A collated talent pool of more than 60 national and international rail sector professionals have had access to a sneak peek of pioneering NASA technology converted for the train operator Northern. The implementation of this …
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Jakarta’s Transport & Urban Planning – Progress?
Jakarta, the (current) capital of Indonesia and home to over 10 million inhabitants, has long been plagued by choking traffic and air pollution. It spent the previous decade developing integrated public transport to increase modal …
Continue readingROMIS Mobile Maintenance System for track: overview (RailwayNews)
The ROBEL ROMIS Mobile Maintenance System 69.70 is a self-sufficient track maintenance “workshop on wheels” which reduces the outlay in logistics and labour. Its unique design allows access to the track and allows quality maintenance …
Continue reading$16B Hudson tunnel project to begin construction in late 2024 (SmartCitiesDive)
The long-delayed, $16 billion project to repair the existing Amtrak tunnels under the Hudson River and build a new two-track tunnel is about to move forward under the control of the Gateway Development Commission, which became the project …
Continue readingHow Genoa will ease congestion on its cramped rail network (MediaRail)
The Terzo Valico project is a new high-speed line that strengthens the connections of the Genoese port complex with the main railway lines of northern Italy and Europe. It is complemented within the city of Genoa by …
Continue readingCalling out sandbagged costs before they become real (PedestrianObsvs)
Sandbagging is the practice of making a proposal one does not wish to see enacted look a lot weaker than it is. In infrastructure, this usually takes the form of making the cost look a …
Continue readingBehind Stockholm’s low metro construction costs (TransitCosts)
Stockholm County is a region of 2.5 million people. Despite its modest size, it has one of Europe’s busiest urban rail networks: in 2019, on the eve of the corona crisis, the 104 km Stockholm …
Continue readingBank Station used novel solution to intercept foundation pile (GroundEngineering)
A bespoke load transfer solution was developed to solve a tricky pile intercept on the Bank Station capacity project, delegates heard at GE’s Basements and Underground Structures conference. Continue reading
Continue readingNordic metro construction costs & institutional knowledge (PedestrianObs)
Institutional knowledge at agencies that build infrastructure shapes up to be an important factor behind how well they handle projects. Good agencies build up a knowledge base over time that lets them see what works …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 October 2022
• The Sidings: Waterloo’s deserted new shopping mall under ex-Eurostar Terminal (IanVisits) • HS2 London tunnelling begins (NewCivilEng) • London’s early Ringway motorway plans (Roads) • Budapest’s Children’s Railway was initially operated by children (EuroGunzel) …
Continue readingRail transit global project delivery costs Case Study (EnoTrans)
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law at the end of 2021, it promised to usher in a new era in transportation, energy, water, and telecommunications projects. This major increase …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 September 2022
• Queue Theory: How to design the perfect queue (Wired) • London’s Transport Commissioner Andy Byford to leave TfL, again (RailUK) • Free public transport in Europe: It hasn’t reduced traffic (EuroNews) • We have …
Continue readingOld Oak Common station box construction animation video (LaingO’Rourke)
Wednesday’s Friday Reads – 10 August 2022
• TfL gardens opening on disused platforms & spaces (IanVisits) • Battery equipped off-wire trolleybuses are the great, green bus solution (Guardian) • New Paris tram-train T13 reuses part of Grande Ceinture (UrbanTransport) • Liège …
Continue readingAffordable tram tracks: Very Light Rail Part 1 (RailEngineer)
Britain’s nine light rail systems compare with around 30 in France and 60 in Germany as, historically, Britain has failed to invest in its transport infrastructure. With conventional tram systems typically costing around £50 million …
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