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RSS train railTube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News The report adds the government is looking at "cost-effective" ways to support railway rollouts - with one possible option being to make high-speed broadband services part of the rail franchise requirements for... [17 Jun 2009]
Catherine Doran
CIO Profile Since becoming director of corporate development in October 2008, Catherine Doran has taken charge of a programme to transform the way Network Rail operates, which will support a £35bn revamp and expansion of the UK's... [02 Jun 2009]
Avaya Case Study: CSX
White Paper CSX turned to Avaya and DiVitas, an Avaya DevConnect partner, to help the freight-rail giant reduce cellular calling costs and eliminate multiple handsets used by train operations personnel who roam the... [23 Apr 2009]
Fujitsu lands £13m rail info contract
News Under the deal, Fujitsu will continue to run Atoc's Rail Journey Information Service. The service forms the IT systems underpinning the Rail Enquiry Service and is also used by the 22 Atoc members and... [03 Dec 2008]
Free wi-fi steams into St Pancras
News Rail travellers rejoice: free wi-fi is now available at St Pancras International, giving the 45 million commuters who annually pass under its red brick arches an excuse to stay a while and maybe even splash out at the... [06 Aug 2008]
64-Bit Compute Cluster Performs Crash Analysis, Aides in Safety Compliance
White Paper Bombardier is using high-performance computing (HPC) to perform comprehensive rail-vehicle crash analysis. Based in Kassel, Germany, Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest providers of fleet services,... [03 Jul 2008]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News Catherine Doran Network Rail We need to find new ways to bring the drive for skills into every workplace and to every worker, which is why we are consulting on a new right for workers to request time to... [19 Jun 2008]
Free wi-fi arrives in York station
News Station manager and train operator National Express East Coast has introduced free wireless internet across most of the station, which is used by more than 10 million rail passengers per year. Travellers... [13 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News It will allow rail passengers to link train tickets to smart cards or to Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phones, such as the Nokia 6131. The Department for Transport is demanding... [04 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment I'm surprised BAA didn't take a leaf out of the rail industry's book. Before St Pancras International rail station was opened; three or four days were devoted to testing all the systems and processes,... [03 Apr 2008]
French National Railway Connects With Customers on the Desktop
White Paper SNCF (Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer), France's national railway company, is charged with operating freight and passenger rail services, including the TGV high-speed passenger train service. With... [18 Jan 2008]
Eurostar links up with UK train operators
News International train company Eurostar has linked its online ticket service with seven UK rail operators, making it easier for customers to book tickets for travel to Europe. The project has taken 18... [04 Jan 2008]
GNER unveils online ticketing
News GNER customers can currently buy train tickets from thetrainline.com but the rail operator has decided to offer its own online ticketing system to complement it. Rail operator GNER has... [09 Nov 2007]
ATOC Drives Revenue for UK Rail Industry
White Paper The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) in the UK wanted a new National Reservations Service (NRS) to deliver enhanced levels of service to customers and operational benefits to Britain's 26... [06 Nov 2007]
Photos: High-tech London St Pancras on track
Photo The station is the final element in the High Speed 1 rail link project which was initiated by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act in 1996.silicon.com went along to the station a month before its official... [08 Oct 2007]
