom Kisz (Head of Product Management at Senceive). Register now: The Digital Interface Node: Transform your data collection from manual to automated sampling. Wednesday 29th November 2023 at 3pm GMT (10am EST) In this 30 minute...

Great Northern commuters yesterday (Monday 27 November) began travelling to the City of London in trains controlled by cutting-edge digital in-cab signalling - European Train Control System (ETCS) - giving them a more reliable, greener service. This is a significant...

New technology developed by Siemens Mobility that makes battery charging and 25kV power supply possible in areas of the UK railway where overhead line equipment is not currently available is to be installed at Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation...

Transport for London (TfL) and Google are collaborating to provide Google Street View within a number of stations across London to help customers better plan their journeys. The project will use cameras that capture 360-degree images inside around 30 Tube...

As part of its ongoing programme to improve train performance and deliver better journeys for its customers, Southeastern has teamed up with Siemens Mobility and Eversholt Rail to develop a fully automated vehicle inspection system. The new technology will be...

A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham's award-winning science museum, Thinktank. The temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s construction partner in the West Midlands Balfour...

Angel Trains, the UK’s largest rolling stock company, has partnered with the University of St Andrews to support an innovative hydrogen train project, which could change the future of rail travel as we know it.  On Friday 29th September, an...