In 2018, my colleague Dr Anna Fraszczyk and I conducted a study on why higher education, rail focussed courses, or subjects within these courses, are not offered in an online format. With the vast knowledge base of rail industry academics, experts and specialists across the world, we found there are limited courses offered online. Our
A new eLearning course on ‘The Future of Transport Systems’, delivered by University of Leeds (UK), is available via FutureLearn platform now. The course discusses the current state of transport as well as future challenges and more specific topics, related to for example highway infrastructure design or careers in the transport sector. The course is
FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) is the future worldwide telecommunicationsystem designed by UIC, in close cooperation with the different stakeholders from the rail sector, as the successor of GSM-R but also as a key enabler for rail transport digitalisation. This conference will be a unique opportunity to know about the current status of FRMCS
Switzerland will become the first European country to test the Hyperloop technology. Non-profit research institute EuroTube together with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and canton Valais will construct the three-kilometre trial track. The works are expected to start in the second half of 2019. The test track section will be set up in the Collombey-Muraz commune
Governments have adopted a robust set of guidelines for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. The implementation of the agreement will benefit people from all walks of life, especially the most vulnerable. The agreed ‘Katowice Climate Package’ is designed to operationalize the climate change regime contained in the Paris Agreement. Under the auspices
Official launch event of Rail Freight Forward and departure of Noah’s Train On 14 December in Katowice, Rail Freight Forward, a coalition of rail freight companies and federations from across Europe, committed to help save up to 290 million tons of C02 transport emissions over the next decade. With 275 million tons of C02 emissions
