China have officially unveiled a new maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kph. This speed will make it the fastest land vehicle in the world. Using electr0-magnetic force the train can move without any contact between body and rail, creating an illusion of levitation.   https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/china-maglev-train-fastest-world-electro-magnetic-rail?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social_video&utm_term=&utm_content=23329_china_fastesttrain&utm_campaign=social_video_2022

Hitachi trains have begun to enter the global market as they make their trains available in the UK – the country that originally helped them build their trains.   https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Hitachi-trains-set-off-for-global-market-from-U.K.-birthplace-of-rail

The city of Doncaster is the centre of UK rail with the city having important connections in the road, rail, air and port industries and it is estimated that over 35 billion pounds is to be invested into the rail cluster within the next 15 years.   https://www.businessdoncaster.co.uk/key-sectors/rail/

Network Rail have officially begun working on the electrification on the Midland main line. This work is expected to be a foundation for overhead equipment powering electric trains. http://Next Phase of Electrification Begins on Midland Main Line    

‘There are two main drivers behind the strategic decision to adopt FRMCS’, explains Karsten Oberle, Head of the Rail Transportation Segment at Nokia. ‘The first is the overarching trend in the rail sector to push for digitalisation. The second is that the 2G technology behind GSM-R simply won’t be supported in any industry for much longer beyond what has been agreed by the industry. There certainly won’t be any further investment into 2G platforms by

The TSA have issued new cybersecurity requirements for railroads. In this article Roark Pollock talks about these requirements and what they actually mean.   https://www.cylus.com/post/tsa-issues-new-cybersecurity-requirements-for-railroads-what-does-this-mean

An interesting article by RazorSecure in which they write about segmentation and segregation and how they are important as a cyber security principle in the railway industry.   https://www.razorsecure.com/post/network-segmentation-segregation-for-the-rail-industry 

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