Train operator Northern has received national acclaim after being the recipient of an award celebrating its unique and innovative approach to improving the accessibility standards across its network. The Accessible Travel Simulation “Serious Game” has been …
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Pop Art tunnel Michelangelo – Dragados & the Art of Tunnel Scanning
On July 20, 2022, the heat from an exploratory drill inside Montréal’s century old Mont-Royal railway tunnel, advance work for the city’s modern Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) automated Métro line, caused an explosion. It was …
Continue readingUS still allows autonomous vehicle testing on public streets despite frequent crashes (TheIntercept)
EXCLUSIVE: SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF TESLA CRASH ON SF’S BAY BRIDGE HOURS AFTER ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES “SELF-DRIVING” FEATURE Musk has said Tesla’s problematic autopilot features are “really the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of …
Continue readingChicago may test parking enforcement tech to cut traffic deaths (SmartCitiesDive)
Dive Brief Dive Insight The news comes after the parents of a deceased three-year-old girl filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging the city allowed unsafe road conditions. The girl died when she was run over …
Continue readingNASA tech converted for Northern to revolutionise track monitoring (RailTechnology)
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 …
Continue readingBoxing Day Reads – 26 December 2022
• Biggest UK government intervention ever to keep rail fares low (RailUK) • The Caledonian Sleeper experience: video (GLovesTrains) • Too much fine dust in Brussels – 50kmh speed limit & STIB free on Saturdays …
Continue readingMini-TBMs could dig future tunnels more efficiently (Wired)
FOR DECADES, ENGINEERS seeking to build tunnels underground have relied on huge tube-like machines armed with a frightening array of cutting wheels at one end—blades that eat dirt for breakfast. These behemoths, called tunnel-boring machines, or TBMs, are …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 December 2022
• Rail industry mourns the death of Adrian Shooter CBE (RailNews) • How to analyse Marey time-distance, or stringline, route service charts (HomeSignal) • Enormous scale of new Germany-Denmark immersed mega-tunnel: video (B1M) • Five …
Continue readingHeathrow deploys robotic dog for cargo tunnel refurb (AirportIndustryNews)
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and construction company, Mace have employed a ‘robotic dog’ to help improve efficiency and safety during the refurbishment of the airport’s cargo tunnel. ‘Spot the Dog’ was developed by Boston Dynamics …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 December 2022
• A look at London’s recent railway upgrades (IanVisits) • The strategic case for the West London Orbital (TfL) • Progress & delay for East West Rail (RailEngineer) • Mumbai metro project plans for depot …
Continue reading1m sqft of LA roads & lots being covered w/ solar-reflective paint (FastCompany)
The initiative covers roads, playgrounds, and parking lots, and it has already cooled the surface by 10 to 12 degrees. It’s no secret by now that cities run hotter than the countryside: Fewer trees mean …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 November 2022
• London bus cuts are themselves cut back as funding found (IanVisits) • London councils unite efforts to finally deliver Diamond Jubilee ped & cycle bridge (ArchitectsJ) • Bakerloo north segment, Watford DC Overground to …
Continue readingFeasibility of canal based waste collection in Amsterdam (TUS&T)
Amsterdam, a growing city of over 800,000 people in the Netherlands, is struggling to collect waste. While residents in most districts of the city use underground bins to deposit their garbage, the historic Centrum district …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 November 2022
• Hammersmith Bridge pedestals strengthened using bespoke concrete (NewCivilEng) • German €9 rail pass successor will launch next year (RailTech) • Montreal’s new Pie IX bus rapid transit route opens (MtlBlog) • Using tech to …
Continue readingTfL looking for partners to co-create, scale, co-commercialise innovations (TfL)
Innovation Collaboration Framework [TfL is] looking for three partners to co-create, scale and co-commercialise innovative solutions to London’s most challenging problems. This ground-breaking new procurement invites partners to invest in R&D on problem statements which …
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