Topic: Digitalisation in rail

Freight train in Switzerland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Next step toward paperless freight traffic Europe

A next step towards paperless rail freight transport in Europe has been taken. On 12 March, the European Parliament proposed a new regulation for the digitalisation of electronic freight transport information. In simpler terms, this...Read more

19-03-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

British freight locomotive. Photo: Roger Carvell

Rail Freight Group urges government to fund digitalisation UK fleet

Rail Freight Group (RFG) urges the UK government to fund the fleet fitment of freight locomotives in order to realise its Digital Railway Strategy for the sector. “Without certainty of future funding, freight risks being...Read more

16-05-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Rail partners’ declaration on Digitalisation of Railways

A group of Europe’s most influential rail stakeholders and associations have collaborated to issue a declaration on the development of digital-based railways, calling on the European Commission to ‘uphold digitalisation’ as a key priority and...Read more

17-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Freight innovators celebrated at RailTech Europe 2017

The role of digitalisation in the freight sector was just one of the issues focused on at the successful RailTech Europe 2017 event in The Netherlands, which attracted more than 7,700 rail professionals. Predictive Maintenance of...Read more

06-04-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy