Transportation technology company Virgin Hyperloop One has signed an agreement with Spanish infrastructure agency Administration of Railway Infrastructure (Adif) to open a new research and testing facility in the country.     The Advanced Technology Development and Testing Center will […]

Norfolk Southern is working with apps developer Heartwood 3D to develop and roll out simulation-based training apps to make its operations even safer and its staff training more effective.   These apps are already being used by Norfolk Southern and […]

ScotRail announced on 3 August that rail temperatures in Scotland reached and even exceeded 50 degrees on 28 June 2018.       Consequently Network Rail had to put speed restrictions in place throughout the country in order to avoid […]

UK infrastructure manager Network Rail has carried out the first drone survey on England’s south western rail route in a bid to combat track trespassers.     The drone, which made its first flight near Bournemouth on Friday, was used […]

The board of directors of SNCF Mobility have approved a contract worth €2.7bn with Alstom for the supply of 100 next-generation TGV high-speed trains.   The new Avelia Horizon trains have been developed jointly by Alstom and French National Railways […]

The European Commission (EC) has approved €500m in funding to support railway companies investing in energy efficiency technologies.     According to the EC, the scheme is expected to support the shift of freight traffic from road to rail and […]