As new transportation methods — from autonomous vehicles to shared e-scooters to smart roadways — move us fragile humans from point A to point B, it’s not the technology that could prove to be the …
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South Wales rail site 97% diesel free (RailwayNews)
South Wales: Network Rail and Colas Rail have been working on a large-scale rail renewal project in South Wales where they have used solar lighting and power generation. The two companies wish to demonstrate the …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 June 2019
• Cutaways of London landmark buildings, incl. KXSP station (Standard) • Air France cutting short haul capacity 15% (SimpleFlying) • Austrian rail stations now green powered (RailTech) • New York subway costs 3 times more …
Continue readingTfL secures 12 mixed use Crossrail developments (PBCToday)
TfL has secured a deal with Aviva Investors to build a mixed-use scheme, above Crossrail infrastructure and opposite the new Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station Plans are in place for 12 major developments above and …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 31 May 2019
• Updated Legible London mono- & mini-liths for the City (CityWayfinding) • Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf Crossrail (BeautyOfTransport) • New ideas for old Paris infrastructure (CityLab) • Cyclists break far fewer road rules than …
Continue readingDriverless ferries being tested (E&T)
Driverless ferries are being tested in Trondheim in Norway that can ‘see’ kayakers and boats, and could eventually be a substitute for footbridges. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has built and tested …
Continue readingThe Grand Paris Express (Railway-News)
The new Grand Paris metro lines, together the Grand Paris Express, have created an infrastructure project of unprecedented magnitude: 200km of new track, of which 90 percent is under ground, with four new lines, one …
Continue readingTfL to track all Underground Wi-Fi users (Wired)
In the autumn of 2016, Transport for London (TfL) started tracking its passengers. A month long trial at 54 stations used Wi-Fi signals from phones and other devices to harvest depersonalised data about where, when …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 May 2019
• London mobility in the global league table (UrbanMobilityIndex) • It’s high time airlines paid fuel tax (AirQualityNews) • Rail delays prompt German identity crisis (Politico) • What city parents do to live car-free (CityLab) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 May 2019
• Can a Crossrail City Airport station be built? (HydeParkNow) • TfL extends Walking Tube Map to Zone 3 (MappingLondon) • Clean air is a national responsibility (TransportXtra) • Grand Paris Express tunneling progress video …
Continue readingInstitute of Railway Research interview (SmartRailWorld)
At the moment, large sections of the UK rail network are undergoing major development, all the while using the latest engineering techniques and technology to help deliver a system that runs efficiently and safely in …
Continue readingThe critical timing of door closing (RailEngineer)
Much has been written and said in recent times about efforts to improve the throughput of trains on metro and inner suburban railways. Using CBTC [communications-based train control] has enabled 36 trains per hour (tph) …
Continue readingGermany’s electric highway opens (Bloomberg)
Germany has opened the first stretch of a so-called electric highway that will connect hybrid trucks to overhead wires, allowing them to recharge while traveling on the country’s main transportation arteries. The 10-kilometer (6-mile) stretch …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 May 2019
• Hammersmith Bridge closes to cars & traffic evaporates (TwitterThread) • Birmingham Snow Hill Tunnel sidings (RailBusinessDaily) • Finland constructing its first intercity tram line (RailTech) • New Belgrade Centre station as city building (NYTimes) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 May 2019
• Network to monitor Thames cruise ship air pollution (AirQualityNews) • Grand Paris Express tunnelling video (FranceTVInfo) • Lyft fights to avoid Disabilities Act (Politico) • Why free public transport doesn’t work (Atlantic) • 80 …
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