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Train battery rapid charging (Rail Engineer)
“As the rail industry explores the use of battery-powered trains, there comes a need to consider how traction batteries are recharged and generally managed. Battery-powered trains are not new, there were various early examples. Experiments …
Continue readingHendy – Rail industry must relate to outside world (Rail Technology)
“The railway must be adaptable, relatable and must improve its planning processes in order to grow wider economic growth in the future, a report by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC) backed by Network Rail chair …
Continue readingHS2 seeks new station developers (Railway Technology)
“UK’s High Speed Two (HS2) has published details of contract opportunities for architects, designers and developers interested in the development of four new stations on the London to Birmingham high-speed railway line. The winning bidders …
Continue readingBombardier, Siemens talks to merge train operations (National Post)
“Siemens AG and Bombardier Inc. are in talks to combine their train operations, people familiar with the matter said, potentially creating a business that could better compete with rising competition from China. The proposed joint …
Continue readingDfT trials rail fare simplification (Railway Technology)
What’s in store for the UK’s big rail fare shake-up “The Department for Transport recently announced far-reaching changes to UK rail fares in an attempt to make it easier for passengers to buy the cheapest …
Continue readingLU orders Chinese wagons (Metro Report)
“Transport for London has awarded the CRRC Shandong subsidiary of Chinese rolling stock conglomerate CRRC a contract to supply wagons to support track renewal and maintenance activities on the London Underground network. The order confirmed …
Continue readingFriday Reading List – April 7
This is the next installment of our weekly Friday Reads post – listing some links and articles we’ve been reading at LR Towers. Also check out our Industry News posts, updated every weekday, with the …
Continue readingSlough International Freight Exchange appeal (Slough Observer)
Slough Freight Exchange (SIFE) decision goes to High Court “Goodman Logistics Development (UK) Ltd is asking a judge to order the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to reconsider its proposal for the …
Continue readingNR Timetable rewrite frees freight paths (Rail Technology)
“A massive timetabling change is being implemented on the rail network over the next two years by Network Rail, which will see 4,702 allocated freight paths per week be relinquished to free up capacity for …
Continue readingSheffield tram-train pilot testing starts (Rail Technology Mag)
“Testing has finally begun on the UK’s first tram-train vehicles which are expected to be rolled out onto the network in 2018. The pilot scheme marks the first count of tram-trains in the UK and …
Continue readingMicrogrid electricity rail network backup (Microgrid Knowledge)
“Amtrak is running ahead of schedule. The Washington, D.C.-based national train giant is one of the first transit systems to plan a community microgrid so that it can keep its operations running during power outages. …
Continue readingFriday Reading List – 31 March
As anyone looking to properly understand London’s transport needs and network knows, context, background and best-practice are important. As readers might imagine, behind the scenes here at LR Towers we thus spend a lot of …
Continue reading£6.5m on ill-fated tube-cleaning trains (Engineering & Technology)
“More than £6.5 million was spent by Transport for London (TfL) on its doomed tunnel-cleaning train project, it has been revealed. The scheme was first mooted six years ago by then Mayor of London Boris …
Continue readingTfL looking for South Ken tube refurb partner (Rail Technology Mag)
“The station, described as a “gateway” to one of London’s key cultural quarters, will receive a makeover, as commercial and retail units will be restored to enhance its heritage. Funding will also be provided to …
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