Articles in the March 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International magazine. Comment Smarter cities are on the move Analysis IHHA conference report Traffic rises on China’s railways Fourth Railway Package unveiled Infrastructure Running a railway at its limit Virgin Trains’ Chief Operating Officer Chris Gibb briefs Nick Kingsley on the findings of the West Coast South Reliability Report Develop a data spine to optimise maintenance Data spines could help to manage the interface between routine maintenance and infrastructure enhancement as well as tracking trends in asset degradation Benelux Two (and a half)’s company Plans to break up the SNCB holding group into two stand-alone companies have been approved by the Belgian government Rail-Tech Europe returns to Amersfoort Europoint’s trade fair and conference is being held at De Rijtuigenloos Reshaping a complex network The opening of the Hanze Line in the Netherlands has not yet brought significant journey time savings. Dr Harry Hondius investigates Interim service fills cross-border gap NS Hispeed and SNCB have reinstated loco-hauled trains following the withdrawal of V250 trainsets operating Fyra International services Mixed fortunes in the urban rail marketMetro and light rail developments are moving ahead in cities across Belgium and the Netherlands, although some schemes have been abandoned In focus Developing the high speed train of 2035 Researchers at Germany’s DLR institute are working up a commercially-viable high speed train design for the 2030s Interview Understanding railways as a system Interfleet Technology’s Managing Director David Rollin speaks to Chris Jackson about the company’s evolution and plans for future expansion In search of co-operation This year’s Sifer trade fair in Lille will focus on ‘co-operation for competitive advantage’ Forum People: CN and CP appoint senior managers Research & skills: Metro cars blown up to test bomb resilience Platform Dieter Sidetrack Viewpoint Andrew Benton reflects on China’s railway construction boom Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today! More...
