As railways are viewed as key to sustainable mobility, the increase of rail’s modal share for both passenger and freight transport will cause congestion problems on many national and urban networks. Virtual Coupling promises to …
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Transport & Works Act to expand for non-physical guidance systems (RailwayGazette)
The government is to enable the Transport & Works Act process to be used to grant powers for transport projects using non-physical guidance systems. At present the TWA process only covers modes with physical guidance, …
Continue reading1st UK tri-mode locomotive to be delivered next year (RailwayGazette)
The bodyshell for the first of the Class 93 tri-mode electric-diesel-battery locomotives ordered by Rail Operations (UK) has been completed at Stadler’s factory at Valencia in Spain. ‘This is a project of firsts’, said Iñigo …
Continue readingFunding influx for US ferry projects (Cruise&Ferry)
Not everyone knows that the USA federal government’s infrastructure bill includes a $1.6 billion funding allocation for projects related to ferry services. Private-sector contractors should take a moment to check out some of the upcoming …
Continue readingNew sustainable sleeper train to link London & Stockholm in < a day (EuroNews)
A brand new sleeper train will let passengers travel from London to Stockholm in less than 24 hours. The EuroNight service – expected to start running in September – will transport passengers between Sweden’s capital …
Continue readingCan battery recycling & geothermal lithium solve the supply crunch? (GreenBiz)
Analysts warn that a lithium supply chain crunch could come as soon as 2023 — and put a potential damper on U.S. vehicle electrification goals. Five- to tenfold growth is expected in the global lithium battery market …
Continue readingDB is 1st intermodal partner of Star Alliance airline group (RailwayNews)
On 1 August 2022, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will become the first intermodal partner of the Star Alliance, the world’s largest global airline alliance. The collaboration will allow DB and Star Alliance passengers to book integrated …
Continue readingShould transport in London be funded like in Paris? (CentreForCities)
The third blog in Centre for Cities’ TfL series explores how Paris uses local payroll taxes to fund its public transport network. The first blog of this TfL series showed that a key difference between the public …
Continue readingRobot to accelerate ETCS installation (RailwayGazette)
NETHERLANDS: Strukton Rail is to work with Trackbot robot developers AMT Group and No Man Trackwork to produce a prototype autonomous machine for the fast and accurate installation of balises and axle counters as part …
Continue readingCanada Post’s fleet electrification plan much better than US’s (ElectricAutonomy)
Earlier this month, Canada Post made a surprise announcement: it would be spending $1-billion to achieve half-electrification of its 14,000-vehicle fleet by 2030, with full electrification by 2040. While Canada Post has been testing low- …
Continue readinge-Scooter & their Trials: The road ahead (HouseOfLords)
Across the UK, e-scooter trials are taking place to gather data and inform the government’s decision-making. This article takes a closer look at safety, current regulations, and what the government has said so far about …
Continue readingStadler developing modular scalable battery system for passenger trains (RailwayNews)
This is being developed in partnership with the German Aerospace Center, the DLR Institute for Vehicle Concepts and the DLR Institute for Networks. The project has received 5.3 million EUR (5.57m USD) in funding from …
Continue readingWhat TfL could learn from Hong Kong’s public transport funding model (CentreForCities)
Hong Kong’s mass transit operator, has a funding model highly reliant on land development around stations. This may not be the answer to TfL’s short-term funding issues but it needs to be considered in the …
Continue readingGolden Age of buses? Investors hop on UK transport firms (Reuters)
Private capital has a keen eye on British bus companies. Low valuations, hopes that travellers will ditch cars, and government incentives to invest in environmentally-friendly vehicles are enticing buyers, analysts and investors said. Three out …
Continue readingSunweb, European Sleeper plan seasonal Alps & coast trains (RailwayGazette)
Dutch package holiday company Sunweb Group and night train start-up European Sleeper have announced a partnership to offer overnight trains from the Netherlands and Belgium to tourist destinations in France. The companies said their aim …
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