Shortly before the beginning of the new year, the European Commission launched the website of the European Year of Rail 2021. The initiative places the train in the spotlight as a smart and sustainable means of transport. In the Year of Rail, milestones are set for increasing the market share of rail transport, and contributing
On January 3, the first female metro driver since several decades ran a metro train on the Filyovskaya line in Moscow. For women, it was impossible to get hired as a metro driver since the 80’s. A controversial governmental resolution prohibited it along with 355 other professions, and that resolution has been replaced by one
TRAINing S.r.l., Venice, Italy Railway Training Centre recognised by the Italian NSA Contact: info@trainingsrl.it www.trainingsrl.it Abstract With No. 2012/4 ANSF [1] Decree coming into effect, as referred to in No. 2012/1 ANSF Directive, all Italian Railway Undertakings (RUs) and Infrastructure Managers (IMs) must rearrange the contents of the pre-existing set of rules within their own Safety
