It’s not an ‘electric bike craze.’ You’re looking at the future of transportation As electric bikes become increasingly popular in cities across the US, some in the media are trying to wrap their heads around …
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Computer says road: Transport planning models need to include active transport (CreateStreets)
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Continue readingEV tires are wearing out in as little as 6,000 miles: Here’s why (TheDrive)
or months now, Rivian owners have debated the cause of a common issue with their electric pickup trucks and SUVs: Rapid front tire wear. Some owners have reported their R1Ts and R1Ses are chewing through tires in as little as 6,000 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 11 September 2023
• Ticket office stealth closures: London train Cos reveal they stopped hiring new counter staff (Standard) • 1st West End Tube stations receive 4G/5G coverage (RailUK) • The NIMBY infra tax on new UK & …
Continue readingNetwork Rail orders trial batch of green steel rails (RailwayGazette)
To help assess whether ‘green’ track renewals could be a viable option, Network Rail has ordered a trial batch of rails manufactured by Saarstahl using an electric arc furnace. Network Rail is seeking to understand the technical …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 8 September 2023
• UK rail industry deeply frustrated by Network Rail’s extensive domestic air travel (RailTech) • Family Friendly Train operating companies Scorecard 2023 (FamilyFriendlyTrains) • Reuse of Philly’s City Branch downtown tunnel & RoW for transit …
Continue readingRégiolis battery hybrid TER under test, to soon serve French stations (SNCF)
In 2022, we’re continuing to field-test our first hybrid Régiolis. This innovative train, designed to run on non-electrified regional lines, has high-capacity batteries that will save energy and reduce noise. Greener, more energy-efficient hybrid trains …
Continue readingNorth American bus manufacturers struggling w/ eBus orders & growing pains (SmartCitiesDive)
Transit bus makers struggling despite federal funding support. Major transit bus manufacturers can’t keep up with orders, and some have encountered financial difficulties. These should be boom times for transit bus manufacturers, especially those producing …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 September 2023
• If the bus networks are poor, then so are we (TheTimes) • Death of the front garden: Brits spending £27Bn turning front gardens into parking (DirectLine) • Holloways, England’s mysterious sunken roads, extend longer …
Continue readingAI and Transportation (EnoTrans)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an evolving and important tool, enabling technology to augment human tasks and perform tasks humans cannot or would not. In the field of transportation, automated vehicles (AVs) are perhaps the best-known …
Continue readingCaterpillar shaft saves carbon & space on HS2’s west London site (NewCivilEng)
Excavation of the UK’s first “caterpillar shaft” is underway for a key structure on High Speed 2 in London. West London’s Old Oak Common station will become one of the country’s most vital transport hubs …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 September 2023
• The London Underground Line Loo League Table (CarolineRussellAM) • How a community bus service made a Perthshire village smile again (Guardian) • Photos read by Lead Curator of UK National Railway Museum: Video (RailPhotoArt) …
Continue readingTrenitalia orders sleeping cars offering ‘comfort, privacy, & tranquility’ (RailwayGazette)
National passenger operator Trenitalia has awarded a consortium of Škoda Group and Titagarh Firema a contract to supply up to 370 sleeping cars which the Czech company says will offer an ’extraordinary travel experience with greater comfort, privacy and …
Continue readingAuto Trader UK now listing eBikes (CyclingIndustry)
The UK’s largest automotive online marketplace, Auto Trader, has announced over 1,500 eBikes from 45 manufacturers and retailers, including Brompton and Raleigh, will be listed on the platform. In making the announcement, the business highlight that …
Continue readingGerman Verkehrsverbund transport concept explained (OverheadWire)
We’re joined by Professor Ralph Buehler of Virginia Tech, who talks with us about the German transport concept of Verkehrsverbund. The word translated to English means “transport network.” We discuss where the first Verkehrsverbund was …
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