All articles by Patrick Kingsland

Split ticketing: inside Loco2’s new Pricehack technology

They spend a higher proportion of their wages on rail travel than most other workers in Europe, according to campaign…
3D printing in the railway sector with Deutsche Bahn

They remain on the tracks for decades, travelling at high speeds and carrying different kinds of cargo - from humans…
The high-speed rail projects giving Thailand’s whole economy a boost

Of the emerging markets that still set investors’ pulses racing, Thailand “is not”, said the Economist in a recent assessment…
Artemis: new tech cuts fuel emissions on trains

“Let’s raise our ambitions for a cleaner, greener railway”. Those were the words of the UK’s transport minister Jo Johnson,…
Seatfrog: the new app that lets passengers bid for rail tickets

In their previous jobs, Ian Griffin and his two colleagues travelled a lot, but rarely in comfort. With a combined…

Training firefighters for rail disasters

A decade ago few would have believed it. Now, thanks to a boom in shale gas, US oil output is…
Will maglev ever become mainstream?

Potential of Maglev Technology in Mainstream Rail Transport In 1984, the world’s first commercial, magnetic levitated train began operations at…