The August 2025 edition of the EU-Rail Newsletter is now live. This issue highlights key topics, including the...
EU-Rail August 2025 Newsletter
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Transforming rail freight through digitalisation and automation
At the crossroads of Europe’s twin goals of reducing carbon emissions and increasing competitiveness is rail freight. That’s because, according to the European Environment Agency, a freight train emits an average of 24 grams of greenhouse gases per ton transported and...
In search of more efficient braking systems
Developed over almost two centuries, railway braking systems must be reliable, safe and perform well. Brakes are safety critical, so their design and homologation are highly regulated and standardised. However, this means that railway operators often hesitate to...
Optimising the rail track system
Existing track systems (namely ballast tracks in Europe) struggle to keep up with ongoing increases in operational traffic, demand for reliability and lifecycle cost (LCC), and the need to decrease noise and vibrations. This is exacerbated by the fact that the...
Keeping trains, track and infrastructure in tip-top condition
Keeping trains, track and infrastructure in tip-top condition Maintenance is key to ensuring that European railways remain safe, reliable and efficient. However, the costs of maintaining and renewing the continent’s rail infrastructure each year come to more than €25...
Eco-friendly HVAC units look to keep rail cool
As temperatures rise, so too does our dependence on air conditioning. The problem is that conventional heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, which use artificial refrigerants, produce climate change causing greenhouse gases. Answering this problem...