• TfL trials cooling solution for Tube network (RailUK) • London cycling up by 25% since pre-Covid (EveningStandard) • Future looks bright for buses & transport in some British cities (CentreForCities) • New York Penn …
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Sunweb, European Sleeper plan seasonal Alps & coast trains (RailwayGazette)
Dutch package holiday company Sunweb Group and night train start-up European Sleeper have announced a partnership to offer overnight trains from the Netherlands and Belgium to tourist destinations in France. The companies said their aim …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 22 July 2022
• UK Court orders Gov’t to explain how it will reach Net Zero targets (Guardian) • Some thoughts & history on the Johnston Memorial at Farringon (DougRose) • World’s most unconventional rail line? Zurich’s S10 …
Continue readingPlanes refuel in the air: why not couple moving trains (RailTech)
What if you could run more trains on a railway by coupling different trains while they are running? That is the aim of Israeli startup DirecTrainSystems (DTS), building on know-how of refuelling airplanes mid-air. This …
Continue readingAffordable tram tracks: Very Light Rail Part 1 (RailEngineer)
Britain’s nine light rail systems compare with around 30 in France and 60 in Germany as, historically, Britain has failed to invest in its transport infrastructure. With conventional tram systems typically costing around £50 million …
Continue readingWhat’s next for Transport for London? (CentreForCities)
Since the start of the pandemic, Transport for London (TfL) has received close to £5bn in financial support from the Government to guarantee services in an environment of low ridership. The current package will expire on Friday …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 18 July 2022
• West Midlands Metro tram extension opens Sunday 17 July (RailPro) • Northumberland passenger line reopening campaign well fought (ChristianWolmar) • Eversholt & Vivarail examining feasibility of Class 321 battery multiple unit (ModernRailways) • Spain introducing …
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LA Metrolink commuter rail powered by renewable fuel (MassTransit)
Metrolink has switched to renewable fuel, making it the first agency in the nation to completely power all its locomotives with the cleaner burning alternative. The renewable fuel is made of recycled natural fats and vegetable …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 15 July 2022
• London Overground Barking Riverside extension to open 18 July (RailAdvent) • Imminent announcement of £2 cap on all bus fares in England for 6 months (Bus&TrainUser) • Valencia opens long delayed surface/underground tramline T10 …
Continue readingTexas Central HSR wins eminent domain case thanks to 1907 law (EnoTrans)
The Texas Supreme Court on June 24 ruled, in a 5 to 3 opinion, that the private Texas Central high-speed rail project from Dallas to Houston can use eminent domain power to take property for right-of-way …
Continue readingRaising roof container designed to switch from road to rail (RailwayGazette)
A curtain-sided container with a raising roof which is designed to transport double-stacked palletised products by rail has been unveiled by Nestlé UK & Ireland. The company said the railway network’s height constraints compared to …
Continue readingMaking UK railway electrification affordable (RailEngineer)
Electric trains take power as it is generated and feed it directly into their traction motors without the need to convert energy or store it. Therefore, they will always be more efficient, more powerful, and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 11 July 2022
• Uber Files leak reveals ruthless global lobbying campaign (Guardian) • Fleetwood Poulton rail line reopening approved (BBC) • Germany’s beleaguered rail network is overdue for a $14Bn overhaul (CityLab) • Fiat rooftop car factory …
Continue readingDB wants home away from home on future ICE trains (RailTech)
Deutsche Bahn has unveiled the interior of the upcoming ICE 3neo long-distance trains. The new interiors are designed to be a home a way from home, ceo Richard Lutz said on Wednesday. “Travel, work, relax …
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