Dear Sir Richard,  Congratulations on receiving approval from the UK’s rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), to start running Virgin Trains se

Breathtaking AI-generated images of a ‘new panoramic Northern Lights night train’ have been doing the rounds online. They’re striking, highly shareable, and almost believable. But in exclu...

Newsroom, February 27, 2026: Indian Railways unveiled the RailTech Portal as part of a new Rail Tech Policy to boost innovation. The platform allows startups, innovators, and institutions to submit detailed proposals digitally in a single-stage process. It targets areas like AI for safety features such as elephant intrusion detection, fire alerts in coaches, drone-based rail checks, and obstruction sensing in fog along with solar integration and better cleaning systems. The policy offers up to 50% funding for development costs and promises large-scale orders for successful solutions. This shift simplifies vendor processes and focuses on trials and adoption, aligning with the "52 Reforms in 52 Weeks" initiative.