• Tesco’s rail logistics keep their shelves stocked (Guardian) • The case against transit project mega contracts (EnoTrans) • HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Nancy’s tram plan postponed in favour of trolleybus …
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UKTram consults on draft light rail strategy (RailwayGazette)
Light rail industry body UKTram is seeking comments on its draft Light Rail Strategy for the UK, which is due to be submitted to ministers and the Department for Transport later this year. Comments on the …
Continue readingLeaves on line excuse now blown away by new tech (E&T)
Engineers have developed a new rail track-cleaning system to remove leaves from lines – an issue that costs the rail industry millions of pounds each year. Delays to train services caused by leaves on the …
Continue readingEurostar brand kept in merger with Thalys (IntlRailJournal)
Combined operator plans to carry 30 million passengers by end of 2030, says SNCB CEO Ms Sophie Dutordoir. IRJ on the Connecting Europe Express: The planned “Green Speed” merger of Eurostar and Thalys has taken …
Continue readingHS2 testing landslip prevention fibre optic tech (RailTechnology)
Pioneering fibre optic technology, that can sense micro ground movements in embankments and cuttings, is currently being tested by HS2 at one of their sites. Through a joint programme at HS2’s Chilterns tunnel south portal …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 October 2021
• Should train guards wear body cameras? (Railway-Tech) • Paris caps speed at 30km/h to boost soft transport & road safety (RFI) • The promise of US electric school bus adoption (GreenBiz) • We once …
Continue reading3D-printed concrete bridge at Venice Biennale (Dezeen)
Zaha Hadid Architects has built a 3D-printed concrete footbridge named Striatus at the Venice Architecture Biennale that is freestanding and assembled without mortar. Named Striatus, the 16-metre-long bridge was built by the computation and design team at Zaha Hadid Architects, known as ZHACODE, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 October 2021
• Crossrail 2 critical to prevent train overloading into Waterloo (IanVisits) • UK’s last aerial ropeway uses gravity to move 300mt a day (TomScottYouTube) • Amsterdam expands smart bike parking tags for better station access …
Continue readingPrototype Very Light Rail vehicle ready for testing (RailBusiness)
Assembly of the prototype Revolution Very Light Rail vehicle has been completed, and is it now ready for testing to assess the feasibility of providing passenger services on low-traffic and feeder routes where the high …
Continue readingPlatooning for Russian freight trains next year (IntlRailJ)
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) plans to operate up to five freight trains in virtual coupling mode next year. RZD deputy managing director and head of traction directorate, Mr Oleg Valinsky, confirmed on August 26 that these …
Continue readingFirst unaccompanied cross Channel rail freight service (AnonW)
Getlink And CargoBeamer Team Up To Launch The First Unaccompanied Cross-Channel Service By Rail. The title of this post, is the same as that of this Press Release from Getlink. This is the first paragraph and a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 September 2021
• Addison Lee taxi firm orders electric SUVs to speed up all EV fleet (CityLab) • And now in colour: Harlow Town Station’s Mid-Century Modern style (BeautyOfTransport) • Istanbul’s European rail terminus to reopen (RailTurkey) …
Continue readingSmartWindow trialed on Karlsruhe tram-train (MetroReport)
SmartWindow technology for displaying live and context-based journey information on vehicle windows is being tested on a tram-train operated by AVG in Karlsruhe. The six-month trial starting this month will be used to assess the …
Continue readingPhilly Augmented Reality challenge for transit accessibility (SmartCitiesDive)
The city of Philadelphia is seeking ideas on ways it can use augmented reality (AR) technology to make its Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) public transportation system more accessible for people with disabilities. The city’s smart city …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 September 2021
• Ian Visits the Northern Line Extension opening (IanVisits) • Diamond dissects the Battersea Droop on the Tube Map (DiamondGeezer) • Battersea Power Station Bullet Train’s lost plans (LondonLaunch) • BR logo designer appalled by …
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