IRSE president outlines his vision for rail: to set the scene for this month's aspect signalling conference in London, the president of IRSE sets out his vision for rail transport and in particular signalling and telecommunications for the next 20 years.(Signalling/Train Control)

From: International Railway Journal | Date: March 1, 2006 | Copyright information

WHEN looking at the future, it seems always interesting--if not simply clever--to start by looking back for a while. Considering rail transport around the world, the facts show that the past 20-25 years (maybe a bit longer in Japan) have seen major changes.

There has been a massive expansion of inter-city high-speed rail transport. Trains are now operating at speeds of 250km/h or more in eight countries, with the Netherlands and Taiwan set to join the club in the next ye...

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