In order to quickly improve the situation of the public transport network in the Mexican capital region, the existing trolleybus system, which had been neglected for a long time, was taken into consideration a few …
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Decarbonising rail technologies decision diagrams (JonWorth)
Rail might correctly consider itself the greenest transport mode, but there is nevertheless plenty railways can do to decarbonise – not least by doing away with diesel as the primary fuel to power trains on …
Continue readingSiemens Mobility launches Mireo battery train (RailwayTechnology)
Siemens Mobility, a separately-managed firm of Siemens, has unveiled the Mireo Plus B battery train to the public for the first time at the InnoTrans event in Berlin, Germany. In 2020, the company secured a contract for the …
Continue readingHitachi Rail unveils tri-mode battery hybrid train (RailUK)
Hitachi Rail has unveiled its new ‘Blues Train’ at InnoTrans 2022. Built for Trenitalia, the cutting-edge battery hybrid train will reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption by 50% and has the ability to arrive at …
Continue readingChicago commuter rail pursuing zero emission battery locos (MassTransit)
A first-of-its-kind plan to convert older Metra locomotives into battery-powered ones has been approved by the Metra Board of Directors. The commuter railroad that serves the Chicago area first issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in …
Continue reading1st UK tri-mode locomotive to be delivered next year (RailwayGazette)
The bodyshell for the first of the Class 93 tri-mode electric-diesel-battery locomotives ordered by Rail Operations (UK) has been completed at Stadler’s factory at Valencia in Spain. ‘This is a project of firsts’, said Iñigo …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 8 August 2022
• New poll: Soaring petrol prices, cost-of-living boost rail travel (RailUK) • Finance hub that hoped to rival Canary Wharf ends in liquidation (CityLab) • Network Rail proposes discontinuous electrification for Boston MA commuter rail …
Continue readingCanada Post’s fleet electrification plan much better than US’s (ElectricAutonomy)
Earlier this month, Canada Post made a surprise announcement: it would be spending $1-billion to achieve half-electrification of its 14,000-vehicle fleet by 2030, with full electrification by 2040. While Canada Post has been testing low- …
Continue readingStadler developing modular scalable battery system for passenger trains (RailwayNews)
This is being developed in partnership with the German Aerospace Center, the DLR Institute for Vehicle Concepts and the DLR Institute for Networks. The project has received 5.3 million EUR (5.57m USD) in funding from …
Continue readingMaking UK railway electrification affordable (RailEngineer)
Electric trains take power as it is generated and feed it directly into their traction motors without the need to convert energy or store it. Therefore, they will always be more efficient, more powerful, and …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 8 July 2022
• Paddington station’s new Elizabeth to Bakerloo transfer tunnel (IanVisits) • Prepare yourself for the negative levels of Crossrail (DiamondGeezer) • London Transport after Ashfield: Post-War Chairmen 1948-87: video (LTMFriends) • Ireland to progress with …
Continue readingVancouver passes $10,000 gas stations w/o EV chargers fee (ElectricAuto)
In a bid to make electric vehicle charging more accessible in Vancouver, city council has unanimously approved a motion that requires all gas stations and parking lots with more than 60 stalls to have EV …
Continue readingRail Freight Group sees bi-mode locos as a revolution (RailFreight)
Regardless of fuel supply, full line speed freight is the dawn of a new era for British Rail freight. Maggie Simpson, the director general of the Rail Freight Group, has welcomed the recently announced arrival …
Continue readingDB & Alstom’s 1st battery train pilot running well (UrbanTransport)
“A good train for the environment”: with this slogan, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Alstom drew up an interim balance of the trial operation of the battery-powered multiple unit in passenger transport in Germany last 14 …
Continue readingInfrastructure for In Motion Charging trolleybuses (UITP)
Battery electric trolleybuses with In Motion Charging (IMC) are highly effective technology with huge economic and environmental potential: High passenger capacity, an infinite range, uninterrupted 24/7 operation, the flexibility of off-wire service and energy-efficient emission-free …
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