A new partnership between Eatron Technologies and WMG has been formed for the COBRA (Cloud/Onboard Battery Remaining useful life Algorithm) project, thanks to the funding from the Faraday Battery Challenge. The COBRA project will create new algorithms …
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France developing branch line light trains (IntlRailJ)
THE Occitanie regional council has announced it is supporting two projects under the French government’s plans to develop light rail passenger trains, with the aim of safeguarding and developing rural branch lines by reducing operating …
Continue readingStagecoach’s new GPS alert tech to prevent bridge strikes (Scotsman)
The new technology will be installed in buses and high coaches across Scotland, England and Wales as part of a £4 million investment. The company is the first bus operator in the country to invest in …
Continue readingNR using fibre optic tech to boost safety & performance (RailBusiness)
Network Rail has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales Ground Transportation Systems Ltd to develop and trial Fibre Optic Acoustic Sensing (FOAS) technology that will support improvements in safety and performance on …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 September 2021
• The live, interactive TfL Go Tube map app (TfL) • Towards the inclusive railway for all users (RailEngineer) • Under South Kensington’s massive escalator replacement (IanVisits) • UK 2020 e-bikes sales almost double over …
Continue readingWhy Sweden is reviving its night trains (CityLab)
The Swedish government sees this low-cost, environmentally friendly travel option as key to “becoming the world’s fossil-free welfare country.” In the quest to reduce the massive carbon footprint from global transportation, Sweden plans to revive …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 September 2021
• TfL needs to reassess flood risk after stations left underwater (NewCivilEng) • Boat tours of illuminated Thames bridges (IanVisits) • The last flying boat on the Thames (DavidHodgson) • A video tour inside a …
Continue readingUltra/Supercapacitors for trams (RailwayTech)
The ultracapacitor technology will help in improving the efficiency of trams by reducing costs and carbon emissions. Skeleton Technologies has secured a contract to deliver ultracapacitors for trams powered by CAF Power & Automation’s (CAF …
Continue readingUnderwater concrete pour to protect West Coast Main Line bridges (RailInsider)
Underwater concrete is being poured by specialist divers to protect two railway viaducts in Carlisle which carry the West Coast main line. The work is being carried out after laser surveys by Network Rail revealed …
Continue readingUK rail freight can resolve the truck driver crisis (RailFreight)
Railfreight operators say they have the solution to Britain’s long-term truck driver shortage. A permanent solution to the supply chain shortfall in drivers would be a radical adjustment to make much more use of rail …
Continue readingDenmark Hill station first use innovative solar technology (RailTechnology)
Denmark Hill station has become the first train station in Europe to have BIPVco’s Flextron thin film technology installed, on top of other upgrades, following a £7.5m extension. The sophisticated and flexible solar panels are …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 6 September 2021
• HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Underground train Boxing Announcement (PriscillaOprescu) • Huddersfield’s Platform 1 crisis & mental health charity (PaulBigland) • Nancy’s tram project postponed in favour of trolleybus line (UrbanTransport) …
Continue reading3D printed steel bridge developed by Imperial College (Engineer)
A 3D-printed steel footbridge has been unveiled by a robot in Amsterdam where it will serve as a ‘living laboratory’ to assess the long-term behaviour of metal printed structures. The world’s first 3D-printed steel structure …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 September 2021
• London’s clean air rules for trucks could benefit all of UK (SmartCitiesDive) • Bristol’s abandoned funicular tunnel used by BBC in WW2 (IanVisits) • The History of Britain’s canal system (HistoryOfLondon) • When cars …
Continue readingWhy the US grid is ready for electric truck fleets (MITTechReview)
Existing technology can support heavy-duty electric trucks that travel short distances, though longer trips still pose a challenge. Whether you call them semis, tractor-trailers, or 18-wheelers, heavy-duty trucks keep the economy (literally) moving. And at …
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