Neowin News Feed for: Trains

Age is just a number for 30-year-old Windows 3.11 still powering German high-speed trains

Martin Hodás — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:18:01 +0000

Legacy software is still a thing. At least on German railroads, where a Microsoft operating system from the early nineties still helps run the business. Although not a very timely one. Read more...

France's state-owned railway company to run high-speed driverless trains by 2023

Paul Hill — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:52:01 +0000

France's state-owned rail company SNCF is looking to replace its train drivers with an automated system. The new trains will be able to detect objects on the tracks to prevent accidents. Read more...

Official National Rail Enquiries app comes to Windows Phone in the UK

Andy Weir — Fri, 15 May 2015 13:24:01 +0000

After being available for iOS and Android for some time, the official National Rail Enquiries app is now available for Windows Phone, with a wide range of features to help you navigate the network. Read more...

Free Wi-Fi is coming to train services across England and Wales by 2017

Andy Weir — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:20:01 +0000

The UK government is spending £47.8m to bring fast, reliable and free Wi-Fi to trains in five rail franchise areas across England and Wales - including the new TSGN super-franchise - from 2017. Read more...

UK rail network to get free, faster Wi-Fi on trains

Andy Weir — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:40:42 +0000

Around £90m is to be invested into improving Wi-Fi on board trains, with plans for more reliable connections at speeds up to ten times faster than at present, with free access for all passengers. Read more...

London Underground stations to display World Cup scores on train departure boards

Andy Weir — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:04:02 +0000

Transport for London has teamed up with ESPNFC to bring World Cup news, results and score updates to train departure and information boards across the Underground network, beginning this Thursday. Read more...