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 …
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Diaphragm walls for HS2 Old Oak Common station (GroundEng)
HS2’s Old Oak Common station is set to be the biggest to be built since Victorian times with platforms enclosed in a record breaking box currently under construction. The scale of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) …
Continue readingMetro/railway tunnel ventilation energy savings (RailwayPro)
Within the energy needs, a distinction must be made between the traction area, which in a simplified way brings together the energy necessary to move the trains, and the station area, which includes the installations …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 28 February 2022
• London Emirates cable car line fails to find new sponsor (Guardian) • Bank Station Capacity Upgrade video walkthrough (HiddenLondonHangouts) • NY MTA vows $10B+ transit expansion by 2030 (NYDailyNews) • Work beginning on High …
Continue readingLack of over station devt & Bermondsey Tube (IanVisits)
People have been using it for over 20 years, and although it opened in 1999, in a way, Bermondsey station on the Jubilee line can be said to be still unfinished. That’s because it’s a …
Continue readingA Crossrail worthy interchange – Hong Kong’s Shatin to Central Extension
While London awaits the final testing and final opening of its Elizabeth (née Crossrail) line, there is another line, albeit shorter, which has many similarities. Hong Kong is by some measures more dense than London, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 November 2021
• TfL submits plan for new Overground station at New Bermondsey (FromMurkyDepths) • Disastrous flooding cuts Vancouver off from railways, roads (RailwayAge) • Before Interstates, America got around on Interurbans (CityLab) • How capturing land …
Continue readingPlans to bring 1000 unused railway arches into use (ArchCo)
Of the 5,200 rental spaces The Arch Company purchased from Network Rail in 2019, only 3,800 were occupied, with 1,400 vacant. Hundreds of these empty spaces were derelict and in need of significant investment before …
Continue readingHS2 testing landslip prevention fibre optic tech (RailTechnology)
Pioneering fibre optic technology, that can sense micro ground movements in embankments and cuttings, is currently being tested by HS2 at one of their sites. Through a joint programme at HS2’s Chilterns tunnel south portal …
Continue readingNR using fibre optic tech to boost safety & performance (RailBusiness)
Network Rail has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales Ground Transportation Systems Ltd to develop and trial Fibre Optic Acoustic Sensing (FOAS) technology that will support improvements in safety and performance on …
Continue readingUnderwater concrete pour to protect West Coast Main Line bridges (RailInsider)
Underwater concrete is being poured by specialist divers to protect two railway viaducts in Carlisle which carry the West Coast main line. The work is being carried out after laser surveys by Network Rail revealed …
Continue readingCovenants, Easements & Wayleaves: Transport asset interface register (Part 2)
We now delve deeper into evolution of railway infrastructure knowledge that we started in Part 1 of this series. We look at some more recent examples of how underground railway infrastructure interfaces with its environment …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 November 2020
• Preston’s iconic bus station brought to life in illustration (TransportDesigned) • Managing railway earthworks in a changing climate (GarethDennis) • Study reveals the world’s most walkable cities (Guardian) • Europe is finally slowing down… …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 November 2020
• A 20/20 perspective of TfL at 20 (LondonFirst) • Dutch Metro driver has a whale of a stop (Guardian) • National lockdown delays Blue Pullman launch (RailwayMag) • Hiding transport (& other) infrastructure stylishly …
Continue reading30 Min City: Small changes can yield major benefits (Transfers)
No one will be surprised to hear that cities seeking to increase access must make wise choices about long-term investments in major transport infrastructure, such as subways or highways. But cities must also make intelligent smaller decisions …
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