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Solar panels between tracks on an active railway line is a dreadful idea (JonWorth)

By John Bull 1 min read

Innovative new tech to maximise level boarding potential for new Metro fleet (RailUK)

By John Bull 1 min read

French railway operator tests solar panel prototype between unused train tracks (E+T)

By John Bull 1 min read

Visit to the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (RailAdvent)

By John Bull 1 min read

World’s first electric hydrofoil ferry begins service in Stockholm (Cruise&Ferry)

By John Bull 1 min read

Vehicle Speed-Limiting Technology Gets State Law Foothold (Governing)

By John Bull 1 min read

Electrification

Faster US Passenger Rail: A Future of Rapid Service Study (Archyde)

By John Bull 1 min read

Cycles

An e-bike that charges off USB-C (TheVerge)

By John Bull 1 min read

Aerial

The rise of the heavy-lift cargo drone (TheEngineer)

By John Bull 1 min read

Electrification

Special test event for Great Western Railway’s fast-charge battery trial (RailUK)

By John Bull

Electrification

Transpennine Route Upgrade Work & Electrification Ramps Up: Video (RailFocus)

By John Bull

Buses

New Flyer have cracked the electric bus market. How did they do it? (ElectricAutonomy)

By John Bull 1 min read

Switzerland, where the Post still takes the train (Mediarail)

By John Bull 1 min read

ScotRail Begins Trials of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil - HVO - fuel (Railway-News)

By John Bull

Plans Submitted for the Future Modernised Cardiff Central Railway Station (TfW)

By John Bull 1 min read

West London Orbital: Progress & Feasibility (Permanent Way Institute - PWI)

By John Bull

Renewable Energy-On-Rails Scheme To Cure Transmission Line Blues (CleanTechnica)

By John Bull 1 min read

Electrification

Expensive, slow battery locomotives have no place on already electrified rails (EffectiveTransitAlliance)

By John Bull 1 min read