With the King Street Transit Pilot coming to its official end this fall, we’re all taking stock of the project’s results. Overall, the pilot has been a positive success. We know from data released by …
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Global mass transit revolution bypassing US (CityLab)
The world is building mass transit networks faster than ever before, and ridership is increasing to match. But the United States continues to lag behind both Asia and Europe in mass transit. New York is …
Continue readingMelbourne Airport Rail Link seeks partners (GlobalRailNews)
Government agency Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) has begun the search for companies to help deliver the Melbourne Airport Rail Link. Launching the registrations of interest (ROI) process on September 12, RPV said it will help …
Continue readingRolls-Royce to test electric-hybrid trains in UK (Independent)
Hundreds of hybrid-electric trains could roll out on Britain’s railways from the 2020s. Famed British manufacturer Rolls-Royce has signed a deal to test electric-hybrid trains on UK railways. The deal with UK firm Porterbrook could …
Continue readingFirst battery train trip in 60 years (InterestingEngineering)
The first battery-powered train in Europe for more than 60 years has taken its maiden voyage in Berlin. Re-introduced by Canadian company Bombardier, the electric-hybrid train hosted local government representative and the federal commissioner for …
Continue readingDresden setting up 76 mobility hubs this fall (PhysOrg)
Dresden, the state capital of Saxony, Germany wants to set up 76 mobility hubs in the city area. At these stations, users can quickly switch between environmental friendly and city-friendly means of transport such as …
Continue readingBART replacing gates to reduce fare cheating (SFChronicle)
BART is looking at a new solution to the widespread fare evasion problem that siphons off up to $25 million a year: replacing the orange, pie-wedge gates that have defined the system for decades. It’s …
Continue readingUpgrading the continental signalling connection (RailEngineer)
Another ERTMS announcement has recently emerged, this time concerning the London to Paris and Brussels high-speed routes through the Channel Tunnel. At a meeting in Paris on 19 July, an agreement signed by four parties …
Continue readingNS using 3D printing for train maintenance (Int’lRailwayJ)
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has begun introducing 3D printed components as part of its train maintenance activities with 20 components currently available and plans in place to produce more than 50 by the end of the …
Continue readingThe future of transportation (UWestEngland)
Are we on the cusp of completely changing how we drive, fly or move around? Hear from Glenn Lynons, Mott-MacDonald Professor at University of West England, Bristol, international expert who’s in Edmonton to speak about …
Continue readingMusk: Boring Company started as a joke, tunnel project may fail (Business Insider)
Elon Musk appeared on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Thursday [6 Sept], where he said The Boring Company started as a joke. Musk said that he couldn’t be sure the project’s ambitious plans to …
Continue readingBiocomposite resin train door launched (MetroReport)
TRB Lightweight Structures has developed a biocomposite resin based carbon fibre reinforced sandwich panel door leaf with a 100% recycled foam core which is fire rated for both surface and underground rail use. This is …
Continue readingLearning from Seoul’s 2004 bus network redesign (MobilityLab)
Bus redesigns aren’t a new idea. When Seoul – a city pursuing a car-first approach to surface transportation to satisfy the dreams of an increasingly wealthy population – faced plummeting bus ridership in the early …
Continue readingAutonomous tram testing to begin in Germany (E&T)
Siemens Mobility has shown off a driverless tram that it says is the first vehicle of its type to be equipped with autonomous technology. The tram will be tested on a 6km long test track …
Continue readingTwo London boroughs imposing ultra-low emission zones (Guardian)
All but the cleanest vehicles to be banned from nine streets in Islington and Hackney. Two London councils are to ban all but the cleanest vehicles from some areas at peak times to help tackle …
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