This means, instead of electrifying a line in full, as is conventional for electric trains to draw traction power, these lines will feature intermittent electrification. The first of these lines to become operational will be …
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Taiwan eScooter stations powered themselves during blackout (Electrek)
In a fascinating real-world test of Gogoro’s electric scooter battery swap stations’ ability to run completely off-grid, the GoStations managed to remain operational even though a massive power outage in Taiwan yesterday shuttered gas stations …
Continue readingFriday Reads – March 25 2022
• Bank Station upgrade reaches halfway mark (RailUK) • Oliver Green video previews his London’s Great Railway Stations book (LTMFriends) • Italy introduces hybrid trains on regional railways (TheMayor) • San Francisco to open trolleybus …
Continue readingTrain driver seatbelt & airbag could be coming to UK (RailFreight)
Cab safety measures could see radical changes, and the construction of earthworks near the rails could be adjusted. This is all the result of the fatal accident in the northeast of Scotland in the summer …
Continue readingEVs in higher demand, slower delivery than ever (Wired)
It’s a Perfect Time for EVs. It’s a Terrible Time for EVs – Gas prices are up, commutes are back, and Russian oil is under sanction. Too bad the electric vehicle industry isn’t ready to …
Continue readingMovable overhead electrification to decarbonise freight yards (RailBusiness)
The use of a moveable overhead conductor rail to eliminate the need to use diesel locomotives at freight terminals where traditional fixed electrification equipment would obstruct loading and unloading is being demonstrated in the UK, …
Continue readingReconnections’ Miscellany: Infrastructure Translator – March 2022
Today on Reconnections: Asset Management Hierarchy, in ascending order: a. Run to failureb. Corrective maintenancec. Preventative maintenanced. Condition-based maintenancee. Predictive maintenancef. Prescriptive maintenanceg. Foresight maintenance There’s also percussive maintenance – the art of hitting something …
Continue readingManchester to cap bus fares after court ruling (CitiesToday)
Greater Manchester will cap bus fares at £2 (US$2.61) for adults and £1 for children as part of a shake-up of public transport in the UK city. It follows a landmark ruling at the Royal …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – March 21 2022
• The design concepts behind Crossrail station architecture (Crossrail) • The definitive ranking of MerseyRail Lines (MerseyTart) • ‘Computer says road’: Call for change to crude planning models (Guardian) • European cities are making transport …
Continue readingUS dominates LRT investment landscape (InvestMonitor)
The US tops the charts for its involvement in the light-rail space, which in many respects is considered the most sustainable form of passenger transport. Light rail is considered to be an environmentally sustainable transit …
Continue readingFriday Reads – March 18 2022
• How Kyiv transformed its Metro into bomb shelters (CityLab) • No train, no-gain? How can running fewer trains be better? (Railway-News) • The Art Deco Railway: The Chessington Branch (JagoHazzard) • The long history …
Continue readingThe benefits of cryogenic rail head cleaning (RailTechnology)
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Continue readingParis orders conductive static charging e-bus system (UrbanTransport)
The regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités has decided to introduce a new electric Bus Rapid Transit system in the greater Paris area. The consortium Van Hool – Kiepe Electric – Alstom was selected as the …
Continue readingGermany plans for faster railway line electrification (RailTech)
To realise a significant shift of traffic to the railways to achieve the climate protection targets in the transport sector, the German rail network must be further electrified in the coming years, says the German …
Continue readingDiaphragm walls for HS2 Old Oak Common station (GroundEng)
HS2’s Old Oak Common station is set to be the biggest to be built since Victorian times with platforms enclosed in a record breaking box currently under construction. The scale of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) …
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