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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I enjoyed the company of UKRRIN DB Cargo RSSB and many others today at Birmingham University. They have the simulation of HS2 ! And they are helping SMEs to contribute to the fantastic contribution Rail Freight can make to UK decarbonation goal of ZERO by 2040. We must all contribute, collaborate, communicate and concentrate on the future of UKs target of leading the world on decarbonisation.  Please use this site to promote this.  Thanks 

Ustra has awarded CAF a contract to supply up to 275 TW4000 rail vehicles for the Stadbahn network by 2040   https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/hannovers-ustra-awards-275-lrv-framework-contract/62543.article