Listen to this article We all live in a very connected world. There are said to be over 50 billion connected devices and, in rail, there are tremendous opportunities to realise greater value and to remotely monitor and manage a vast range of assets. Technologies like Siemens Mobility’s Digital Station and Power Manager (DSPM) are […]| Rail Engineer
Rail Engineer January / February 2025 – 200 Years of the steam locomotive, A new dawn for the east midlands & Revolutionising networks management| Rail Engineer
RailStaff Awards 2024 – Finalists announced!| Rail Engineer
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Listen to this article At last year’s Railway Challenge, the chief judge, Bill Reeve announced that without doubt it had been the best challenge yet. This year he said the same thing, and the scores showed that this was no mere repetition. Indeed, this year’s challenge was the first in which all the locomotives present […]| Rail Engineer
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Listen to this article Unipart Rail is delivering transformative innovations for construction, maintenance and renewal projects. The global rail industry is facing unprecedented challenges. As rail networks recover from the pandemic, they must also navigate global conflicts, inflationary pressures, labour shortages and supply chain disruptions. These factors have fundamentally altered the cost dynamics of construction […]| Rail Engineer
Listen to this article Sekisui celebrates 10 years since the first installation of its synthetic wood on network rail and over 44 years of use worldwide. Since 1980, Sekisui has engineered and manufactured synthetic wooden sleepers made from Fibre-reinforced Foamed Urethane (FFU). In 2014, Network Rail engineers installed the first FFU baulks and cross-sleepers as […]| Rail Engineer
Listen to this article It’s that time again – the countdown to the RailStaff Awards has begun, and although 2023’s event set the bar impossibly high, this year it will be bigger and better than ever! Last year’s extravaganza wowed everyone in attendance. From rail managers to customer service assistants, apprentices to training managers, the […]| Rail Engineer
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Listen to this article Following recent editorials entitled ‘Where’s the plan’ and ‘There is no plan’, this issue also focuses on the need for one. In doing so we make no apologies for emphasising the need for a whole system plan to engineer the railway of the future. In May 2021, the Williams-Shapps report committed […]| Rail Engineer
