Baseline 3 of ETCS begins testing
In December 2009, the European Railway Agency (ERA) awarded a three-year frame-contract for the development of ETCS testing specifications to […]
May 2010
Deutsche Bahn celebrates anniversary by becoming the most powerful company in Europe
2010 is a year to remember for German Railways. This year Deutsche Bahn celebrates 175 years of existence and becomes […]
Critical infrastructure protection, a challenge to national security
Terrorist threats, the diversity and increasing number of natural disasters, as well as technological accidents are triggering a special focus […]
Transport of dangerous goods: European legislation prevails
The outcome of the survey conducted by the European Commission’s work group on the need to amend the European legislation […]
Paperless Railways – The harmonisation of soft infrastructures for increasing transport volumes
The efficiency of railway freight transport is an ambitious and complex project of the European Union. In spite of its […]
“Business potential” or just “business”?
Several years ago, when I first began to meet various partners and investors in Western Europe or the US, I […]
New approach on railway transport terrorism
On June 2010, the European Law Enforcement Organisation, EUROPOL, will publish the TE-SAT report which analyses the terrorist activity in […]
Doing business in … Kazakhstan – a country where railway transport is the most important mode of transport
Kazakhstan occupies a vast surface in north and centre Eurasia, neighbouring with Russia, China and Central Asia countries in the […]
CANopen in the application field of rail vehicles
The current edition of the standard for Train Communication Networks (TCN) describes in a two-level approach the communication based on […]
Composite materials make way in the railway industry after conquering aeronautics and even car building industry
With a unique combination of properties which makes them resistant to climate factors and very performing mechanically, composite materials tend […]