Redundant New York subway cars are to be converted into mobile pump trains which can be used to remove water from tunnels following hurricanes and unusually heavy rainfall. The project forms part of NYC Transit’s …
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Germany orders battery powered regional trains (RailwayTech)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide an investment loan of up to $107.24m (€95m) to railway company Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) for the development and acquisition of new battery-driven trains. Starting from December …
Continue readingUK’s first LED pedestrian crossing (Cities-Today)
Portsmouth is the first UK city to benefit from an innovative LED pedestrian crossing aimed at improving road safety. The LED panels have been installed on the crossing to make it more visible to drivers …
Continue readingUsing ‘Lego wall’ to avoid all-line block (RailTechnology)
The engineers delivering on the Cardiff Area Signalling Renewals Project used an innovative ‘Lego wall’ to provide a solid barrier between open lines and those lines being replaced, avoiding the need for a disruptive all-line …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 January 2022
• Euston Hampstead Tube station to be moved for HS2 (HydeParkNow) • 100 Years of Tube train evolution: video (LTMFriends) • How London’s buses helped WW1 British tank design (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Transport noise linked to …
Continue readingTwo new European night train lines launched (RailwayNews)
Two new Nightjet lines are launching in Europe, providing night-time rail travel between Vienna – Munich – Paris and Zurich – Cologne – Amsterdam. OEBB Nightjet train© OEBB First announced in October, the new lines …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 January 2022
• A day in the life of a London bus (LondonTravelWatch) • Moscow Metro opens China-built Great Ring Line section (RailwayTechnology) • NYC to study Interborough Express freight line upgrade (AMNY) • Minneapolis’ LRT & …
Continue readingAutonomous rail trial in bad winter weather (IntlRailJ)
Successful completion of 18-month autonomous technology trial could herald next step for driver assistance equipment. A collaboration of Thales, Invision AI and Metrolinx have confirmed the successful completion of an 18-month WinterTech Program trial in …
Continue readingNew German government to invest in rail before roads (RailFreight)
The new German government coalition will invest “considerably more in the railways than in the roads”. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, including plans to lower infrastructure …
Continue readingNext generation traction batteries (T&UT)
In the wake of COP26, key stakeholders in the rail industry are coming under increasing pressure to employ more sustainable ways of providing traction power. According to the UNIFE (Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes) association of …
Continue readingThe different types of tunnel boring machines (Forbes)
Tunnel boring machines are a key tool in urban development, which makes them anything but boring. This may be because I am fascinated with subterranean infrastructure, but I feel like tunnels have been all over …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 January 2022
• London to make 24 hour bus lane trials permanent (SmartTransport) • Transport for London – Arsenal pre-match jersey (FootyHeadlines) • Maximising capacity in the Brussels north-south connection (MetroVeloDodo) • Toronto bans delivery robots, needs …
Continue readingFriday Reads 2021 Year End Celebration
It has been a joy to compile Friday Reads, and many thanks to all those who have submitted links and suggestions. We present you with some inventive, insightful, and original links that you may have …
Continue readingBeginners Guide to buying trains (Midnight-Trains)
Starting this week, we’ll take you behind the scenes of Midnight Trains HQ. And so why not start from the very top? Right now we’re going to explain how exactly we’re going about buying our trains. Without …
Continue readingBattery price declines slowing down (BloombergGreen)
BloombergNEF has just published the 2021 battery price survey, one of the most important pieces of research we carry out annually. The key takeaway: On a volume-weighted average basis across the battery industry, prices fell …
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