The BART to San Jose extension always had problems, but somehow things are getting worse. A month and a half ago, it was revealed that the projected cost of the 9.6-kilometer line had risen to $12.2 …
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China’s CRRC Train Manufacturer: Poor Quality, Late Deliveries, Cancelled Order (RailwayAge)
Almost 10 years ago, CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Company), the world’s largest rail rolling stock and railcar components company, a Chinese Communist Party SOE (State-Owned Enterprise), set forth a grand strategy to dominate the …
Continue readingThe History, & Future, of Trolleybuses in Germany (polisMOBILITY)
Until a few years ago, electric buses were a rarity in German mass transit. At the beginning of the millennium, they still existed in three cities: Eberswalde, Esslingen and Solingen. Since the end of the …
Continue readingTfL investing £150m for tech capable of enforcing pay-per-mile road charging (CarWow)
TfL) is investing £150 million into a new platform for existing road user charging schemes, such as ULEZ, and it’ll have the capability to enforce pay-per-mile road charging in the future. A new platform for …
Continue readingOptimism about New York Subway Construction Costs? (PedObservations)
This year, there have been some positive signs about things changing in New York on subway construction – and yet, I’m uncertain about them. There are some signs that construction costs for Second Avenue Subway …
Continue readingWho owns the trains? ROSCOs & their repatriated profits (RailwayTechnology)
All three rolling stock companies, or ROSCOs, have parent companies in low-tax jurisdictions. In the realm of British rail transportation, a curious financial arrangement defines the landscape of locomotives hurtling across England, Scotland, and Wales. …
Continue readingTech to tackle train surfers & cycle thieves (RailBusinessUK)
The Docklands Light Railway is to be equipped with technology which can detect ‘train surfers’ illegally clinging to the back of its automated trains or between vehicles. The system is being deployed by Telent, which has extensive …
Continue readingFirst battery trains in passenger service in Germany (UrbanTransportMag)
Innovative technology along with even more climate protection and greater comfort and convenience for passengers – regional rail transport on Network 8 (“Ortenau”) is rising to a new level on April 8, 2024. Today’s the day the first four …
Continue readingVaramis Rail’s converted cargo train demonstrator at Liverpool Street Station (IanVisits)
A passenger train without any seats recently called at Liverpool Street. It’s not a trial of a new standing-only train, but a way of delivering cargo freight into city centres. Delivering freight into towns by …
Continue readingCould battery trains decarbonise a third of the UK rail network? (IMechE)
A third of the UK rail network does not need to be electrified to reach net zero, and could instead be decarbonised with battery trains. That is the claim of a new report published last week (11 …
Continue readingMassive night train orders for 6 European operators from 3+ manufacturers (Mediarail Rail)
Six countries – or rather six operators – in Europe are investing in new night trains by purchasing new rolling stock. Most of the projects are located in the eastern and northern half of Europe. …
Continue readingVenture Capital Firms Shift to Green Infrastructure (PedestrianObservations)
Several Bay Area major venture capital firms announce that they will shift their portfolios toward funding physical green infrastructure, including solar and wind power generation, utility lines, hydroelectric dams, environmental remediation projects for dams, and …
Continue readingNew electrolytes to power supercapacitors and redox flow batteries for light rail (RailwayTechnology)
Companies in the rail sector are actively working on decarbonisation and transitioning to renewable energy sources. But many of the new technologies that are being developed can be too expensive to be viable, or even …
Continue readingLeicester is making real-time bus information accessible for all (CitiesToday)
Waiting at a bus stop and wondering if your bus is on time, whether it’s the next one coming, or how many minutes away it is can cause many of us to be anxious. For …
Continue readingWherefore art thou Nightstar? Thou hast been a Ghost Train – The Nightstar Renaissance
What may this mean.That thou, dead corse, again, in complete steel,Revisit’st thus the glimpses of the moon. Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4 To Sleeper Train, Perchance to Dream of Europe In the late 1980s a …
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