Local politicians and infrastructure stakeholders say that UK’s northeast region is disadvantaged by a lack of modern freight facilities. There are calls for this ‘neglected’ part of England to step up and be counted. For …
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Friday Reads – 5 June 2020
• Female Overground train driver on cover of British Vogue (TransportXtra) • UK Government to issue half million £50 bike repair vouchers (Road-CC) • New twist in mystery of Brunel’s Box Tunnel birthday sunrise (Guardian) …
Continue readingNew operator plans UK green parcels service (RailJournal)
BRITISH start-up Varamis Rail is targeting the introduce of a carbon-neutral express parcels service on Britain’s East Coast Main Line. The objective is to only use 160km/h electric trains and to link the service to …
Continue readingDfT tells councils to close main roads to cars (Forbes)
Millions of pounds will be “released as soon as possible so that work can begin at pace on closing roads to through traffic, installing segregated cycle lanes and widening pavements,” says a letter sent to …
Continue readingTfL restarting NLE & Bank upgrade (NewCivilEng)
Transport for London (TfL) is to restart work on major infrastructure projects this month, including the £655M upgrade at Bank station and the Northern Line Extension. TfL applied a “safe stop” to its major project …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 1 June 2020
• Secret Moorgate Station (CarolinesMiscellany) • The original Waterloo Bridge was destroyed by its creator (OnLondon) • How Classes 158 & 159 saved Regional Railways (RuairidhMacVeigh) • Scotland’s earliest railway was fought over by Jacobites …
Continue readingBetter rail station air quality to fight Covid (Railway-Tech)
Data analytics company EMSOL has been working with Network Rail to monitor air quality in train stations and come up with a strategy to bring down pollution around them. The project could largely benefit patients …
Continue readingTilbury2 port will double rail & freight capacity (RailFreight)
Tilbury, the expanding port on the north bank of the River Thames, is advancing plans to double handling capacity, with a new rail terminal embedded at the heart of the project. The owners of Tilbury, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 29 May 2020
• Should TfL build blocks of flats to save itself? (Wired) • HS2’s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval (RailEngineer) • London: a walkable city – video (LSEPlanning) • Why open streets are good …
Continue readingTrain bike storage seating for distancing (Dezeen)
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has revised its Island Bay train seating to make it easier for London commuters to social distance following the coronavirus pandemic. PriestmanGoode has adapted its 2016 Island Bay seat design, which …
Continue readingMiami pilots e-cargo bikes (SmartCitiesDive)
The City of Miami has partnered with shipping company DHL Express and mobility logistics hub Reef Technology to pilot four low-powered electric-assist e-cargo bikes that will be used for deliveries across the city. The cargo bikes …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 25 May 2020
• London ULEZ, LEZs, and Congestion Charge now reinstated (AirQualityNews) • 10 proposals for new or reopened railway lines in gov’t Ideas Fund (RailInsider) • Newcastle city centre making car-free paths (TransportXtra) • Cities have …
Continue readingCities plan for electrification of transport (SmartCitiesWorld)
Municipal leaders around the world know the reliance on fossil fuels to power passenger cars, buses, trucks and delivery fleets is a dead end, not only for the environment but for public health. In the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 May 2020
• Thunderbird 4 – on the Thames! (IanVisits) • Churchill War Rooms virtual tour (ImpWarMuseum) • Running a car costs much more than people think (Nature) • Cities transforming as electric bike sales skyrocket (TheVerge) …
Continue readingWorld’s first CO2 heat pump in artic eBus (UrbanTransport)
The very first electric articulated bus equipped with a Konvekta CO2 heat pump thermal management system has been operated by the public transport company VAG in Nuremberg since the beginning of this year. The future of …
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