The humble curb is getting a lot of attention these days. Startups are scrambling to disrupt the post-pandemic parking sector, arguing that real-time data will mean less traffic and more revenue for cities. Over the last …
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Rail transit global project delivery costs Case Study (EnoTrans)
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law at the end of 2021, it promised to usher in a new era in transportation, energy, water, and telecommunications projects. This major increase …
Continue readingRailcars capturing CO2 could make rail carbon neutral (RailTech)
Capturing CO2 from the air while running a train: it could even make diesel-fuelled train operation nearly carbon-neutral, according to new research. US-based startup CO2Rail Company, together with researchers from the University of Sheffield, are …
Continue readingMaaS needs legislation: Antwerp’s transport chief (CitiesToday)
Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has been a much vaunted concept since it first emerged in the mid-2010s, promising a one-stop shop for transport needs. Helsinki, Antwerp and Berlin have been early pioneers in the field, but the …
Continue readingBooking int’l train trips fail 10 times more often than a flight: Why? (RailTech)
“We all know that booking international rail tickets can be quite difficult, but how big is the problem?” That was the question that Thomas Preslmayr and students of the Austrian St. Pölten University of Applied …
Continue readingThe rapid deployment of zero -mission buses in Europe (IntlCouncilCleanTransport)
The deployment of fully electric buses has increased rapidly, rising from a 5% sales share in 2016 to 10% in 2021. This trend looks likely to accelerate, driven largely by demand-side policy from cities and …
Continue readingDecarbonising 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 readingNetwork Rail installing trial ‘request-stop’ station kiosk (RailInsider)
For many of us, flagging down a train as you would a bus would seem a little odd. But for some, those who use around 150 of the most remote stations throughout the UK, it …
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 readingHow railways can phase out diesel with HVO & possibly hydrogen (RailTech)
HVO fuel and a future hydrogen combustion engine will both play a role in reducing rail emissions. “We can replace old vehicles with new sustainable trains, however we also need to do something to reduce …
Continue readingVCs invested billions on e-scooter startups: Markets think they aren’t worth it (Crunchbase)
Almost exactly five years ago, the scooters came. That’s when Bird, the first unicorn in this once sizzling startup sector, launched its inaugural scooter-sharing service. The company, founded by former Lyft and Uber executive Travis VanderZanden, touted itself as a solution …
Continue readingFive modern bridges pushing the bounds of engineering (MITTechReview)
Bridges are becoming safer, more durable, and longer than ever before. Bridges haven’t really changed much for many years, says Anil Agrawal, a professor of civil engineering at the City College of New York. And it …
Continue readingCombined rail-road-terminal transport data exchange established (RailwayGazette)
Hupac, Kombiverkehr, Hoyer, Paneuropa, Lokomotion and Kombiterminal Ludwigshafen have formed DX Intermodal to develop a data hub connecting combined transport companies including rail and road operators and terminal managers. The system is based on the …
Continue readingExtra trains, some overnight, in service to help people pay tribute to Queen (ModernRailways)
Overnight trains planned by some operators – Britain’s railway started running extra trains from 12 September to carry passengers wanting to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II. In Scotland, ScotRail ran an hourly …
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