HS2 today revealed the final designs for the Thame Valley Viaduct and the pioneering pre-fabricated construction methods that will see the 880m long structure slotted together like a giant Lego set, cutting its carbon footprint …
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Interior design of Amtrak’s next generation Acelas (RailwayGazette)
Amtrak and Alstom have unveiled the interiors of the 28 Avelia Liberty trainsets ordered for use on Acela Express services on the 735 km Northeast Corridor between New York, Washington DC and Boston. Formed of …
Continue readingPlans to restore passenger services to Kent freight line (FreightTracks)
A plan to restore passenger service to a line in England’s south-east that lost it 54 years ago will work to integrate new services on the freight-only line. The line is located on the Hoo …
Continue readingTfL testing chemical-free wayto eliminate Japanese knotweed (IanVisits)
Transport for London (TfL) has been carrying out a trial of a method of killing Japanese Knotweed infestations using electricity instead of chemicals. Japanese knotweed is an invasive species introduced to the UK in the …
Continue readingPriestmanGoode designs accessible interiors for VIA Rail (Dezeen)
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has created the interiors for a fleet of trains in Canada, which have a focus on accessible design. The London-based studio designed the interiors for a fleet of trains called Corridor that is run by …
Continue readingSignalling Explained video: UK, Europe, & NA (RMTransit)
Featuring Tyson Moore, railway signalling & communications engineer, and safety-critical systems analyst. Tyson is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. As part of the teaching team for railway signalling and control, he coordinated …
Continue readingWavebreaker dampens railway noise using noise (RailTech)
Earlier this year, Swedish startup Wavebreaker started operations with the launch of its traffic noise sound damper of the same name. Founder and developer of Wavebreaker Tony Johansson spoke with RailTech.com about the system and …
Continue readingTrain interiors redesign exhibit Marylebone (HydeParkNow)
riestmanGoode has been in the news a lot for its iconic rail designs, including the unveiling of the first mock ups of the new tube trains for the Piccadilly Line at the Siemens factory in …
Continue readingDeutsche Bahn building overhead line islands for battery trains (RailwayNews)
This means, instead of electrifying a line in full, as is conventional for electric trains to draw traction power, these lines will feature intermittent electrification. The first of these lines to become operational will be …
Continue readingTaiwan eScooter stations powered themselves during blackout (Electrek)
In a fascinating real-world test of Gogoro’s electric scooter battery swap stations’ ability to run completely off-grid, the GoStations managed to remain operational even though a massive power outage in Taiwan yesterday shuttered gas stations …
Continue readingTrain driver seatbelt & airbag could be coming to UK (RailFreight)
Cab safety measures could see radical changes, and the construction of earthworks near the rails could be adjusted. This is all the result of the fatal accident in the northeast of Scotland in the summer …
Continue readingEVs in higher demand, slower delivery than ever (Wired)
It’s a Perfect Time for EVs. It’s a Terrible Time for EVs – Gas prices are up, commutes are back, and Russian oil is under sanction. Too bad the electric vehicle industry isn’t ready to …
Continue readingMovable overhead electrification to decarbonise freight yards (RailBusiness)
The use of a moveable overhead conductor rail to eliminate the need to use diesel locomotives at freight terminals where traditional fixed electrification equipment would obstruct loading and unloading is being demonstrated in the UK, …
Continue readingManchester to cap bus fares after court ruling (CitiesToday)
Greater Manchester will cap bus fares at £2 (US$2.61) for adults and £1 for children as part of a shake-up of public transport in the UK city. It follows a landmark ruling at the Royal …
Continue readingUS dominates LRT investment landscape (InvestMonitor)
The US tops the charts for its involvement in the light-rail space, which in many respects is considered the most sustainable form of passenger transport. Light rail is considered to be an environmentally sustainable transit …
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