Of the 5,200 rental spaces The Arch Company purchased from Network Rail in 2019, only 3,800 were occupied, with 1,400 vacant. Hundreds of these empty spaces were derelict and in need of significant investment before …
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Friday Reads – 5 November 2021
• Underground seeks ideas to improve step-free access to stations (IanVisits) • Vivarail’s D-Train pitched for US branch line pop-up metros (Trains) • Istanbul’s historic European railway terminus to be reopened (RailwayGazette) • Vancouver planning …
Continue readingBarcelona’s Tibidabo funicular updated (UrbanTransport)
Cable Car builder Leitner revitalized the Funicular del Tibidabo in Barcelona. The reopening took place on 12 June 2021. The modernisation project included the delivery of two new vehicles, new infrastructure, platform screen doors and …
Continue readingIntermodal terminal automation (RailFreight)
After the East West Gate terminal in Hungary and the port of Koper in Slovenia, Camco Technologies signed with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), to enable the automation of its terminals in the UK. Werner …
Continue readingThe war of the elements for cars (ToyotaResearch)
Nearly 150 years ago, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse fought a battle for the supremacy of Direct Current (DC) vs. Alternating Current (AC) known as the War of the Currents. Not only was the War of …
Continue readingGerman fast charging battery trains successfully tested (RailTech)
The rapid charging station for battery trains Voltap has passed its technical baptism of fire. A battery train from Stadler Rail was successfully charged with Voltap, developed by Swiss catenary specialist Furrer + Frey and …
Continue readingLondon-by-the-Sea Line – The Island Line Reopens
The Isle of Wight’s 8.5 mile Island Line has long held a fascination for historians of London’s transport. Two generations of ex-London Underground tube stock have taken a second working life on the Island since …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 1 November 2021
• Salisbury train crash: two trains collide in tunnel (BBC) • How we made Secrets of the London Underground show (RailMag) • Ace of Herts: Broxbourne Station Hertfordshire (BeautyOfTransport) • Victorian railway ticket ledger found …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 29 October 2021
• RENFE aims to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route (RailwayGazette) • Can Footways’ map rekindle London’s love of walking? (CityLab) • Londoner takes buses as far as he can in 24h (BBC) • Southeastern …
Continue readingSJ wins Stockholm-Hamburg night train (GlobalRailwayRev)
The Swedish Transport Administration has announced that SJ has won the procurement for Stockholm-Hamburg night train traffic, with services to start in the second half of 2022. The procurement of the Stockholm to Hamburg night …
Continue reading5th anniversary of 1st battery train on AC network (RailBusiness)
Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Hitachi Rail are celebrating five years since the first run of the DENCHA train, the world’s first battery-powered passenger train charged by AC overhead lines. Having seen the fleet …
Continue readingBrisbane using caverns to minimise tunnelling disruption (NewCivilEng)
Cavern construction techniques are helping to minimise disruption during delivery of Brisbane’s new underground rail link. Rail traffic in the Australian city of Brisbane, south east Queensland is currently constrained by a single bridge over …
Continue readingCarmakers rush to build batteries for EVs (Axios)
Almost every week, another major automaker announces a billion-dollar-plus investment in battery manufacturing, and with it, thousands of new American jobs. Why it matters: Eyeing President Biden’s climate agenda, carmakers are racing to create a domestic …
Continue readingFirst steps for seamless European train ticketing (RailTech)
International train tickets that can be booked further ahead through more different platforms and better support in case of delays. These are the first steps towards a seamless ticketing system to be realised by 2030. …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 25 October 2021
• London wide new ULEZ pollution charge zone begins today (BBC) • HS2 trains to be built in the UK, but by whomst? (RailInsider) • Budget to give £710m to extend Merseyrail with battery-operated trains …
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