Tag: Rail
AtkinsRéalis appointed to design transformative Irish rail projects
DART+ expansion programme set to revolutionise public transport in the Greater Dublin area.
Jacobs gets key appointment on Long Island rail stations improvement project
A project to modernise aging infrastructure for three of New York City’s busiest stations will see Jacobs acting as programme management consultant.
Delhi Metro set to transform transit with BIM
Following its expansion, Delhi Metro will become one of the largest systems in the world. Using BIM will help to transform the operations of the new metro line.
All-island vision for a new age of rail in Ireland
Irish transport minister hails “the most ambitious vision for rail in a century, bringing us forward to a new age of rail”.
How digital shaped the ‘hotel on wheels’ redefining luxury train travel...
When train builder AFF wanted to speed up its processes, it turned to 3D modelling and digitalisation to shape a hotel train that is changing the future of boutique train travel in France. Maxime Thomas reports.
Protecting railways from climate-related costs and disruption
Railways cannot build climate change resilience without collaboration across, governments, businesses, and communities, say the authors of a new rail resilience framework.
Rail industry prepares for a new digital future
As more and more countries see investment in rail as key solution to achieving their net zero goals, leaders across the rail sector are tuning to digital solutions to meet the challenges they face.
How digital railway technologies help rail owners achieve sustainability goals
Trains are the future of sustainable transport and digitalising rail processes will accelerate the transition to greener operations, but there are many hurdles to overcome, writes Mark de Wolf.
New Beijing rail line reduces carbon emissions and improves resident convenience
Data analytics and a model-based approach to predict traffic patterns has led to optimal station placement and connections to other transportation modes in Beijing, explains Prathamesh Gawde of Bentley Systems.
Race to design and deliver Canada’s largest infrastructure project comes down...
Three consortia comprising nineteen high profile companies remain in contention for arguably Canada's largest ever infrastructure project - The High Frequency Rail Project.