In a modern train such as the SNG (CAF Civity-platform) of the Dutch railway company NS, there are thousands of sensors that collect billions of pieces of data every day. Besides allowing trains to run …
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Berlin ending inductive-charge electric buses (UrbanTransport)
The electric bus operations on Berlin’s route 204 (Zoo – Südkreuz) were discontinued after a testing period of four years. The four Solaris Urbino 12 were equipped with inductive charging modules, to recharge the onboard …
Continue readingUK e-van startup out of stealth (Wired)
Hyundai and Kia announced Thursday that they are investing $111.5 million in Arrival, a startup British automaker building electric delivery vans. The three companies will jointly develop vehicles and share know-how as Arrival scales up …
Continue readingULEZ van scrappage payment doubled (AirQuality)
Payments for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) van scrappage scheme will double to £7,000, after a poor take up of the initial offer. According to the London Evening Standard, just £2.3m of the £28m …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 January 2020
• Toxic brake dust could be causing ‘London throat’ (BBC) • Euston Taxi Rank Part 2 – conversion to HS2 space (HydeParkNow) • The second King’s Cross Station that never was (Londonist) • Amsterdam tests …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 January 2020
• Part time step-free access on Waterloo & City line (StepFreeLondon) • 1947 Map of London trolleybus and tram-routes (MappingLondon) • Making public transit fairer to women requires data (Wired) • Parisian transport developments planned …
Continue readingSupercapacitor hybrid buses reduce emissions (RailwayGazette)
POLAND: Solaris has won an order to supply Ząbkowice Śląskie with seven Urbino 12 buses equipped with supercapacitor energy storage and an engine control system designed to reduce emissions at bus stops. The vehicles will …
Continue reading3D printing in railway sector (RailwayTechnology)
Companies in the railway industry have started adopting 3D printing technologies to carry out production and maintenance work. How effective is this technology and to what extent is it supporting the industry? Stefanie Brickwede, head …
Continue readingCan railways collaborate to counter the Amazon Effect? (Railway-Tech)
The freight rail industry in North America finds itself at a crossroads. Where it chooses to go from here will define whether it can address a host of 21st-century challenges, and potentially impact future relationships …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 January 2020
• TfL & Santander reach 87m bike hires since 2010 launch (IntelTransport) • We need a new Treaty of Ghent to remove cars from cities (TreeHugger) • Swedish car separating device documentary trailer (TheLocal) • …
Continue readingLogistics e-vans can improve air quality (NavigantResearch)
Traffic congestion is a significant concern for many urban centers. Much of this congestion can be attributed to growing urban population and density, combined with rising vehicle miles traveled due to increased rideshare use (Lyft and Uber) and …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 January 2020
• New diesel cars even dirtier due to loophole (AirQuality) • Alternative approaches to cooling the Tube (RailMag) • The sad fate of Brunel’s innovative Canal Bridge (HydeParkNow) • The fashion of Bristol Temple Meads …
Continue readingHow electric vehicles can keep the lights on (WorldResources)
In 2016, the U.S. Air Force offered a vision of the future for the transportation and energy sectors when the Los Angeles Air Force Base became the first federal facility to replace its entire ground …
Continue readingFirst rail energy storage project approved (ARES)
Advanced Rail Energy Storage, LLC (ARES) announced that its proposed commercial-scale gravity-based rail energy storage project has been granted a right-of-way lease by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). Once operational, the 50-megawatt project will …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 January 2020
• Why were trolleybuses ever scrapped? (BBC) • Five crowdfunding rail projects from around the world (FutureRail) • Electric vehicles aren’t as green as presumed (CBC) • The car economy costs Massachusetts billions (BostonGlobe) • …
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