13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (636+ words) This year, the annual technical tour organised by the IMech E's Railway Division started in Belfast on Saturday 2 May. This eight-day tour visited sites of interest in Ireland before taking a ferry from Cork to Britanny to see three quite…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago  (646+ words) The rail industry faces many challenges with cyber security being one. With everything being increasingly connected, cyber security applies to all engineering disciplines and the risk of breaches could dramatically increase following the release of Claude Mythos. Claude Mythos is…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1139+ words) The drive towards electrification is creating new opportunities but also increases the complexity of infrastructure projects. New traction power systems, substations, protection equipment, and control systems must all work together seamlessly before a railway can enter service. Ensuring that happens…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (398+ words) Network Rail's Brian Whitney, engineering expert for track and S&C, is a familiar face at the event. His long-term ambition has been to build enough confidence in data gathered by specialist measurement plant that repairs can be ordered immediately,…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (744+ words) Nexus has been running the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years. The trains have changed, the stations have been modernised, and passenger expectations have shifted enormously. Now, the control technology running behind the scenes has caught up. Why it…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (687+ words) The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) will hold its 2026 Convention in Helsinki, Finland from 25 to 29 May 2026. Held every two years, this year's convention returns to Europe having been held in Toronto, Canada in 2024. The Finnish rail community is looking…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (430+ words) A 1. 5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the charity Canal & River Trust, recently reopened to the public seven days ahead of schedule after HS2 engineers successfully launched a 130-metre-long steel bridge into position over the canal. The launch…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (392+ words) The need for resignalling is driven by the age and approaching obsolescence of parts of the system and will thus improve reliability and release selected critical spares for other places. The final control area is illustrated in Figure 1 together with…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (257+ words) Graeme Bickerdike reflects on the structures great and small " captured in his new book " that still grace Britain's landscape long after their last train departed. These stories are embedded in the 200-year social history of Britain's railway network and told…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (730+ words) The well-known seawall along Dawlish Warren often features in the national press following storm damage and disruption to rail services. In 2014, the railway here was closed for two months following a breach of the seawall and also a serious landslip…...