Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau | Issue Int. Edition 1/2018
Rail is an efficient mode of transport with massive future potential
Dear readers, Realisable and rapidly visible innovations are critical to the survival of the rail system as it competes with other modes of transport. To play an appropriate role in future mobility, it has to succeed with ambitious projects in collaboration with innovative operating companies, both in the main-line rail sector and in local urban transport, as well as being quick to go in totally new directions in freight transportation. Of course, this is all happening against the backdrop of the general trend towards digitalisation and networking of all modes of transport....