TL;DR – whatever you read in the press about future long distance train services through the Channel Tunnel is at best only part of the truth, because the reality is complicated Periodically stories appear in …
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Automated bike lane enforcement laws are growing, as is AI camera tech (Streetsblog)
A new AI-equipped technology helps cities identify when drivers park in unprotected lanes — and possibly, hit them with fines. Automated bike enforcement laws are a growing trend across the nation – and one company thinks …
Continue readingUS sets off on road to mandate anti-drunk driving technology (E+T)
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun the process to force carmakers to adopt technology that would prevent drunk drivers from starting vehicles. The passive technology could help prevent the more than 10,000 road …
Continue readingStationary energy storage system using 2nd hand ebus batteries starts operation (UrbanTransport)
The life cycle of a drive battery does not necessarily end after having been used in a vehicle. The GUW+ pilot project at Üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG, to which Daimler Buses is a partner, demonstrates …
Continue readingFuture of tunnelling means more risk management on ‘undervalued’ events (NewCivilEngineer)
While techniques, practices and resources in tunnelling are continually improving, risk will never be eliminated and the ways to manage it must be updated and maintained alongside them. Tunnelling is one of the most complex …
Continue readingRail signalling at risk from space weather (TheEngineer)
A new study led by Lancaster University has shown how space weather has the potential to play havoc with rail signal infrastructure in the UK and beyond. Examining two routes – the Preston to Lancaster …
Continue readingUnderground express: the quiet rise of subway logistics couriers in China (Eco-Business)
Swaying at the back of a subway train on Beijing’s Line 9, two China Post personnel in yellow and blue overalls hold on to a green trolley full of parcels. A few passengers are seated …
Continue readingComparative Int’l Review of Ring/Loop Metros (AustralasianTransportResearch)
This paper explores the case for the Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), Australia’s largesturban transport project. It reviews available research literature and compares the performanceof the SRL against similar ring or loop Metro systems internationally. …
Continue readingRecycling Spent Batteries is next big Electric Car Challenge (BloombergGreen)
They call themselves “garbage collectors,” but the metal boxes that Li and his team in southern China gather and sell are in reality immensely valuable — and difficult to come by. The seven men are …
Continue readingImproved track laying technology used on East West Rail (RailTechnology)
East West Rail has completed the first stage of track laying for the project using an innovative track laying solution. The New Track Construction (NTC) train has completed 58 shifts, laying the foundation for the ambitious …
Continue readingWhat rail accidents can tell us about software engineering (BenChadwick)
I recently discovered a podcast I’ve been finding really interesting. It’s called Signals to Danger, and in each episode, railwayman Daniel Fox covers a different accident from British railway history, looking at how it happened and …
Continue readingMaryland transit installs safety bollards on subway platforms (MassTransit)
To increase station safety, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has begun installing safety bollards – short, sturdy vertical posts that serve as physical barriers – at all of the agency’s 14 Metro Subway stations from Owings Mills to Johns Hopkins.
Continue readingSome City Bus Drivers Aren’t All That Impressed With Tech (GovtTech)
Bus operators face a lot of challenges on the clock, but they say technology shouldn’t be one of them. From the reliability of newer electric buses to employee monitoring software, drivers weighed in on the …
Continue readingCummins to pay record-setting $1.675bn US disabling emission controls fine (Reuters)
Truck engine maker Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds of thousands of engines to allow them to emit excess pollution, the largest-ever civil penalty for …
Continue readingNightjet of the new generation: Video (AccessibleLink)
Nightjet of the new generation – a new travel experience. With modern design, more privacy and greater comfort, the new train makes overnight train travel even more pleasant and takes you to many European cities …
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