Despite being some of the most carbon-intensive modes of transport, aviation and shipping continue to benefit from some of the most generous tax exemptions in Europe. One of the most significant of these is the …
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Finnish airship company making surveillance craft for NATO – border (BusinessInsider)
Kelluu, a Finnish startup, is developing low-cost hydrogen airships that can fly for up to 12 hours. They’ve recently attracted attention from NATO, securing a deal with a member for trials. The airships are built …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 1 December 2025
• Melbourne Metro Tunnel Now Open: Video (Sydney Trains Vlogs) • Social media influencers to promote Melbourne Metro Tunnel opening (ABC News) • Debunked: air passenger growth doesn’t necessarily lead to economic growth (Transport & …
Continue readingHydrogen Airships: Potential International Difficulties (ISOPolarAirships)
Airships have yet to reemerge as commercial transport, despite their numerous ecological, humanitarian, security, and business applications. A barrier for some business models is the regulation of lifting gasses. Regulations in many countries require airships …
Continue readingDefence firm reserves three Airlander 10 aircraft (TheEngineer)
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has announced the reservation of three Airlander 10 aircraft from an unnamed defence contractor looking to deliver the capabilities of the platform to its customers. Airlander 10 is a versatile aircraft …
Continue readingChina builds a new large Ekranoplan (NavalNews)
Ekranoplans, special ultra-low flying aircraft, promise to combine features from ships, airplanes, and hovercraft. There are many designs and projects out there, but they have yet to truly realise their promise. Now the discovery of …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 May 2025
• The Suprising Success of UK Railway Reopenings (Full Steam Ahead) • Airport expansion plans risk undermining UK climate targets without boosting economy (E+T) • Tower Subway and the Mystery of the Southern Entrance (A …
Continue readingThe rise of the heavy-lift cargo drone (TheEngineer)
Unmanned heavy-lift cargo drones could reshape the world of air freight. Jon Excell talks to Dronamics, one of the firms at the forefront of this aviation frontier. Disruptive innovations often have the most unlikely origin stories. In the case …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 April 2025
• London Euston completely closed, no trains to Milton Keynes Central, on Easter Weekend (Rail Advent) • Construction of Sheffield in-fill tram-train stop gets underway (Metro Report) • Longer trains planned as new Northumberland Line …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 7 April 2025
• Second HS2 tunnel reaches Greenford, completing Western Northolt tunnel (Ian Visits) • Nancy replaces single-rail TVR gadget-bahn with modern battery trolleybuses (Streetsblog) • Manhattan Congestion Pricing Not Rerouting Traffic to Other Boroughs (Streetsblog) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 March 2025
• London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned (Guardian) • London’s Most Controversial Bus, the BYD BD11 Reviewed: Video (Network Nathan) • Britain’s Bike-Friendliest ‘New Town’ Is a Model for Car-Free …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 March 2025
• The Mother of All Inventions… (Roger Farnworth) • Urban Rail in Africa (Reece Martin) • The Saunders Roe Queen: The Cruise Liner Flying Boat: Video (Found & Explained) • Why does Tokyo have Two …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 February 2025
• Pathfinder 1, The airship that could usher in a new age (BBC) • The Long Modernization of the Italian Railways (Marco Chitti) • MTA looking to dig tunnel underneath Queens cemetery for IBX light …
Continue readingThermal imaging keeps trains on the move during cold snap (RailUK)
Network Rail is using pioneering technology to keep passengers on the move during this week’s spell of extremely cold weather by using thermal imaging drones. The drones, which are now used routinely on the West …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 December 2024
• No Tyne & Wear Metro service south of River Tyne due to highway flyover fault (BBC) • New Berlin-Paris high-speed rail service epitomises Europe’s thirst for train travel (RFI) • New York State Governor …
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