DB Regio will run the fully approved battery train with passengers on two separate routes. Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Alstom are set to begin a test service of a fully approved battery train in Germany. The Alstom-built …
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New bi-mode locos sought for 2 UK pax railways (RailAdvent)
TransPennine Express is looking for expressions of interest from suppliers for a fleet of at least 15 bi-mode locomotives for use on with its Mk5 carriages. The provision released by First Group is for up …
Continue readingJapan foot crossing obstacle detection using AI (RailwayGazette)
JAPAN: Seibu Railway is to start testing a newly-developed AI-assisted warning system for detecting obstacles on foot crossings at two stations on the Ikebukuro Line in the suburbs of Tokyo. These crossings are commonplace at …
Continue readingStadler supplying over 500 tram-trains to Germany & Austria (UrbanTransport)
With the clear aim to raise synergies, six German and Austrian public transport companies joined forces some time ago to develop a concept for a joint tender for tram-train trains. We reported about the tender …
Continue readingHow degraded EV batteries can be useful (Wired)
ON A BARREN field in Lancaster, California, where the temperature often tops 100 degrees in summer, sit eight white boxes that might be a key to a greener future. Each 10 x 22-foot rectangle holds 20 …
Continue readingLack of over station devt & Bermondsey Tube (IanVisits)
People have been using it for over 20 years, and although it opened in 1999, in a way, Bermondsey station on the Jubilee line can be said to be still unfinished. That’s because it’s a …
Continue readingDigital twin to map faults, heat, & noise on the Tube (CitiesToday)
Transport for London (TfL) will use a digital twin from start-up Spinview to monitor Underground tracks and tunnels and gather data on noise, heat and carbon emissions. The project, funded through a government grant awarded …
Continue readingElectric yard tractors get to work in Port Newark (TruckingInfo)
Ten battery-electric yard tractors are now in operation at a container terminal in Port Newark, New Jersey. Red Hook Container Terminals on Aug. 11 held a ribbon-cutting to announce the official deployment of the BYD …
Continue readingNYC subway cars converted to emergency pump trains (RailwayGazette)
Redundant New York subway cars are to be converted into mobile pump trains which can be used to remove water from tunnels following hurricanes and unusually heavy rainfall. The project forms part of NYC Transit’s …
Continue readingGermany orders battery powered regional trains (RailwayTech)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide an investment loan of up to $107.24m (€95m) to railway company Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) for the development and acquisition of new battery-driven trains. Starting from December …
Continue readingUK’s first LED pedestrian crossing (Cities-Today)
Portsmouth is the first UK city to benefit from an innovative LED pedestrian crossing aimed at improving road safety. The LED panels have been installed on the crossing to make it more visible to drivers …
Continue readingUsing ‘Lego wall’ to avoid all-line block (RailTechnology)
The engineers delivering on the Cardiff Area Signalling Renewals Project used an innovative ‘Lego wall’ to provide a solid barrier between open lines and those lines being replaced, avoiding the need for a disruptive all-line …
Continue readingTwo new European night train lines launched (RailwayNews)
Two new Nightjet lines are launching in Europe, providing night-time rail travel between Vienna – Munich – Paris and Zurich – Cologne – Amsterdam. OEBB Nightjet train© OEBB First announced in October, the new lines …
Continue readingAutonomous rail trial in bad winter weather (IntlRailJ)
Successful completion of 18-month autonomous technology trial could herald next step for driver assistance equipment. A collaboration of Thales, Invision AI and Metrolinx have confirmed the successful completion of an 18-month WinterTech Program trial in …
Continue readingNew German government to invest in rail before roads (RailFreight)
The new German government coalition will invest “considerably more in the railways than in the roads”. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, including plans to lower infrastructure …
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