• Underground staff problems cause large rise in step-free suspensions (DisabilityNews) • The unbuilt Tube station at Mount Pleasant: video (JagoHazzard) • Inside the ghost pod metro of Paris: video (TimTraveller) • The NYC Subway …
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Who learns from whomst? (PedestrianObsv)
My interactions with Americans in the transit industry, especially mainline rail, repeatedly involve their telling me personally or in their reports that certain solutions are impossible when they in fact happen every day abroad, usually …
Continue readingEuropean night trains overview & trends (RailTech)
Night trains are making a comeback in Europe. Plans for a Trans Europ Express 2.0, further expansions of RegioJet and Snälltåget and the founding of several new night train start-ups show there is no doubt …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 October 2022
• Bond Street Elizabeth Line station now opening October 24 (RailwayTechnology) • Byford states driverless Tube trains ruled out by City Hall (EnfieldDispatch) • TfL to restart schemes to improve London active travel infrastructure (IntelligentTransport) …
Continue readingJR Central battery-hybrid trainsets enter service (RailwayGazette)
Central Japan Railway has launched its Series HC85 hybrid multiple-units on Limited Express services between Nagoya and Takayama. Branded on this route as Hida, the trains will also be deployed on Nanki Limited Express services between Nagoya, Shingu and …
Continue readingBank Station used novel solution to intercept foundation pile (GroundEngineering)
A bespoke load transfer solution was developed to solve a tricky pile intercept on the Bank Station capacity project, delegates heard at GE’s Basements and Underground Structures conference. Continue reading
Continue readingDisappointing response to London Underground renewable energy procurement (MetroReport)
Transport for London has scrapped an initial attempt to source 10% of its power needs from new-build wind or solar farms, telling Metro Report International that it had received a disappointing response. It is now seeking industry …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 October 2022
• London’s success in lowering air pollution (CityLab) • Paddington Elizabeth Line station architecture, featuring cross-sections (ArchDaily) • History & inside look at Britain’s Royal Train: video (MarkFelton) • Is Cambridgeshire’s new metro all it’s …
Continue readingRio to convert 2 BRT lines to LRT (Int’lRailJ)
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Eduardo Paes, has announced a 15-year plan to replace the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system with a 251km light rail network. The city’s current network, which was …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 October 2022
• Hammersmith Bridge plans go for double decker structure (NewCivilEng) • City Valley Link proposal to use East Lancs Ry heritage line (RailwayTechnology) • Amsterdam trams’ Customer Service Counter (EuroGunzel) • Spain to extend free …
Continue readingHow to cut LRT costs (T&UT)
A key criticism often levelled at tramway and light rail projects – and major transport schemes in general – is their upfront cost. Over the years we hope that TAUT has helped to dispel some of the myths that …
Continue readingIKEA’s Crimes Against Cartography
Shopping at IKEA is an ordeal, an expedition. And IKEA has just made it harder. Whilst IKEA is the McDonald’s of housewares, its approach is quite different. IKEA offers the same products and experience all …
Continue readingEfficiency & the decline of American freight railroads (HomeSignal)
Over the last two years, the crisis of America’s supply chains, the push to expand public passenger rail service, and the urgency of the climate crisis have put America’s freight railroads in the limelight. These …
Continue readingNordic metro construction costs & institutional knowledge (PedestrianObs)
Institutional knowledge at agencies that build infrastructure shapes up to be an important factor behind how well they handle projects. Good agencies build up a knowledge base over time that lets them see what works …
Continue readingGermany’s most modern, innovative tram unveiled: TINA (MetroReport)
INNOTRANS: Launch customer HEAG Mobilo of Darmstadt has unveiled the first TINA tram, which Stadler has designed from scratch as its next generation of light rail vehicle. Speaking at the unveiling at InnoTrans, head of …
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