Travelling by tram in Melbourne has become more sustainable. The French-based company Neoen supported by the Government of Victoria has launched the Numurkah Solar Farm. It is the second solar facility to power the Melbourne …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 January 2020
• Oslo reaches Vision Zero pedestrian deaths (StreetsBlog) • Grosvenor Canal, London’s last commercial canal (LondonCanals) • Level boarding fairness: Letting everyone on (PermanentRail) • Switzerland and France now linked by S-Bahn (RailTech) • Inside …
Continue readingCar2Gone: Car share companies are folding (Wired)
The US is about to lose another car-share service. On Wednesday, the Daimler- and BMW-owned entity that operates the service Share Now said the company’s cars would disappear from North American streets by the end of February …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 January 2020
• York to ban private cars from city centre within 3 years (guardian) • A Spitfire parts factory in Marylebone (LondonCanals) • Electric car owners can be paid to charge (AirQualityNews) • The 2010s in …
Continue readingLAX moving car rentals to People Mover station (DailyBreeze)
LAX is bringing all rental car companies to one location near 405 with People Mover train to airport. Los Angeles World Airports and city officials broke ground Thursday on the LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility, which …
Continue reading‘Tinder’ for the freight transport market (Ertico)
The European Commission has estimated there are approximately 50 million single person-households in Europe where the occupant is aged between 18 and 65. There is actually, believe it or not, the same number of users …
Continue readingImproving new train introduction (RailEngineer)
With an unprecedented number of new vehicles ordered since 2010 – over 8,000 – and with more orders to come, getting them safely, reliably and efficiently into service is a priority. Challenges with testing, acceptance, …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 30 December 2019
This edition has been compiled by Friday Reads contributor Daniel Demby: • Abandoned Tube tour photos (Guardian) • Pedestrian detection systems don’t work well, AAA finds (ArsTechnica) • America’s alleyways capital & its first curvy …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 December 2019
• Tales from the haunted Underground (MysteriousUniverse) • SUVs sabotage Net Zero 2050 goal (AirQualityNews) • Nearing the end for the sub-compact city car (AutoCar) • Drivers won’t put down phones & people keep dying …
Continue readingNightJet plans mini-capsules (RailwayGazette)
ÖBB has unveiled the interior designs for the sleeping car and couchette vehicles in its Siemens-built Nightjet overnight trains which are scheduled to enter service from 2022. Developed with customer feedback following public consultation using …
Continue readingEuropean railways unite for int’l trains (RailTech)
Four European state-owned railway operators have joined forces to develop international and night trains. The companies intend to offer more connections and increase capacity on the existing routes. These moves will improve passenger service and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 December 2019
• The new sounds of London’s electric buses (TheVerge) • London Plan 1946 Railways for peace Report (ALondonInheritance) • A Prime Meridian station (BeautyOfTransport) • Kids who cycle or walk to school learn better (IrishTimes) …
Continue readingMagnet free electric motors are coming (TheEngineer)
The winner of this year’s automotive category, and the winner of the C2I 2019 Grand Prix trophy, is a UK developed magnet-free electric motor that holds huge promise for the growing electric vehicle sector. A …
Continue readingATO hacking vulnerability (RailTech)
“Cyber threats could be very serious for the rail sector in the future,” says Karl King, Senior Consultant at Frazer-Nash Consultancy. On the follow-up question ‘why?’, he brings attention to several important facts in implementing …
Continue readingAussie Metro schemes for a generation of skills (NewCivilEng)
New metro schemes in Melbourne and Sydney could sustain the country’s skills pipeline “for a generation”, according to Mott MacDonald senior engineer David Naylor. Speaking at New Civil Engineer’s Tunnelling Festival last week, Naylor highlighted the opportunity for …
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