New clarifications on the on-board command & control and signalling
This May the European Commission adopted a new technical specification for interoperability (TSI) on the subsystem “traffic exploitation and management” […]
October 2011
CIM/SMGS, freight transport interoperability on the Eurasian market
The progressive globalisation of the market for transport creates a new challenge for the railways. The challenge is to provide […]
Freight needs paperless transport
Making railway freight transport efficient for both the 1520 and the 1435 mm gauges is an ambitious and complex project. […]
The success of rolling motorways consists in higher costs for road transport
As part of the international freight transport, a rolling motorway is the most convenient service when it comes to reduce […]
We cannot accept that EU funds allocated to rail would be diverted to other modes of transport
Interview with Mr. Philippe Citroën, the new Director General of the Union of the European Railway Industries (UNIFE) European transport […]
Wagon shunting systems ensure reliability and efficiency
An operator’s success derives from the organization and shunting of the shipped freight volumes. Railway operators develop their activity in […]
Increasing freight volumes require transport capacity development
Globally, freight volumes show a slight growth, the recovery in Europe and the US being triggered by exports to Asia, […]
Tracks for all terrains and trains
In the fiscal year 2010-2011, Alstom Transport won contracts for delivery of locomotives in Russia, Kazakhstan, regional trains in France […]
Chicken and egg
European countries, and many other third countries, have separated from the railway infrastructure management and development activities from passenger and […]
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