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As the world increasingly looks to technology to deal with climate change, can railways use emerging Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to become a true zero-carbon form of travel?

Australia has embarked on the journey of an increased infrastructure spend, particularly throughout Victoria and New South Wales, with over a decade of work currently in the pipeline for the rail sector in these states.

The majority of Victoria’s railway which is used by nearly all passenger trains and most intra-state freight is broad-gauge (1600mm). However, there is also a separate standard-gauge (1435mm) network which runs through Victoria, used for inter-state freight and a handful of passenger services.

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) launched the Grand Central Madison (GCM) commuter rail terminal, an $11.1 billion, 700,000-sq ft station located below the historic Grand Central Terminal (GCT) in Manhattan midtown east.

Good practice dictates that rail projects should be built from a solid business case, robust requirements and lastly a level of operational acceptance, managed through to deliver on those needs and requirements that initiated the business case.

NRC continues to build a wide-ranging Railway Operational advisory capability across the Australian region in addition to its existing unique set of rail sector skills that support client needs in Government, Rail Operators, and private organisations.

Australia has ventured into a large amount of rail infrastructure projects aimed to improve the railway network and in turn, assist in shaping the future of the economy, businesses, country, and cities.

Network Rail Consulting features in the latest edition of The Chamber by the Australian British Chamber of Commerce

In the past decade, the Australian Railway industry has been experiencing change ranging...

A Case Study from the UK – A Matter of Survival in Today’s COVID-19 World.