Mossend near Glasgow is undergoing a significant transformation, that will see the terminal emerge later this year as the greatly enhanced Mossend International Railfreight Park. Not only will it be Scotland’s self-styled twenty-first century rail …
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Cobalt-free battery better for planet & possibly efficiency (Wired)
Reducing the cobalt content in lithium-ion batteries is good for the environment, human rights, and maybe even the performance of the battery itself. The lithium ion battery is an electrochemical wunderkind. We use it for …
Continue readingMore e-buses also require a better grid (StreetsBlog)
To get more electric buses, we don’t just need a better battery – we need a better grid. A ground breaking new technology may soon help U.S. transit agencies overcome perhaps the single largest barrier …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 August 2020
• Underground accessibility updates from the lockdown (StepFreeLondon) • Noise cameras coming to UK to silence thunderous exhausts (NewAtlas) • BAM Nuttall facing another claim over Cambridge Guided Busway flaws (ConstructEnq) • Travel the Parliamentary …
Continue readingCalifornia’s air pollution cops eyeing Uber & Lyft (Wired)
Since Uber and Lyft burst onto the scene a decade ago, the companies have established a reputation for dodging government regulations. Now, California is working on first-of-their-kind rules to limit emissions from ride-hail vehicles, which could …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 August 2020
• Let’s not let COVID ruin the joys of train travel (Guardian) • American SUVs not allowed in Britain (PriceTags) • Crossrail’s multiple signalling systems challenge (RailEngineer) • St Albans ends fight against rail freight …
Continue readingNatural cooling bus shelter (JCDecaux)
JCDecaux has developed and is now offering local authorities its new-generation Natural Cooling bus shelter, with a solution to the issue of urban heat islands. The new model expands the range of innovative bus shelters …
Continue readingVoi wins first large e-scooter UK trial (TrafficTechToday)
The race to roll out e-scooters across the UK is hotting up, with Voi the latest contender to be claiming a lead as it announces what it calls the UK’s first large-scale, exclusive trial – …
Continue readingFreight tram-train to be tested in Karlsruhe (RailwayGazette)
Trials with a prototype freight tram or tram-train are to start in Karlsruhe and the surrounding area in 2022. The concept is being drawn up with a view to improving urban life by reducing road …
Continue readingUnderground’s first Chinese wagons (MetroReport)
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Shandong has dispatched the first of 71 wagons ordered by London Underground for use on track renewal and maintenance trains. The order placed in early 2017 covers 66 open and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 August 2020
• London’s low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) keep cars at bay (CityLab) • Proposal to reopen Camberwell railway station, & Overground option (IanVisits) • Think of cycleways as priority lanes for ambulances (Forbes) • Best Parisian …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 August 2020
• Underwhelming new TfL Go app still worth it for walking advice (SteveChambers) • Bridge loving PM refuses to fund Hammersmith Bridge repair (NewCivilEng) • Has Amtrak’s ex-airline CEO declared war on its long distance …
Continue readingRubble, old tyre mix creates sustainable road material (E&T)
Researchers have blended used tyres with building rubble to create a sustainable road-making material that they believe could cut the vast quantities of waste generated by the construction sector. Construction, renovation and demolition account for …
Continue readingLessons for innovative transport from Segway (Transfers-£)
The lessons to be learnt from the rise and fall of Segway. Once posited as a revolutionary transportation technology, the Segway never took off as some expected, because the social acceptance of the technology was …
Continue readingNew Inspectorate to set higher standards for cycling infrastr. (NewCivilEng)
Government has set out plans to drive up cycling and walking rates through investment in new infrastructure that will also see a new inspectorate formed to improve the quality of infrastructure delivered under the plan. …
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