A trial of putting parcel lockers for online shopping in TfL car parks and stations is to be substantially expanded. The locker firm, InPost has run a trial with TfL at six locations, and has …
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Wednesday’s Friday Reads – 21 April 2021
News and great links are piling up, so this is a special extra edition of Friday Reads: • Mayor announces plans to power TfL on renewables (AirQualityNews) • France’s bonus malus vehicle tax scheme make …
Continue readingIndia using hybrid trolleybus Bus Rapid Transit as metro alternative (UrbanTransport)
The expansion of public transport is urgently needed in many Indian cities, but the construction of metros and rapid transit systems, which has been the main focus so far, is often facing serious limitations: Construction …
Continue readingHS2 leaving a legacy of innovation (NewCivilEng)
HS2 Ltd’s commitment to innovation could make waves beyond the railway itself. Capacity, connectivity and carbon reduction are three of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) well publicised benefits. According to HS2 Ltd, the rail project will improve …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 April 2021
• Eurostar reaches refinancing deal with lenders (YahooFinance) • Traffic calming & LTNs do not delay emergency vehicles (PriceTags) • France moves to offer €2 500 e-bike credit for old gas cars (Electrek) • Tube …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 April 2021
• France bans domestic flights than can be made by train (Guardian) • Kramer did it: the renaissance of urban river swimming/ (PopUpCity) • Favourite LRT & streetcar lines (Spacing) • The history, and future, …
Continue readingHydrail Breezes in the UK (Hydrogen Part 2)
We last looked at London’s hydrogen bus experiments, and this part of the series analyses current hydrail development. Regular operation of the world’s first hydrogen train started in September 2018 with two Alstom Coradia iLints …
Continue readingMaking e-scooters work with transit not against it (StreetsBlog)
When shared e-scooters first showed up in US cities several years ago, many cities considered them “toy vehicles.” After running small pilots, cities such as San Francisco and Miami quickly banned e-scooters from their streets …
Continue readingDeutsche Bahn expands wind power use for trains (GlobalRailReview)
Approximately 190 gigawatt hours of wind power from the Amrumbank-West offshore wind farm in Germany will supply DB’s trains in the future. Deutsche Bahn (DB) is consistently converting its electricity supply to become more sustainable by utilising …
Continue readingBus electrification: A comparison of capital costs (UrbanTransport)
INDUSTRY FOCUS: Alternative Propulsion Systems 1. Introduction In the last few years, transport planners have increasingly been concerned about the need to move towards a low carbon/zero carbon future. Even for cities with extensive electric …
Continue readingKing’s Cross upgrade to add ECML rail freight paths (RailFreight)
A programme to upgrade the entire UK East Coast Main Line is reaching deep into the southern terminus of the line. Rail freight is playing a significant part in the project. It will also be …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 April 2021
• Highways England plans to infill, demolish 130 disused railway structures (RailEngineer) • Breathing new life into underused & derelict rail arches (LowLineLondon) • Love letter to lost world of the Parisian pneumatic post (MessyNessyChic) …
Continue readingCanada investing in 5,000 electric buses (ReNewCan)
Today, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne announced $2.75 billion in funding over five years, starting in 2021, to enhance public transit systems and switch …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 April 2021
• London Overground could finally get individual line names (IanVisits) • The partly-abandoned Tooting, Merton & Wimbledon Railway (JagoHazzard) • Cars are no longer welcome in Heidelberg (NYTimes) • A short history of the ‘upstairs …
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