Two crucial pieces of research that outline how technology will transform the next generation of traffic management systems (TMS) have today been released by the RSSB. The projects, which are part of the Future Traffic …
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Capacitor on board electricity storage (Railway Gazette)
Malaysia orders multiple-units with graphene capacitor energy storage A €180m contract for 22 multiple-units of two types was signed by Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport, national operator KTMB and CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive on April 11. The …
Continue readingMunich Mayor considers diesel ban (E&T)
Hoping to reduce the “shocking” levels of nitrogen oxides in the city, the mayor of Munich is hoping to implement a ban on diesel vehicles. This would make Munich the first German city to introduce …
Continue readingLondon-Blackpool new open access service delayed (Global Rail News)
Arriva-owned open access operator Alliance Rail Holdings has confirmed it will be unable to begin its new Blackpool-London Euston service next year as planned. The company, which received approval from the Office of Rail and …
Continue readingDB not to run to London? (Railway Gazette)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has effectively deferred its high-profile plan to run direct high speed trains between Germany and London. Reports in the French press last week had quoted Birgit Bohle, Managing Director of DB Fernverkehr, …
Continue readingJoint research lab for active rail monitoring (SurferLab)
SurferLab is built around a core theme which concerns embedding artificial intelligence based processing capabilities in complex mobile systems (trains, cars, planes, trucks…) to implement and optimize various control, monitoring and diagnosis (health monitoring) functions. …
Continue readingBig Data to avoid SPADs (Rail Technology Mag)
“New tool uses ‘incontrovertibly accurate’ big data algorithm to avert SPADs – A new software has used big data involving more than a hundred million incidences of trains approaching signals on the UK rail network …
Continue readingUsing Passenger Phones to Inspect Track (Rail Innovation Group)
Staff at the University of Birmingham have created a phone app that for passengers to measure and record the comfort of the journey. Research at the University of Birmingham has indicated that passengers will be able to …
Continue readingTfL picks electric taxi fast charger suppliers (Guardian, TfL)
From 1 January 2018, all new black cabs will have to be battery-powered electric models by law as part of TfL’s effort to reduce toxic pollution from diesel engines. Transport for London is spending £18m …
Continue readingGood vibrations (Rail Engineer)
“Wheelsets and their axle journal bearings are expensive ‘consumables’ on rail vehicles. Employing preventative maintenance regimes that make use of time or mileage drivers for the replacement for items that aren’t necessarily broken is wasteful …
Continue readingTram heads up display (Rail Engineer)
Head’s up, hands on Ecovigidrive has developed a system to improve the concentration and performance (eco-driving) of tram and light rail vehicle (LRV) drivers. Led by Alstom, together with a cluster of partners, this collaborative …
Continue readingTramlink speed monitoring systems sought (Metro Report)
Transport for London has begun early market engagement for the potential retrofitting of automated vehicle speed monitoring and driver vigilance devices to the Tramlink light rail fleet. This follows a fatal accident on November 8 …
Continue readingTrain cab simulator systems (Rail Engineer)
Train Cab Simulator Systems have developed rather a lot, and whilst they usually no longer require the full motion experience, they have developed in ways that were unimaginable back then. It is no longer a …
Continue readingHeathrow T1 Contents sale (Londonist)
For Sale: The Entire Contents Of Heathrow Terminal 1 “(15+) Kilometers of Stainless Hand and Foot rail systems”. “(11) Luggage Reclaim Carousels”. “(4,000+) Airport Seats”. “(5) Complete Airbridges (In storage)”. So reads the inventory for …
Continue readingUK govt sued 3rd time for diesel pollution (Guardian)
“Environmental lawyers are taking the government to the high court for a third time in a bid to remove “major flaws” from minister’s plans to tackle the UK’s illegal levels of air pollution. “ClientEarth has …
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