Plans to build a new £1.5m station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle area have begun to progress following investment from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham has pledged to build a new …
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SUV’s UK augmented reality Co. heads up distraction (TheDriven)
A UK-based augmented reality (AR) start-up will receive a significant boost to its credibility with its next-generation technology set to make its way into GM’s upcoming Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV. Back in early October, Hyundai …
Continue readingHS2’s additional capacity will expand UK rail freight (GlobalRail)
The new high-speed line will enable more freight to travel by rail, reducing carbon emissions from transport as each freight train removes up to 76 lorries from the roads. HS2 Ltd has released a new …
Continue readingVivarail zero emission Pop Up Metro for UK & US (ModernRailways)
Vivarail Chairman Adrian Shooter talks to Modern Railways about the company’s Class 230s and its UK, and US, plans for battery trains. Watch the VivaRail video And this article lists Adrian Shooter’s video points, provides …
Continue readingTrial to cut diesel fumes at rail stations (Times)
Diesel train engines will be deactivated in stations under government-backed plans to cut levels of air pollution on platforms. Existing diesels will be fitted with battery technology that allows drivers to switch to zero-emissions mode …
Continue readingNetwork Rail’s open data programme begins (RailTechMag)
The working condition of 1,500 lifts and 300 escalators across nearly 500 stations will soon be available for passengers to view in aid of helping them plan their journeys through stations with real-time knowledge of …
Continue readingUK car CO2 regulations to expire 1 Jan 2021 (TransportEnv)
Car CO2 regulations are key to driving the supply of electric vehicles in the UK. This short paper highlights a growing risk the UK will have no regulations in place at the start of 2021 …
Continue readingCompany cars: How European govts subsidise pollution (TransportEnv)
Company cars are vehicles owned by companies or other organisations – not by individuals – and they represent the main market share for new cars in Europe. T&E has commissioned the fleet market research firm Dataforce …
Continue readingNew virus capturing air filtration being tested in NYC (Gothamist)
The MTA [New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority] is piloting a new air filtration and purification system that the manufacturer claims can capture and kill 99.9998% of viruses and other germs through a three-stage process. …
Continue readingSFO area to approve 60% work from home mandate (GreenCalTrain)
On Wednesday September 23, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is about to advance a policy to mandate that large employers have at least 60 percent of their employees telecommute on any given work day. The goal …
Continue readingEnhanced Scotland rail services proposed (RailTech)
Transform Scotland, the Edinburgh-based association for promoting sustainable transport, has published its proposals to improve the inter-city rail connections in the constituent part of the United Kingdom. The recommendations are focused on the development of …
Continue readingUnused buses serve as mobile WiFi hotspots (Spotlight)
In 2019, people boarded public transportation 34 million times each day. It gets us where we need to be and provides essential transport to millions of Americans. The internet, too, has become essential, and yet many people, especially …
Continue readingClean electricity will save MBTA $3M a year (StreetsBlog)
The MBTA is negotiating a new multi-year electricity contract that will power the agency’s trains, trolleybuses, stations, and other facilities exclusively on renewable power – and is furthermore expected to save the agency $3 million …
Continue readingBerlin plans hybrid trolleybus network (UrbanTransport)
As in many other cities around the world, trolleybuses have been outdated since decades – the last traditional trolleybuses ran in West Berlin in 1965 and in the eastern part of the city in 1973. …
Continue readingMetro train design response to COVID (RailMag)
Adaptable interiors for metro trains could help passenger numbers to bounce back in the post-Coronavirus era. Design company tangerine, which has created interiors for Heathrow Express and Chinese train builder CRRC, has revealed its concept …
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