Diesel drayage freight trucks are a major source of toxic emissions. Forum Mobility replaces them with electric models for a monthly fee. Every day, dozens of heavy-duty diesel trucks rumble into a freight yard lined with shipping …
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Global corps ask EU to mandate all new company cars be electric after 2030 (TransportEnv)
The European Commission should consider electrification targets for corporate cars as part of the Greening Corporate Fleets initiative, a coalition of 30 global businesses and organisations say. Leading companies, including Uber, Ikea, Coca Cola and …
Continue readingOver 7000 EMR customers upgrade to First Class with new app (RailUK)
More than 7,000 EMR customers have taken advantage of an app which allows Standard Class ticket customers to bid for an upgrade to First Class – starting from just £10. The Seatfrog app, which can …
Continue readingRail union warned accident like Ohio train derailment would happen (NewRepublic)
An inter-union alliance of rail workers says the train wreck happened due to antiquated regulation and corporate malpractice. The fiery train derailment that led to thousands being forced to evacuate their homes in East Palestine, …
Continue readingParis wayfinding & mapping design talk: Video (TransitMappingSymp)
Design management is a competency used for a long time in the RATP. The RATP mapping system will be presented under this angle, which will be completed by a historical vision and also as a …
Continue readingCan UK learn from Denmark’s affordable electrification? (RailTechnology)
Denmark’s governmental rail body, Banedanmark, is in the process of electrifying the mainline Danish railway in a £1.4billion programme that started in 2014 and is due to be completed in 2028. The program has already …
Continue readingNew York City is drowning in package deliveries & packages (MITTechReview)
Online orders, which ramped up with the start of the pandemic, are still clogging city streets. Amazon, Hello Fresh, Stitch Fix. Click a button, and it’s there in three to five days—perhaps even one. Packages, …
Continue readingAwareness & effect of £2 bus fare – Survey (TransportFocus)
Transport Focus wanted to understand more about awareness of the recently introduced £2 bus fare and whether it has led to more journeys being made on buses. From 1 January the government introduced a £2 …
Continue readingElectric semis/HGVs are coming & truck stops aren’t ready (Bloomberg)
Next month, Tesla Inc. plans to deliver the first of its electric Semi trucks—able to haul a full 40 ton-load some 500 miles on a single charge. These massive batteries-on-wheels may accelerate the transition to electrified transport, but those responsible for delivering …
Continue readingDeutsche Bahn, Lufthansa see major increase in air-rail demand (RailTech)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Lufthansa have registered a 25-per cent increase in joint air-rail services to and from Frankfurt Airport over the past two years, the companies write on Monday. In April 2021, DB and …
Continue readingWhat are the differences between PACE vs GRIP? (RailDiary)
GRIP, a project by Network Rail to help deliver efficiency improvements on the rail network, has been replaced by a new programme called PACE. It’s been claimed that PACE will have an even greater impact …
Continue readingTransformational impact of expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone so far (London.Gov)
Major new report shows that harmful pollution emissions have reduced by 26 per cent within the expanded ULEZ area – compared with what they would have been without the ULEZ coming into force. The report …
Continue readingMajor West Midlands investment to kick start the VLR revolution (RailUK)
The Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) transport system is to be showcased on the streets of Coventry as part of a real-world testing programme following the approval of funding by regional transport bosses. The West …
Continue readingDfT’s route to Net Zero assumptions look quite off (TransportXtra)
Last month a Freedom of Information release was finally made by the Department for Transport with details of the calculations underpinning the Government’s transport decarbonisation plan. Professor Greg Marsden fought long and hard to get …
Continue readingLayoffs at Adif & Renfe after train too big for tunnels design debacle (RailTech)
An error in the design of the new fleet for the Spanish metric gauge networks in Asturias and Cantabria will likely delay delivery of the rolling stock by several years. The current train design means …
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