Featuring Tyson Moore, railway signalling & communications engineer, and safety-critical systems analyst. Tyson is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. As part of the teaching team for railway signalling and control, he coordinated …
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UK signalling market not competitive enough: Regulator (RailTech)
The railway signalling market in the United Kingdom has too few suppliers, high costs, and Network Rail does not have he procurement practices in place to benefit from its considerable buyer power. That says the …
Continue readingSNC Lavalin to open signalling test facility (Railway-Tech)
SNC-Lavalin will design, deliver and operate the National ETCS Test Verification, Validation and Integration Laboratory. SNC-Lavalin Group, the parent company of Atkins, has signed an agreement with the UK railway owner and operator Network Rail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 August 2021
• Hitachi Rail to acquire Thales ground transportation (IntlRailJ) • Appeal Justices: original Bishopsgate LTN ruling “seriously flawed” (Standard) • New National Disability Strategy released (RailTechMag) • UK’s historic Victorian bridges may be saved in …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 July 2021
• Transport decarbonisation plan doesn’t do what it says on the tin (Freewheeling) • Metro model railway expanded to be training simulator (MétroMaquettes) • Travel Norway’s fjords on a quiet electric ferry (Hyperdrive) • Brooklyn …
Continue readingNorthern City Line starts major signalling upgrade (IanVisits)
A major upgrade of the signalling on the Northern City line to Moorgate is underway, and will however see the line closed at weekends for the work to be carried out. The Northern City line …
Continue readingGSM-R failure cripples Dutch rail network (IntlRailJ)
GSM-R failure cripples Dutch network. An investigation into the cause is underway. Much of the Dutch railway network came to a standstill at around 14.00 on May 31 following the failure of the GSM-R network. …
Continue readingGov’t to fund feasibility of digital signalling 3 more mainlines (RailEngineer)
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has announced £1.2 million of new government funding to accelerate feasibility work for digital signalling on vital sections of the West Coast main line, Midland main line and East Anglia route, …
Continue readingBombardier to fit digital signalling to an Electrostar (RailBusiness)
Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Porterbrook, the UK rolling stock company, to fit digital onboard signalling to Bombardier Electrostar trains in the UK. This project falls under …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 August 2020
• Let’s not let COVID ruin the joys of train travel (Guardian) • American SUVs not allowed in Britain (PriceTags) • Crossrail’s multiple signalling systems challenge (RailEngineer) • St Albans ends fight against rail freight …
Continue readingCrossrail (finally) reaches Stage 2 of opening
You may wonder how you missed the news of Crossrail achieving its second milestone (out of five) in its opening strategy to fully open the Elizabeth line. The reason is simple. It hasn’t been publicised. …
Continue readingState of the Art signalling still relies on people
Despite having one of the largest subway networks in the world, New Yorkers now experience frustratingly erratic and unreliable service. Underfunding has meant that engineers have been pushing the often-century-old subway signalling hardware decades past …
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