Alstom and Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) have presented a new battery-powered train for operation on the Chemnitz-Leipzig line in Central Saxony, Germany. This unit is one of eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains that have been ordered …
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Carcroft Common agreed as site to build Airlander 10 airship (TheEngineer)
Carcroft Common in Doncaster has been agreed as the site for Hybrid Air Vehicles to build Airlander 10 aircraft at a rate of up to 24 units per year. Hybrid Air Vehicles will now work …
Continue readingAre long-haul electric trucks a viable alternative to diesel trucks? (Transport&Environment)
This study investigates the feasibility of long-haul electric truck (e-truck) adoption as a competitive alternative to diesel trucks from a truck carrier’s point of view, which can shed light on policy to boost e-truck adoption …
Continue readingTire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics: Study (TheDrive)
Researchers say tire emissions pose a threat to global health, and EVs could make the problem worse. When contemplating the emissions from road vehicles, our first thought is often about the various gases coming out of the …
Continue readingNetwork Rail steps back from geofencing over safety fears (The Register)
Network Rail has become the latest company to flag the risks of smart technology implementations despite receiving a safety award for geofencing applications. Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult were given the award at an industry event …
Continue readingSpanish gauge-changing technology to integrate Ukrainian railways with Europe (RailwaySupply)
The Spanish railway infrastructure operator, Adif, and Ukrzaliznytsia will develop a pilot project using the technology for automatically adjusting the gauge of freight wagons to different tracks for western transitions, this is reported by the …
Continue reading$16bn New York City tunnel learning from London tunnel projects (NewCivilEng)
A key member of the newly formed project team set to build the $16bn (£13bn) Hudson Tunnel Project has said how early designs and plans for the scheme are taking learnings from similar tunnelling projects …
Continue readingTunnelling to Euston HS2 station to start next year (Building)
HS2 is hoping to start tunnelling work from Old Oak Common station to the mothballed Euston station next year. A team featuring Costain, Skanska and Austrian firm Strabag has begun work to tunnel the route …
Continue readingHow the e-scooter ban has changed mobility in Paris (CitiesToday)
Six months on from its landmark vote to ban shared e-scooters, Cities Today spoke with Paris’ Shared Mobility Manager, Natalia Ciciarello, about the impact the decision has had and how the city is now dealing …
Continue readingThird rail or batteries could replace Southern diesel trains on a couple of lines (RailBusinessUK)
Govia Thameslink Railway is unable to commit to decarbonisation of its operations unless Network Rail and the Department for Transport agree to fund and implement alternatives to diesel operation on the un-electrified Ashford – Hastings …
Continue readingEuropean rail freight to see major changes in 2024 (Trains)
Europe’s biggest rail freight companies are facing major challenges in 2024, despite efforts by politicians to encourage more freight movement by rail and less by road. In some countries, new ownership or new companies are …
Continue readingNew eBRT2030 publication lays out electric bus rapid transit future innovation (UITP)
By the turn of the 21st century, already 25 cities globally had implemented BRT systems. Fast forward to 2022, and worldwide there are 191 cities with operating BRT systems, with 76 BRTs opening in the …
Continue readingA new signalling system for the New York Subway (RailTech)
The New York City subway system is getting a makeover. Specifically, a team composed of Nordic Signals and two major US-based engineering companies is in the process of helping the MTA replace the old signalling …
Continue readingMuch Ado about Level Boarding: TfL & UK Urban Rail (Part 1)
In February 2024, TfL announced its Equity in Motion plan to create a fair and inclusive transport network, with over 80 measures to make London transport more accessible. The plan sets out how the transport …
Continue readingTackling the Tube’s Roar: TfL’s battle against tube tunnel noise (IanVisits)
Transport for London (TfL) is exploring new ideas to reduce screeching noise from trains inside tube tunnels. Most of the noise comes from wear and tear on the top of the rail where the surface …
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