Could protective barriers be the future of socially distant flying? While travel is currently at a standstill and scheduled flights are on pause, the plane industry is taking this time to question what the future of …
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Big but cheap improvements to public transport (Globe&Mail)
In late 2017, Toronto made a big little change. To speed up service on its busiest streetcar route, city council limited car traffic on a crowded, slow-moving stretch of King Street running through the heart …
Continue readingWill COVID force rail restructuring? (SteveChambers)
What will emerge in response to COVID-19 is still uncertain and up for grabs. Rail franchising in Great Britain ended on 23rd March 2020 when Grant Shapps confirmed that the train operating company franchises would …
Continue readingSwiss generate traction current with solar panels (RailTech)
Swiss railway operator SBB is moving further in implementing its energy-saving policy. The company has started to generate traction energy with the help of solar panels. In five years, SBB will consume only traction current …
Continue readingCzech signalling supplier buys own railway (RailJournal)
Railway industry suppliers are always looking for new ways to develop and test their products before introducing them to market. AŽD Praha has taken this to the next level by buying and operating its own …
Continue readingSanta Monica’s Zero Emission delivery zone (GreenBiz)
The sunny city of Santa Monica, California, in greater Los Angeles, soon could become the first zero-emission delivery zone in America. That means every good delivered in the region, from food to packages, would be …
Continue readingFirst-of-a-Kind funding for 25 rail projects (AnonWidower)
The Department for Transport and Innovate UK have announced the 25 projects which are to share £9·4m of funding under the 2020 round of the First of a Kind rail industry innovation programme. It appears …
Continue readingImproved EV batteries reduce cobalt content (Guidehouse)
New Battery Chemistry Blend Cut Costs – Individual cells are the key building blocks of any battery pack and that is true with Ultium. However, they are far from the only important element here. The …
Continue readingRSSB funds 10 projects to improve performance (RailBusinessD)
Ten new projects, funded by rail research body RSSB [Rail Safety and Standards Board], will help industry explore using data to improve performance and manage short term planning more efficiently. Over the coming months the …
Continue readingMachine learning improves loco maintenance (GlobalRailway)
When you mention the Internet of Things (IoT) to a seasoned railroad veteran, you expect to get an eye roll and a lot of suspicion in return. After all, we work in an industry that is traditionally …
Continue readingScooter Europe lockdown rebound (Sifted)
The big scooter bounce back begins. Scooter operators have had a hard few months — but now they’re springing back into action. Who’s taken the lead? Lockdowns across Europe were not great for scooter startups. …
Continue readingAluminium corrosion resolved in Severn tunnel (RailInsider)
In open air, the overhead contact wire is made from copper and is suspended from a catenary system supported by either lineside posts and cantilevers or gantries (portals). The wire is kept under tension to …
Continue readingNorth-East lacks a Strategic Rail Freight Hub (RailFreight)
Local politicians and infrastructure stakeholders say that UK’s northeast region is disadvantaged by a lack of modern freight facilities. There are calls for this ‘neglected’ part of England to step up and be counted. For …
Continue readingNew operator plans UK green parcels service (RailJournal)
BRITISH start-up Varamis Rail is targeting the introduce of a carbon-neutral express parcels service on Britain’s East Coast Main Line. The objective is to only use 160km/h electric trains and to link the service to …
Continue readingDfT tells councils to close main roads to cars (Forbes)
Millions of pounds will be “released as soon as possible so that work can begin at pace on closing roads to through traffic, installing segregated cycle lanes and widening pavements,” says a letter sent to …
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