The Terzo Valico project is a new high-speed line that strengthens the connections of the Genoese port complex with the main railway lines of northern Italy and Europe. It is complemented within the city of Genoa by …
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Calling out sandbagged costs before they become real (PedestrianObsvs)
Sandbagging is the practice of making a proposal one does not wish to see enacted look a lot weaker than it is. In infrastructure, this usually takes the form of making the cost look a …
Continue readingFully electric new Routemaster (ElectricHybridVehicle)
The electrification specialist unveiled the New Routemaster at the Euro Bus Expo this week. Developed in Norfolk, its hybrid drivetrain has been replaced with Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED), which uses 95% British-built components. Operated …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 November 2022
• Crossrail’s lessons for future major infrastructure projects: video (NewCivilEng) • Istanbul’s million passenger a day MetroBus BRT line: video (BBCforUITP) • Istanbul’s million passenger a day MetroBus BRT line: video download (4 across, 3 …
Continue readingDB begins constructing OLE islands for battery trains (RailwayNews)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has begun construction of electrified overhead contact line islands that will charge battery-powered trains in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. These islands will provide a future energy supply for battery-powered trains without …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 November 2022
• Hammersmith Bridge pedestals strengthened using bespoke concrete (NewCivilEng) • German €9 rail pass successor will launch next year (RailTech) • Montreal’s new Pie IX bus rapid transit route opens (MtlBlog) • Using tech to …
Continue readingÖBB presents night train strategy following record summer (RailTech)
ÖBB has laid out its strategy for the coming year. At the presentation of its new time table on Thursday, ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä said the operator wants its facilitate customers travelling farther, more often …
Continue readingThe business & environmental case to encourage domestic train travel (IntergenerationalFound’n)
Trains over planes: Why the government should encourage domestic train travel This report argues that, on intergenerational justice grounds, the British government should be following France’s lead over banning domestic flights with a rail equivalent …
Continue readingUK 5 day signalling exposition report (RailEngineer)
Periodically, the signalling and telecommunication profession demonstrates and shares its technology and innovations, safety policy, business methods and finances as seen by rail infrastructure organisations, train companies and the supplier base. Most recently, this was …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 7 November 2022
• Inside North End (Bull & Bush) ghost Tube station & Cold War bunker: video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • How many metro lines does London have now then? Discuss (JonnElledge) • Traffic reduction trials made permanent in …
Continue reading20 single decker Irizar Ietram e-buses ordered for London (Electrive)
The London transport company Go-Ahead has ordered 20 electric buses and charging infrastructure from the Spanish manufacturer Irizar. The order includes 20 examples of the Irizar ie tram 12-metre electric bus with right-hand drive, as …
Continue readingGerman state no longer considering hydrogen trains (HydrogenInsight)
Study commissioned by Baden-Württemberg concludes that line electrification or battery hybrid trains would be far cheaper over 30 years. Hydrogen trains will no longer be considered as a possible replacement for diesel locomotives in the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 November 2022
• Fare warning: National rail fines quintupling to curb fare dodging (RailTechMag) • HS2’s 2nd tunnel boring machine sets off underneath London (RailUK) • Elizabeth line west to east cab ride: video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • To …
Continue readingWhat is an e-bike & when does it belong on the road? (Streetsblog)
Imagine you’re out walking on a shared-use path in your city, and these vehicles blast through your periphery at 30 miles per hour. They have two wheels, quiet electric motors, and the people atop them …
Continue readingNew fast pantograph bus charging now in London (BusNews)
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that pantographs are now being used to provide fast charging for the buses on the all-electric route 132. These pantographs have been fitted at the Bexleyheath bus garage. Wireless …
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