From 1 January 2018, all new black cabs will have to be battery-powered electric models by law as part of TfL’s effort to reduce toxic pollution from diesel engines. Transport for London is spending £18m …
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Good vibrations (Rail Engineer)
“Wheelsets and their axle journal bearings are expensive ‘consumables’ on rail vehicles. Employing preventative maintenance regimes that make use of time or mileage drivers for the replacement for items that aren’t necessarily broken is wasteful …
Continue readingFriday Reads – June 9, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at goodreads@box5466.temp.domains. Mail Rail ride & Postal Museum opening 28 July 2017 (Postal Museum) TfL contactless bottles …
Continue readingTram heads up display (Rail Engineer)
Head’s up, hands on Ecovigidrive has developed a system to improve the concentration and performance (eco-driving) of tram and light rail vehicle (LRV) drivers. Led by Alstom, together with a cluster of partners, this collaborative …
Continue readingTramlink speed monitoring systems sought (Metro Report)
Transport for London has begun early market engagement for the potential retrofitting of automated vehicle speed monitoring and driver vigilance devices to the Tramlink light rail fleet. This follows a fatal accident on November 8 …
Continue readingTrain cab simulator systems (Rail Engineer)
Train Cab Simulator Systems have developed rather a lot, and whilst they usually no longer require the full motion experience, they have developed in ways that were unimaginable back then. It is no longer a …
Continue readingHeathrow T1 Contents sale (Londonist)
For Sale: The Entire Contents Of Heathrow Terminal 1 “(15+) Kilometers of Stainless Hand and Foot rail systems”. “(11) Luggage Reclaim Carousels”. “(4,000+) Airport Seats”. “(5) Complete Airbridges (In storage)”. So reads the inventory for …
Continue readingDiving into the Fleet Part 5: The Canary Wharf Years
Competition between the City and Canary Wharf, Conservative party politics and the rise and fall of one of the world’s largest property developers all helped define the Jubilee line as we know it today. Jonathan …
Continue readingUK govt sued 3rd time for diesel pollution (Guardian)
“Environmental lawyers are taking the government to the high court for a third time in a bid to remove “major flaws” from minister’s plans to tackle the UK’s illegal levels of air pollution. “ClientEarth has …
Continue readingFriday Reads – June 2, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at goodreads@box5466.temp.domains. How London can cut air pollution – CityMetric Tunnel boring machine display in Westminster – …
Continue readingGovernment backs down on Network Rail cash raid (Transport Network)
The Government has backtracked over a threat to put £1.8bn from a sale of Network Rail assets towards cutting the deficit. However, the infrastructure operator could still be forced to cut maintenance work and drop …
Continue readingPlans for WiFi in Underground tunnels (E&T)
Tube trains running on the London Underground could soon get mobile signal coverage in the carriage under plans being drawn up by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. People can already access the internet through their phone …
Continue readingHacking the railway (Rail Engineer)
“The recent attacks on computer networks at health locations in Britain, Russia’s interior ministry, the Spanish telecom giant Telefonica and the US delivery firm FedEx, as well as organisations in Sweden, Germany and around the …
Continue readingSelf-driving buses ahead of self-driving cars (New York Times)
Excerpts: “The coming age of driverless cars has typically centered on Silicon Valley highfliers like Tesla, Uber and Google, which have showcased their autonomous driving technology in luxury sedans and sport utility vehicles costing $100,000 …
Continue readingPassenger night trains in Europe – report (Railway Gazette)
A report produced by consultancy Steer Davies Gleave with support from Politecnico di Milano looks at the future of night train services. “Passenger night trains in Europe: the end of the line?” looks in detail …
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