Technology

Plans to launch a region-wide travel app giving everybody access to all transport modes in one place for the first time have taken a major step forward. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has appointed FOD Mobility Group to help design,...

Avanti West Coast has launched an interactive live rail map online to help customers track their train in real-time during their journey. Collaborating with rail tech innovator, Signalbox, Avanti West Coast has introduced a map feature on its website as...

Great Western Railway has embarked on a revolutionary journey with the trial of new software that will allow customers to see real-time train service information. The four-month trial of the digital platform from rail tech developer Whoosh began at the...

Artificial intelligence software is helping Network Rail find and remove forgotten scrap materials from the side of the railway more quickly and safely than ever before. Network Rail Southern region is spearheading a trial of One Big Circle’s video and...

A partnership between transport software provider ITAL and Carlisle Support Services aims to cut the amount of uncollected ticket revenue and enhance the flexibility of staff who work on the railway.  Uncollected fares from passengers cost the rail industry at...

CACI has announced that its Cygnum solution is now being used by Transport for London (TfL) to support the competency management process for its 4,500 London Underground drivers. Cygnum is designed to assist organisations in all aspects of their workforce...

Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley, visited engineering company Transmission Dynamics in Cramlington, Northumbria to see first-hand the innovative work being done by Transmission Dynamics in remote condition monitoring and infrastructure maintenance in his constituency. Transmission Dynamics is a multi-award-winning...

The railway community is preparing to congregate again at #Railtex2023 – the industry’s anticipated event that shapes the future of rail in the UK and beyond. Spanning three busy days at the NEC arena in Birmingham, it’s an event...

HS2 has taken a further step forward in decarbonising the construction sector, completing a world first by installing four 30-metre-deep piles on a London site using a hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig. The trial took place as part of work done...

Loram has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract to provide maintenance support to Network Rail’s Infrastructure Monitoring (IM) Fleet. The 65 dedicated vehicles that make up the current IM Fleet undertake measurement and analysis of track and structures...