• London to make 24 hour bus lane trials permanent (SmartTransport) • Transport for London – Arsenal pre-match jersey (FootyHeadlines) • Maximising capacity in the Brussels north-south connection (MetroVeloDodo) • Toronto bans delivery robots, needs …
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SiC semiconductor trial reduces tram noise & energy (Railway-News)
Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke München have presented the results of a one-year test trialling silicone carbide (SiC) semiconductor technology in an Avenio tram. During the test phase, the vehicle travelled 65,000km. The test, a joint …
Continue readingJapan launches road-rail bus service (Coach&Bus)
Billed as ‘the world’s first operational dual-mode vehicle’, the ASA Seaside Railway Corporation in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, is set to launch a new vehicle into service on 25 December. The vehicle is described as ‘essentially …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 December 2021
• Expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone ULEZ 1st month success (OnLondon) • How a London suburb reduced its morning traffic by 53% (FastCompany) • The history & construction of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel (LondonInheritance) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 December 2021
• Treasury blocked £30bn rail electrification (NewCivilEng) • TfL funding crunch could cost London 12bn+ over 10 yrs (IanVisits) • Historical accurate moquettes in new Last Train to Xmas film (Guardian) • Karlsruhe city centre …
Continue readingCoventry Very Light Railway technical talk (Ry&CanalHistSoc)
A talk given at a Railway & Canal Historical Society (RCHS) West Midlands Group meeting on 2nd November 2021. Nicola Small describes plans and progress with a new type of urban rail system which could …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 November 2021
• How the first railway timetables were created (Numberphile) • D Trains for East Lancs Railway line – study funded (MEN) • Take a trip on a Wes Anderson designed UK steam train (IanVisits) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 November 2021
• Tube strike Friday 26th November (IanVisits) • London Stratford tops busiest station League Table (RailBusiness) • Prague has one of the world’s best tram systems (Governing) • Austria’s $3.50 go-anywhere Klimaticket fights climate change …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 November 2021
• The funding crisis at the heart of London’s transport (CentreForLondon) • Cockfosters depot upgrade for Piccadilly line’s New Tube for London trains (IanVisits) • Peak District railway restoration plan meets park trail advocates (Guardian) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 November 2021
• Underground seeks ideas to improve step-free access to stations (IanVisits) • Vivarail’s D-Train pitched for US branch line pop-up metros (Trains) • Istanbul’s historic European railway terminus to be reopened (RailwayGazette) • Vancouver planning …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 25 October 2021
• London wide new ULEZ pollution charge zone begins today (BBC) • HS2 trains to be built in the UK, but by whomst? (RailInsider) • Budget to give £710m to extend Merseyrail with battery-operated trains …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 October 2021
• HS2 to cut Euston Station to ten platforms (IanVisits) • 7 abandoned railways set to follow Dartmoor line reopening (NewCivilEng) • Transport poster artist E McKnight Kauffer Exhibition (CreativeReview) • Amsterdam supports cable car …
Continue readingMaking light rail affordable: Very light rail (RailEngineer)
Pre-Covid, there were almost 300 million journeys a year on Britain’s light rail systems. Their high capacity provides urban connectivity that drives economic growth. For example, the Docklands Light Railway helped regenerate London’s Docklands whilst …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 October 2021
• Should train guards wear body cameras? (Railway-Tech) • Paris caps speed at 30km/h to boost soft transport & road safety (RFI) • The promise of US electric school bus adoption (GreenBiz) • We once …
Continue readingUltra/Supercapacitors for trams (RailwayTech)
The ultracapacitor technology will help in improving the efficiency of trams by reducing costs and carbon emissions. Skeleton Technologies has secured a contract to deliver ultracapacitors for trams powered by CAF Power & Automation’s (CAF …
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