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It has been announced that Mark Hopwood CBE, Managing Director of GWR, has become a Patron of the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, known as TBF. “I am delighted to be joining the team of TBF patrons. The railway is a family, and it is important that we come together to offer support when needed,” says […] The post TBF Proudly Welcomes Mark Hopwood as Patron appeared first on Rail Engineer .
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Despite the findings of the Transport Select Committee’s (TSC) report ‘Rail Investment Pipelines: Ending Boom and Bust’, the Government does not accept that rail investment has systemic “boom and bust” cycles. The TSC considers that, (in England) electrification is a particularly acute case of this phenomenon and that laying off skilled teams due to the […] The post GBR needs an engineering…
On 19 May, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced updated HS2 costs and timescales following a project reset led by HS2’s CEO, Mark Wilde. The headline figures were that: HS2 will cost between £87.7 million and £102.7 million at 2025 prices. Services between Old Oak Common and Birmingham will commence between 2036 and 2039 with three […] The post HS2 reset appeared first on Rail Engineer .
Earthworks monitoring equipment has been installed in a cutting by the Mytholmes tunnel portal on the heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR). This is the DYWIDAG Smart Guard system which continuously monitors tilt detection to provide instant alerts with real-time camera alert confirmation. Alerts are transmitted on the low frequency 868MHz band which can […] The post DYWIDAG’s Worth…
On 28 April, the Science Museum’s Information Age Gallery hosted the launch of GBRX’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. This was opened by GBRX’s Managing Director Toufic Machnouk whose key message was that AI will not simply happen in the rail system as this requires the development of strategic capability and the creation of new […] The post GBRX launches its rail industry AI plan…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to dramatically change and improve society and railway engineering, but there are risks and hazards associated with its use. Like any tool, AI needs to be understood, deployed, and used by competent people. The first thing is to understand what AI is and is not. AI systems behave like […] The post Artificial Intelligence in Rail appeared first on Rail…
The rail industry faces many challenges with cyber security being one. With everything being increasingly connected, cyber security applies to all engineering disciplines and the risk of breaches could dramatically increase following the release of Claude Mythos. Claude Mythos is a very advanced AI cyber model which can find vulnerabilities in many systems – including […] The post Claude Mythos…
Nexus has been running the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years. The trains have changed, the stations have been modernised, and passenger expectations have shifted enormously. Now, the control technology running behind the scenes has caught up. There is a version of infrastructure renewal that gets a lot of attention. New trains, station […] The post Sella Controls renews the nerve centre of…
The drive towards electrification is creating new opportunities but also increases the complexity of infrastructure projects. New traction power systems, substations, protection equipment, and control systems must all work together seamlessly before a railway can enter service. Ensuring that happens safely and efficiently is at the heart of WJ Project Services. Established in 2007, the […] The…
