The collaboration between Rapido and IndoFast Energy promises to facilitate the deployment of 10,000 Piaggio electric three-wheelers with swappable batteries across India. Leading Indian ride-hailing platform Rapido has announced a joint venture between IndianOil and …
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The Growing & Greening of Stockholm Central Station (RailwayTechnology)
Stockholm Central Station is facing its biggest challenge since opening in 1871. Sweden’s largest transportation hub handles 230,000 people daily and 200 million journeys a year. Increasingly outgrowing its original design, action is now needed …
Continue readingUnderground climate change damaging city foundations (E+T)
Climate change could be having significant effects below the Earth’s surface that are only just starting to receive the attention they warrant. Warnings about the possible consequences of climate change tend to focus on the …
Continue readingHow do Solar Railways Work? Green Light for Swiss Pilot Project (Euronews)
After long delays, the removable PV system will finally be tested on a western track next spring. Solar panels are set to be rolled out “like carpet” on railway tracks in Switzerland in a world-first. …
Continue readingRailway Interiors – Next Generation Fleets Part 2
In The Lost Art of Passenger Comfort & Good Design – Railway Interiors Part 1, we looked at individual components and functionalities of train interiors – from seats, layout, information displays, and storage spaces, down …
Continue readingProject to utilise muons to assess integrity of aging transport infrastructure (TheEngineer)
Glasgow University’s Dr David Mahon has received £459,000 from UKRI’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to support the project, which aims to reduce the cost and environmental impact of repairs to road and rail bridges by enabling …
Continue readingAmtrak Miami station agreement torpedoed: Analysis (Trains)
How much money Amtrak was willing to pay and the Florida Department of Transportation was willing to accept for use of the Miami Intermodal Center headhouse was apparently the main sticking point in a years-long …
Continue readingFoundations Complete for HS2’s Old Oak Common Station (RailUK)
The foundations for Britain’s newest high-speed railway station have been completed at Old Oak Common in London, marking a significant step forward for the HS2 project. The 850-metre-long underground station base, which will house six …
Continue readingManhattan New Rail Tunnel Project awarded (TunnellingJournal)
New York’s Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners has today awarded the contract for the Manhattan Tunnel Project to Frontier-Kemper-Tutor-Perini JV and authorized the notice to proceed with construction. Construction of this portion of …
Continue readingUK Ferry Market Survey (DiscoverFerries)
This survey is sponsored by Discover Ferries, the representative body for all major UK passenger ferry lines. The aim of the survey is to help the industry understand its passengers’ needs in order to improve …
Continue readingNew, stronger batteries to boost Seattle’s trolley bus fleet (MetroMatters)
Electric trolleys are Metro’s original zero-emission fleet. Our 174 “trackless trolleys” are preparing to get a power boost that will increase their ability to travel farther off wire and prepare them for continued service to …
Continue readingDanish Track to be Upgraded for Heavier Battery Trains (RailwayGazette)
Infrastructure manager Banedanmark is to undertake track renewals on the 67 km route between Skjern and Holstebro to facilitate the introduction of Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery trains, which will have a higher axle load than the current diesel …
Continue readingSwitzerland authorizes removable Photo Voltaic panels between railway track (PVMagazine)
Swiss startup Sun-ways is planning to build a 18 kW pilot PV system between the racks of a 100m linear section of a railway line in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. Switzerland’s Federal Office of …
Continue readingCaltrain’s new electric train line is more efficient than expected (MassTransit)
Caltrain is reporting that its new electric trains are outperforming the agency’s original projects. Announced during the monthly board of directors meeting, the agency reported that regenerative braking on the new trains is generating and sending back …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 February 2025
• This Cyclist has Gotten 1000s of Motorists Fined for Dangerous Driving: Video (Streetsblog) • The Future of the NYC Second Ave Subway: Video (TransitTalk) • Full size Brick Train sculpture in Darlington (Colossal) • …
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