Empowering young people to undertake a 'Railway Erasmus' in other European countries and organising dedicated national rail curriculums across Europe, are some of the many recommendations outlined by the Skill Training Alliance For the Future European Rail System (STAFFER) project in its landmark report into preparing for future sector staffing needs whilst ending rail skills shortages.
Begoña Ramos, Managing Director of Alstom Ametsis, explains how a recent acquisition is enhancing Alstom's ability to offer more competitive FlexCare Sustain™ solutions for the repair and overhaul of braking systems.
Škoda Group has announces the certification and release of the first of its new national Class B Automatic Train Protection solutions, TBL1+, for vehicles operating on the Belgian National Rail network.
On October 10th, European passenger rail CEOs from the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) were hosted by Lithuanian Railways (LTG) in Vilnius for their annual high-level meeting to discuss their long-term vision for customers and passengers. Loreta Maskalioviene, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications, played a pivotal role in the meeting and offered valuable insights on the future of international passenger services and the critical need for investment in rail infrastructure.
Weekly, L'Oréal transports products to distribution centers and then transport by rail directly to Switzerland in its own rail siding. This enables around 90 percent reduced CO2 emissions with fewer empty runs & ramp contacts.