Head-up display technology originally developed for cars has been adapted for light rail applications by Continental Engineering Services, which is planning a first deployment later this year. CES said the trend towards larger cab windows …
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Friday Reads – April 29 2022
• Put TfL live travel updates onto your smartphone homescreen (IanVisits) • Cycle paths to run alongside HS2 for 200 miles (AnonymousWidower) • 12 most effective ways to get cars out of cities (Guardian) • …
Continue readingCharging option for Welsh tram-trains (ModernRailways)
Transport for Wales will have the option of adding equipment to its Stadler tram-trains to enable charging at stations, potentially permitting extensive operation in a street environment, attendees were told at the Modern Railways Fourth …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 15 2022
• Early UK bus station architecture descended from cinemas (BeautyOfTransport) • Montreal’s Blue line East Extension progresses toward 2029 (MassTransit) • Tel Aviv Red Line LRT almost ready for November opening (IntlRailJ) • Is third …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 8 2022
• UK govt to provide £7B to overhaul buses outside of London (IntelTransport) • DfT looking at Kent-Essex under Thames tram network (NewCivilEng) • Scotland takes railway back into public ownership (RailFreight) • Southminster station …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – April 4 2022
• Berlin’s €9 monthly public transport ticket vs Russian oil (NextWeb) • Behind the scenes & pics of Bank station’s huge capacity upgrade (IanVisits) • Motorway without exit gets junction that goes nowhere (Roads) • …
Continue readingWavebreaker dampens railway noise using noise (RailTech)
Earlier this year, Swedish startup Wavebreaker started operations with the launch of its traffic noise sound damper of the same name. Founder and developer of Wavebreaker Tony Johansson spoke with RailTech.com about the system and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – March 21 2022
• The design concepts behind Crossrail station architecture (Crossrail) • The definitive ranking of MerseyRail Lines (MerseyTart) • ‘Computer says road’: Call for change to crude planning models (Guardian) • European cities are making transport …
Continue readingUS dominates LRT investment landscape (InvestMonitor)
The US tops the charts for its involvement in the light-rail space, which in many respects is considered the most sustainable form of passenger transport. Light rail is considered to be an environmentally sustainable transit …
Continue readingFriday Reads – March 18 2022
• How Kyiv transformed its Metro into bomb shelters (CityLab) • No train, no-gain? How can running fewer trains be better? (Railway-News) • The Art Deco Railway: The Chessington Branch (JagoHazzard) • The long history …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – March 7 2022
• What’s keeping Ukraine’s trains running (BusinessInsider) • St Pancras station to become an opera hall for Int’l Women’s Day (Guardian) • Reducing congestion at London Bridge Tube station entrance (IanVisits) • The secret bunker …
Continue readingFriday Reads – March 4 2022
• Vivarail to supply all-battery trains for West Ealing-Greenford line (Trains) • Every Story Matters: Discover TfL’s Pride roundels (LTMuseum) • Station to station: Spotters guide to prefab railway design (Guardian) • Tram-train for Catalonia …
Continue readingMoscow’s tram renewal programme (UrbanTransport)
Moscow started a comprehensive renewal programme for its extensive tramway network already a few years ago. Now, more than have of the fleet has already been replaced by modern, Russian-built low-floor vehicles. The most wide-spread …
Continue readingHungary joins the tram-train club (UrbanTransport)
Another country has joined the Tram-Train operators “club” since 29 November 2021. These systems have been introduced as a link between tram and regional rail infrastructure in various regions around the world, especially in Europe, …
Continue readingLisbon: The public transit design utopia
Lisbon is a public transit aficionado’s dream. Whether it is the unique Elevador de Santa Justa or the city’s iconic yellow trams, picturesquely winding their way up the steep narrow streets. In this City Snapshot, …
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