People in my comments and on social media are taking it for granted that investments into modernizing commuter rail predominantly benefit the suburbs. Against that, I’d like to point out how on the ...

DJ Stadtler, Executive Director of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, shares how Virginia, seeking relief from what had become an “all day rush hour,” turned to rail and found new ways to expand ...

Long Branch Mike comes to LR from the aerospace industry as software engineer on airliners, then applying his engineering talents as a R&D consultant. He later became a bus driver for a short time and ...

Hardware-free solutions move fast. We often assume big change needs big kit: gates, cards, hardware. But Fairtiq’s success shows the power of software-only solutions. In Denmark, they rolled out a ...

Great Western Railway (GWR) has published a landmark white paper outlining the success of its fast-charge battery trial and how it could help to transform the UK’s railway. The year-long trial ...

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A DB Cargo electric locomotive has been equipped with automatic and remote train operation technology which is to be used to test automated freight haulage under real-world conditions. On July 4 ...

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This is not your grandad’s cable car gondola. Born of an amusement ride and opening to the public in 2026, this remarkably clever kiwi idea offers quick, cheap, on-demand urban transit – that’s much ...

• TfL updates on London rail developments (Rail Technology) • When the Bakerloo Line ran to Watford Junction: Video (Jago Hazzard) • How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Contraflow Transit Lanes ...

Wherein we look at the effects and constraints of reopening a railway, extending a metro rail network, as well as improving service and capacity in the North East. As well as the interconnectedness of ...