In an article published in the LA Times, the author shared her airline industry investigation that found out that toxic fumes from jet engine oil are seeping into the air supply and sicken the passengers as …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 22 February 2021
• Traffic & plane noise is a silent killer (Atlantic) • Necropolis Railway station to be turned into flats (IanVisits) • Crashes cut by a third after 20mph limit introduced in Edinburgh (EdinburghNews) • France …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 February 2021
• Air pollution in US subway systems stuns researchers (Guardian) • Reopening disused King’s Cross Gasworks tunnel for ECML boost (RailEngineer) • Fancy driving an HS1 train? Javelin train simulator launched (IanVisits) • Uncovering history …
Continue readingCatalytic converter costs converting car co’s to electric (NYTimes)
Thieves nationwide are slithering under cars, swiping catalytic converters. The pollution-control gadgets are full of precious metals like palladium, and prices are soaring as regulators try to tame emissions. Crooks with hacksaws have noticed. Michael …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 February 2021
• 100 Years of Tube Trains video by LU’s Head of Train Engineering (LTMuseumFriends) • 5 more bridges join illuminated Thames, for world’s longest artwork (IanVisits) • Fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018: …
Continue readingSNCF, Bombardier convert diesel trains to battery (UrbanTransport)
The worldwide trend from diesel to battery-powered rail vehicles has now also reached France. The French state railway has announced that in cooperation with the manufacturer Bombardier Transportation, a total of five existing AGC (Autorail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 February 2021
• You are invited to a 360 virtual tour of Farringdon Station (Crossrail) • Elephant & Castle Tube station rebuild to include Bakerloo Extension (IanVisits) • What’s that London smell?? Mostly exhaust it turns out …
Continue readingLow polluting renewable diesel (fryer fat) for HGVs (Gladstein)
What is Renewable Diesel? Renewable diesel (RD) is an emerging replacement fuel for today’s heavy-duty diesel engines. It is chemically identical to conventional (fossil) diesel fuel, but RD is produced from 100 percent renewable feedstock …
Continue readingHow diesel engines affect air quality at railway stations (RailTechnology)
For the railway industry to achieve the carbon neutral targets set by the UK government in recent years, it is also important to reduce the environmental impact of rail services. Diesel engine exhaust emissions are …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 December 2020
• Road air pollution major factor in London girl’s death rules coroner (Guardian) • Illuminated River project to light up more Thames bridges (NewCivilEng) • Review of Christian Wolmar’s Cathedrals of Steam (OnLondon) • History …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 9 November 2020
• Dramatic plunge in London air pollution since 2016 (Guardian) • History of the Romford to Upminster line (HydeParkNow) • Historic & modern UK & Ireland rail map (RailMapOnline) • Sydney & London: A tale …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 October 2020
• Mind the data gap: Why do so few women report harassment on the Tube? (NewStatesman) • The real reason TfL’s finances are far from healthy (BBC) • Tunnelling complete at Bank Tube (RailBusinessD) • …
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 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 …
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