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Author: Long Branch Mike

Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 September 2019

On 16 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Friday Reads, Maps, Pedestrians

• Experience London transport in a wheelchair, without working hands (CityMetric) • CR Mackintosh’s Gothic railway terminus design (MackintoshArch) • How safe is the air in five major cities? (FT) • How developers are remaking …

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How city fleets lead on green vehicles (GreenBiz)

On 16 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

Public fleets — often managed by cities, counties or ports — are the invisible transportation infrastructure that keeps society running, from picking up our garbage to helping workers fix power outages. There are over 38,000 …

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Toronto LR Meetup – 21st September 2019

On 13 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Meetup

In a first, a number of transport commentators and writers will be meeting in Toronto later this month for a social evening. Like the London LR meetups, these are informal affairs where the beer flows. …

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Friday Reads – 13 September 2019

On 13 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Data, Friday Reads

• Depressing lesson of west London’s lost cycle route (Guardian) • Gare du Nord addition ‘une grave offense’ to passengers (CityLab) • Senate moves temporarily to old rail station (OttawaMag) • ‘Smart’ Cities – not …

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Freight adaptable carriage concept (RailwayTech)

On 12 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

Railway companies today have a myriad of challenges – from ensuring punctuality and giving a good service for passengers to managing stock and creating enough space for freight. 42 Technology aims to solve some of …

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Reflections on overheating metros (TunnelTalk)

On 11 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

As summer temperatures rise, concern rises also over the rising temperatures in the underground environment of overcrowded metro systems that include above and below ground sections and have no sub-surface cooling systems. Following on from …

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Europe’s dream for a single railway (RailwayTech)

On 10 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

Since the early 1990s, Europe’s political leaders have sought to standardise and integrate the transport network – including air, road and rail. A decade later, regulations had been drafted, amended and implemented with member states …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 9 September 2019

On 9 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Croydon Tramlink, Friday Reads, Maps, New York

• Croydon tram crash safety report watered down (BuzzFeed) • Tube map of Roman London (Londonist) • Accessible UK Travel Policy Guidance published (RailwayNews) • Art Deco, Poirot & the Orient Express (ArtDecoSociety) • Boston …

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Current & future London rail overbuilds (NetworkWSP)

On 9 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

Building over rail infrastructure and terminus stations is helping to relieve the pressure of increasing city density in London. The idea of overbuilding has gained momentum in recent years. In London, where land values are …

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Friday Reads – 6 September 2019

On 6 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians

• NYC new farecard decades behind London’s Oyster (NYPost) • E-scooters pulled from Miami streets to avoid ‘Scooternado’ (Gizmodo) • Toronto Green Line parkway proposal (UrbanToronto) • Freight trains could help predict earthquakes/ (PhysicsWorld) • …

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Kolkata TBM failure causes extensive damage (TunnelTalk)

On 6 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

Tailseal failure on the EPBM [earth pressure balance machine] operating on a running tunnel drive for the Kolkata Metro is reported to be the cause of an uncontrollable inrush of water and material that led …

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Paris testing ‘noise radar’ to auto-ticket loud cars (EnGadget)

On 5 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News

Parisians with powerful cars might want to think carefully before showing off their rides. Parts of the city (most recently the suburb of Villeneuve-le-Roi) are testing a ‘noise radar’ system from Bruitparif that can pinpoint …

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NYC rail tunnel to cut cost by $1.4Bn (MassTransit)

On 4 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News, New York

The Hudson Tunnel Projects trims $1.4 billion with new financial plan. The project cost for the construction of a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River and the comprehensive rehabilitation of the existing 108-year-old tunnel …

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Big data culture evolving for rail (IntlRailJ)

On 3 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Data, Industry News

The use of data and analytics across the railway process has moved on from its infancy and become a fully-fledged facet of everyday operations. Armed with a better idea of how their systems work and …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 September 2019

On 2 September 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Cycles, Friday Reads, New York

• World’s most famous crosswalk (HydeParkNow) • Box in a box to avoid Crossrail vibrations (IanVisits) • UK’s first autism friendly rail line (RailTechMag) • Photo essays of North American rail systems (SubwayNut) • Flying …

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