The electrification specialist unveiled the New Routemaster at the Euro Bus Expo this week. Developed in Norfolk, its hybrid drivetrain has been replaced with Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED), which uses 95% British-built components. Operated …
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Friday Reads – 14 April 2023
• Aviation industry awarded £18Bn in public finance since the Paris Agreement (DeSmog) • West London Orbital Overground line likely to get approval (IanVisits) • East Lancs Railway faces accusations in sacking of 10 year …
Continue readingBelgium to encourage night trains by covering energy, access charges (RailTech)
To encourage railway operators to run night trains to and from Belgium, the federal government wants to cover the costs of using the rail infrastructure and energy charges. A proposal for this that was submitted …
Continue readingFlexy, the road-rail solution that could revitalize local rail: Video (Movin’On)
More than 40% of the world’s population live in rural areas and the transformation of lifestyles and urban sprawl is leading to a constant new spread of housing, employment and service areas. The challenge for …
Continue readingThis is the lightest paint in the world (Wired)
An energy-saving coating needs no pigments, and it keeps the surface beneath it 30 degrees cooler. Debashis Chanda had trouble finding a physicist who could paint. The researchers in his nanoscience lab at the University …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 April 2023
• Blackfriars (road) Bridge repairs & history (BBC) • Southern Region Kent Electrification scheme 1958 film: Video (BennetBrookRy) • A spiral of motorway road signs at Somerset House (IanVisits) • New Yorkers are fed up …
Continue readingDead electric car batteries find 2nd life powering UK cities (NextCity)
What do you do with old EV batteries that are too weak to run a car? Connect them by the hundreds to power vital urban infrastructure. This story originally appeared in Reasons to be Cheerful. Last …
Continue readingGood Friday Reads – 7 April 2023
• ‘Women on the Footplate’ against unacceptable behaviour speech at Heritage Ry Conf 2021: Video (JoanneCrompton) • Wales launches 1st VivaRail Class 230 hybrid train into service (RailTechMag) • Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters …
Continue readingFast tunnel cleaning train developed for Helsinki Metro (MetroReport)
A wall-washing wagon has been produced which can cover 2 km of Helsinki metro tunnel during a single night shift. Continue reading
Continue readingSome questions on Stadler’s new day/night trains for Norway (JonWorth)
A few days ago it was announced that Stadler has won the contract to supply new long distance trains to Norway. The official press release from Norske Tog in Norwegian is here, and there are articles …
Continue readinghyperTunnel’s produces 1st robot built underground structure for Network Rail (RailwayNews)
British technology company, hyperTunnel has presented the world’s first underground structure constructed entirely by robots as part of an ongoing project for Network Rail. The underground structure was built at hyperTunnel’s R&D facility in the …
Continue readingOld Oak Common Station HS2, CrossRail, Overground design plans: Video (PermWayInst)
Old Oak Common Station HS2 PWI West of England Section meeting presentation on 8 March 2023.
Continue readingThe Flowering of Overground lines & colours – How Soon is Now?
In his 2021 London Mayoral Election Manifesto, Sadiq Khan proposed giving names (and potentially their own colours) to London Overground lines to give them a unique identity. “TfL’s London Overground network has grown considerably over …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 April 2023
• HS2 faces Euston tunnel dilemma after Euston station mothballed (NewCivilEng) • With EVs decreasing fuel duty, congestion & road user charges are the future (OnLondon) • Ingenious & life-enhancing tale of two new London …
Continue readingThe 2023 Accessible & Inclusive Transport Report (InnovateUK)
Greater accessibility and inclusion in transport has the power to be transformative for marginalised groups and communities across the UK. For innovators and companies, inclusive change leads to more sustainable, innovative and profitable business. With …
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