Technology

India’s first privately owned metro rail system, Rapid Gurgaon Metro, has taken its first trial run. The trial test run was operated between DLF Phase II and DLF Phase III at U-Block - a 2km stretch. The metro project is been...

Well, that was a surprise. Who did we find right by the entrance of hall 22 at InnoTrans? There with an imposing open plan, two storey construction was our very own Network Rail. Dynamic rail images formed the backdrop of the stand, showing people exactly what Network Rail does and the projects they’ve delivered and [...]

Forget HS2. The next big set of railway projects in the UK will be the mass electrification of the Great Western, the Midland Main Line, the Welsh valleys, a major freight route running north from Southampton and large portions of the North West. The first high-output electrification train is under construction in Germany, and Network [...]

Indian Railways has scrapped a real-time train tracking system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Kanpur in favour of its own software. Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN), which was launched six months ago on 36 trains...

Bogies have featured a few times in the rail engineer recently. There were two articles on bogie production at the Siemens factory in Graz (issues 90 and 91, April and May 2012), and bogies and wheelsets featured in a two part article by Stuart Marsh (issues 93 and 94, July and August 2012). However, until [...]

MetrôRio's analogue CCTV system is to be overhauled in time for the 2016 Olympic Games. Edinburgh-based IndigoVision will provide 141 fixed IP cameras and 21 PTZ cameras for Rio de Janeiro's metro system. As well as the new cameras, approximately 700...

Network Rail has said it will not be making any immediate changes to IAD Rail Systems after acquiring the points manufacturer from parent company Claverham Ltd. The purchase includes a transfer of employment for all IAD Rail Systems staff. Martin Elwood,...

Twenty five years ago, the operational telecommunications systems for the Channel Tunnel were being planned and designed. Radio systems were very important in this provision for, as well as providing continuous communication with the trains, there was need to reliably communicate with all the personnel who worked in the tunnel and to the emergency services [...]

Rail technology specialists from around the world will be in London and Derby next week demonstrating their products at a FREE to attend micro rail show. At Railway Vehicle Enhancements (RVE) 2012 you will be able to see driver advisory...

RMT is to ballot members over proposals to introduce driverless trains onto London's Tube network. In July, the rail union leaked an internal LU document which showed possible plans to transfer the Jubilee Line to driverless operation within three years,...