All five TBMs are now underground and at work excavating the 15.5km City and Southwest extension to the Sydney Metro in Australia. Supplied by Herrenknecht, the five machines include four double-shield TBMs, and a multi-mode …
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Split ticketing: inside Loco2’s Pricehack (Railway-Tech)
Train booking platform Loco2 recently launched Pricehack, a new money-saving feature that lets users split journeys into smaller legs. If a commuter is travelling from London to Durham, for example, it may prove cheaper to …
Continue readingLondon’s first ultra fast EV charging hub (IntelTransport)
BP Chargemaster is rolling out 150kW ultra-fast rapid charging units with new units installed at a BP retail site in Hammersmith, London. As the number of electric vehicles continues to grow in the UK and …
Continue readingHS2’s breakthrough tunnel design (RailEngineer)
Take a look at the latest images of the trains proposed for HS2. They too have to travel very fast – just as fast as, if not faster than, their Japanese counterparts. The HS2 trains …
Continue readingFurther reducing railways’ energy use (SmartRailWorld)
Rail represents one of the cleanest ways to travel, second only to walking or cycling. Across EU countries, less than one per cent of all transport gas emissions come from railways. Yet UK rail operators …
Continue readingShaft solution for Paris interchange station (TunnelTalk)
Innovative design and construction of underground infrastructure is being called upon from designer engineers and contractors to build the Grand Paris Express expansion of the public transport metro system of the French capital ahead of …
Continue readingEnergy Observer solar/wind/ H2 boat visits London (Engadget)
Energy Observer is a vessel powered only by energy that it generates itself, be it the onboard solar panels, wind turbines or a hydrogen fuel cell. It’s a floating laboratory, PR stunt and clean-energy evangelist …
Continue readingUS industry distrusts CRRC subway cars (Bloomberg)
The concrete floors shine in the new $100 million factory on Chicago’s far South Side. Towering shelves painted in blue, yellow, and red are mostly empty. The quiet is eerie, punctuated only by a forklift’s …
Continue readingParis pioneers river & cycling logistics delivery (En24)
“The boat will work a bit like a metro,” says Gilles Manuelle, founder of Fludis. Each morning, it will leave the port of Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine) then enter the capital on the Seine before serving four …
Continue readingEuro rail freight network rules changing (RailFreight)
European interest group FERRMED is carrying out a study that could provide a fundamental tool in the modification of the TEN-T Regulation. This set of rules determining the corridor network of the EU is to …
Continue readingDB tests white rails to reduce overheating (RailwayNews)
Deutsche Bahn is testing white rails on the high-speed line between Hanover and Würzburg. The project is one of several Deutsche Bahn is conducting to address the consequences of climate change. DB expects the results …
Continue readingPolystyrene platforms (RailEngineer)
Next time you are standing on a station, waiting for a train, look down. Not at your feet – past those. What’s down there? On an older station it may be paving slabs, or tarmac. …
Continue readingDB buying 17 double-decker IC trains (Railway-News)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is accelerating the development of its long-distance services. It has made a quick decision to purchase 17 high-quality double-decker trains that are currently operating for Westbahn in Austria to bolster its intercity …
Continue reading3D printing obsolescent train components (3DPrint)
A cross-industry group has come together recently in an effort to upgrade trains with 3D printed parts. Currently, components being fabricated via additive manufacturing technology–rather than more conventional methods–include four-passenger armrests and seven grab handles. …
Continue readingSafety innovations to trial on London buses (TrafficTechToday)
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that five new safety innovations are due to be trialed on buses in the UK capital this year as part of the agency’s Bus Safety Innovation Challenge program. Over …
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