Every depot operates differently, and each fleet of trains require different maintenance procedures. Every operator or maintainer faces great challenges when trying to introduce new fleets to the network and operating these trains with as …
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Germany’s most modern, innovative tram unveiled: TINA (MetroReport)
INNOTRANS: Launch customer HEAG Mobilo of Darmstadt has unveiled the first TINA tram, which Stadler has designed from scratch as its next generation of light rail vehicle. Speaking at the unveiling at InnoTrans, head of …
Continue readingComparison of new vehicles presented at InnoTrans 2022 (UrbanTransport)
The entire world of transport technology and mobility met at the world’s leading trade fair InnoTrans in Berlin from 20 September – 23 September 2022. After four years, the trade fair was held again for …
Continue readingFive modern bridges pushing the bounds of engineering (MITTechReview)
Bridges are becoming safer, more durable, and longer than ever before. Bridges haven’t really changed much for many years, says Anil Agrawal, a professor of civil engineering at the City College of New York. And it …
Continue readingPlanes refuel in the air: why not couple moving trains (RailTech)
What if you could run more trains on a railway by coupling different trains while they are running? That is the aim of Israeli startup DirecTrainSystems (DTS), building on know-how of refuelling airplanes mid-air. This …
Continue readingUK tram-train Learning Hub established (T&UT)
The launch of the South Yorkshire tram-train service in October 2018 was a significant debut, linking a tramway to the UK’s national rail network for the first time. This groundbreaking pilot programme was only possible through close collaboration …
Continue readingWhen is new tech ahead of its time or just doomed? (OneZero)
When a bunch of techies are beavering away on a new tool, it can be tricky to figure out: Is this a genuinely useful new thing? Or is it just some expensive prototype, a pipe …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 August 2020
• Underground accessibility updates from the lockdown (StepFreeLondon) • Noise cameras coming to UK to silence thunderous exhausts (NewAtlas) • BAM Nuttall facing another claim over Cambridge Guided Busway flaws (ConstructEnq) • Travel the Parliamentary …
Continue readingState of the Art signalling still relies on people
Despite having one of the largest subway networks in the world, New Yorkers now experience frustratingly erratic and unreliable service. Underfunding has meant that engineers have been pushing the often-century-old subway signalling hardware decades past …
Continue readingSchrodinger’s Cab Firm: Uber’s Existential Crisis
London’s minicab regulator, TfL, has revoked Uber’s licence to operate in the British capital, one of its largest world markets. Getting that licence back may require the firm to finally confront a question it cannot …
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