I’ll admit it: I’ve had a pedestrian enter the crosswalk without me immediately noticing because they were blocked by the right side of my car. But what if your car frame didn’t block your line …
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Vivarail’s success leads to expansion (Railway-News)
Vivarail has decided to move its manufacturing base to Southam after ongoing success within the company has necessitated expansion. Vivarail’s mission to develop emission-free trains and its increasing orderbook have driven it to move its …
Continue readingNew energy measuring standard for European rail (RailTech)
By July 2020, the European rail sector should implement IRS 90930, a new standard in energy measuring. It includes the installation of onboard Energy Measuring Systems (EMS) in the locomotives and passenger trains as well …
Continue readingLondon’s fibre optic broadband via Tube tunnels (E&T)
Full-fibre broadband – which promises to allow users to download a HD feature film in less than 30 seconds – is only available to 11 per cent of London properties, with most Londoners relying on …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 November 2019
• Massive gaps in UK Gov’t air pollution monitoring (AirQualityNews) • Rotterdam Metro extension opens (RailRech) • Queen Margrethe II opens Copenhagen’s Cityringen Metro (UrbanTransport) • Parking garage residential conversion (Governing) • The war on …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 November 2019
• How London’s ULEZ is changing travel behaviours (TheDeveloper) • Your driving is scaring me – TfL’s Vision Zero (TfL) • Paris plan to pummel its Périphérique (CityMetric) • Cars are death machines (NYTimes) • …
Continue readingBART proposes security express lane at SFO (ProgRailroading)
Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) board approved the development of a trip verification technology (TVT) that would enable BART riders to enter a priority security screening line at San Francisco International Airport [SFO]. With TVT, …
Continue readingUK not serious about the New Silk Road (RailFreight)
The UK is too distracted by European relations to take full advantage of overland trade opportunities. This was said by Henry Tillman, a London based Belt and Road specialist. “The British are currently failing to …
Continue readingElectric vehicle grid integration (NavigantResearch)
Managing Plug-In EVs in Grid Services: Global Market Analysis and Forecasts The plug-in EV (PEV) industry is interested in vehicle grid integration (VGI) potential. The technology enables direct control of PEV charging, and in some …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 28 October 2019
• The A to Z history of London (MappingLondon) • Virtual transit of the Thames under water (BBC) • When is efficient too efficient? Tech lessons from Hamburg (Spacing) • Gothenburg electrical circuit tram map …
Continue readingEx-Thameslink trains to carry London Gateway freight (RailNews)
FORMER Thameslink trains are set to carry freight in May, when a new scheme to bring merchandise into central London is due to begin. The proposal is to use former Class 319s with their seats …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 October 2019
• London Ultra-Low Emission Zone cuts pollution by a third (IntelTransport) • 1967 Tube Stock retextiled reimagining (Dezeen) • Faces on the ferry art (Guardian) • The garden pavilion of West Croydon bus station (BeautyOfTransport) …
Continue readingFive TBMs digging Sydney Metro (TunnelTalk)
All five TBMs are now underground and at work excavating the 15.5km City and Southwest extension to the Sydney Metro in Australia. Supplied by Herrenknecht, the five machines include four double-shield TBMs, and a multi-mode …
Continue readingSplit ticketing: inside Loco2’s Pricehack (Railway-Tech)
Train booking platform Loco2 recently launched Pricehack, a new money-saving feature that lets users split journeys into smaller legs. If a commuter is travelling from London to Durham, for example, it may prove cheaper to …
Continue readingLondon’s first ultra fast EV charging hub (IntelTransport)
BP Chargemaster is rolling out 150kW ultra-fast rapid charging units with new units installed at a BP retail site in Hammersmith, London. As the number of electric vehicles continues to grow in the UK and …
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