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GCRE & Mavin Powercube partner for groundbreaking rail innovation site in Wales

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) teams up with Mavin Powercube to incorporate a customised Powercube into their South Wales rail innovation site.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Purple Transform gains Innovate UK funding for suicide risk detection AI

Purple Transform secures funding from Innovate UK to develop AI models that identify individuals at risk of suicide on railways.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Oct 2023

Global Stories

Railway stories

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Digital systems running India's DFC cannot afford to fail

A key challenge for the DFC was the need to integrate modern technology and systems to ensure seamless and efficient operations.

By Lin Hoe Foong • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2023

Gaming

Game review: Sweet Transit (PC Steam early access)

Team 17's Sweet Transit invites players to build a thriving colony in a world whereby trains are the only form of transport.

By Darren Price • 7 min read • Tue, 16th Aug 2022

Stories from Other Regions

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Partner Programmes

Certis Australia partners with G:link to improve experiences

Integrated security provider, Certis Australia, has announced a new strategic partnership with the Gold Coast Light Rail, also known as G:link.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Oct 2023

Urban Planning

Wellington hosts rail conference

Passenger rail could cut emissions and widen access, but chronic underinvestment and patchy national coordination still hold New Zealand back.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2023

Firewalls

Pacific National partner Fortinet, Ip.Glass securing assets

Pacific National safeguards critical infrastructure in Australia while boosting secure network access for reliable operations with Fortinet and Ip.Glass.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd May 2023

Supply Chain

What Budget 2022 means for rail

Budget 2022 will fund ageing locomotives and tracks, but critics say it largely brings New Zealand rail up to where it should already be.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd May 2022

Clean technologies

Why $55 billion is not enough for New Zealand’s transport

Funding will still fall short of fixing decades of underinvestment, with experts warning roads and rail need more to meet safety and climate goals.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Sep 2020

Urban Planning

The promise of reformed policies will advance infrastructure projects

Transport industry groups say decades of stop-start planning could end if National’s $31 billion road and rail programme goes ahead.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2020

Supply Chain

Regional Freight Hub site revealed

The site could draw USD $2 billion to USD $4 billion in logistics investment and ease freight congestion around Palmerston North.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 5th Jul 2020

Supply Chain

How KiwiRail will spend its $1.2b rail investment

Better freight services and more reliable trains are set to follow, as the funding also covers new ferries and ageing locomotives.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 18th May 2020

Supply Chain

Rail’s big comeback

Long-term upgrades to tracks, trains and ferries could finally be unlocked as the government shifts rail funding away from annual budget battles.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Jan 2020

Housing

Where is the government’s $12b infrastructure investment going?

Contractors still need project-by-project details, with major transport work due to wind down within 18 months and risking industry capacity gaps.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Dec 2019

Supply Chain

Should Auckland’s port relocate to Northland?

Auckland could gain valuable waterfront land and Northland secure a major jobs boost if the freight port is shifted, but the bill is likely to run to billions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Oct 2019