The breakthrough technology works with lithium-ion battery chemistries of today, making it easy to mass-produce. People would be much more likely to buy EVs if they could charge them up in about the time it …
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Light rail/tram designed to meet specs of a 3 city network (MetroReport)
Škoda has unveiled the prototype for the fleet of custom-designed ForCity Smart 36T trams ordered by Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV for the metre-gauge network serving the three cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg. The manufacturer …
Continue readingNew interurban long range trolleybus line for Arnhem: details (UrbanTransport)
Dutch public transport operator Hermes Groep N.V., a 100% subsidiary of Connexxion since 2007, which in turn is partially owned by French Transdev group, have signed a contract with Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z …
Continue readingBetter ventilation key for London Underground to manage air quality (IanVisits)
A lack of fresh air was found in a deep London Underground station, and air pollution is at its worst during the evening rush hour, according to research led by the University of Surrey, which …
Continue readingBritish Land plans London logistics hub underground at CR work site (ConstructionEnq)
British Land intends to repurpose Crossrail Paddington box into a low carbon logistics centre. Plans will be submitted for the innovative hub in the former Crossrail box works site beneath Kingdom Street in Paddington. The …
Continue readingFeasibility of canal based waste collection in Amsterdam (TUS&T)
Amsterdam, a growing city of over 800,000 people in the Netherlands, is struggling to collect waste. While residents in most districts of the city use underground bins to deposit their garbage, the historic Centrum district …
Continue readingHow Genoa will ease congestion on its cramped rail network (MediaRail)
The Terzo Valico project is a new high-speed line that strengthens the connections of the Genoese port complex with the main railway lines of northern Italy and Europe. It is complemented within the city of Genoa by …
Continue readingCalling out sandbagged costs before they become real (PedestrianObsvs)
Sandbagging is the practice of making a proposal one does not wish to see enacted look a lot weaker than it is. In infrastructure, this usually takes the form of making the cost look a …
Continue readingFully electric new Routemaster (ElectricHybridVehicle)
The electrification specialist unveiled the New Routemaster at the Euro Bus Expo this week. Developed in Norfolk, its hybrid drivetrain has been replaced with Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED), which uses 95% British-built components. Operated …
Continue readingDB begins constructing OLE islands for battery trains (RailwayNews)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has begun construction of electrified overhead contact line islands that will charge battery-powered trains in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. These islands will provide a future energy supply for battery-powered trains without …
Continue readingÖBB presents night train strategy following record summer (RailTech)
ÖBB has laid out its strategy for the coming year. At the presentation of its new time table on Thursday, ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä said the operator wants its facilitate customers travelling farther, more often …
Continue readingThe business & environmental case to encourage domestic train travel (IntergenerationalFound’n)
Trains over planes: Why the government should encourage domestic train travel This report argues that, on intergenerational justice grounds, the British government should be following France’s lead over banning domestic flights with a rail equivalent …
Continue readingUK 5 day signalling exposition report (RailEngineer)
Periodically, the signalling and telecommunication profession demonstrates and shares its technology and innovations, safety policy, business methods and finances as seen by rail infrastructure organisations, train companies and the supplier base. Most recently, this was …
Continue reading20 single decker Irizar Ietram e-buses ordered for London (Electrive)
The London transport company Go-Ahead has ordered 20 electric buses and charging infrastructure from the Spanish manufacturer Irizar. The order includes 20 examples of the Irizar ie tram 12-metre electric bus with right-hand drive, as …
Continue readingGerman state no longer considering hydrogen trains (HydrogenInsight)
Study commissioned by Baden-Württemberg concludes that line electrification or battery hybrid trains would be far cheaper over 30 years. Hydrogen trains will no longer be considered as a possible replacement for diesel locomotives in the …
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