To realise a significant shift of traffic to the railways to achieve the climate protection targets in the transport sector, the German rail network must be further electrified in the coming years, says the German …
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Diaphragm walls for HS2 Old Oak Common station (GroundEng)
HS2’s Old Oak Common station is set to be the biggest to be built since Victorian times with platforms enclosed in a record breaking box currently under construction. The scale of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) …
Continue readingJudge rules for major bus reform in Manchester (MancEven’gNews)
A Judge has ruled in favour of Andy Burnham’s bid for major bus reform – marking a historic moment for public transport in Greater Manchester. It follows a judicial review brought by bus firms Stagecoach …
Continue readingHS2 Euston ‘toenail’ replaced by prefab panels redesign (NewCivilEng)
Refreshed designs for HS2’s Euston station have been revealed, seven years after initial drawings for the London terminus were first tabled. A major change to the roof is the most striking adaptation from earlier designs, …
Continue readingSnapshot of India’s dozens of Metro systems & projects (MetroRailGuy)
New metro rail (subway) systems are under construction and bringing about vast changes in 20+ Indian cities at a breathtaking pace. This page provides a quick snapshot with a list of all Indian metro & metrolite …
Continue readingMetro/railway tunnel ventilation energy savings (RailwayPro)
Within the energy needs, a distinction must be made between the traction area, which in a simplified way brings together the energy necessary to move the trains, and the station area, which includes the installations …
Continue readingGB Railfreight plans order for bi-mode locomotives (RailwayGazette)
GB Railfreight is planning to order a fleet of main line electro-diesel locomotives with a modular design which would facilitate future replacement of the diesel engine with a battery or hydrogen fuel cell module. Rail …
Continue readingUnion Pacific orders 10 battery electric locos (Electrek)
North American railroad Union Pacific announced it has purchased ten FLXDrive battery-electric locomotives from manufacturer Wabtec. The purchase marks the largest number of FLXDrives placed in a single order for Wabtec, as well as the largest …
Continue readingMontréal pilots cameras to replace bus mirrors (MassTransit)
The one-year pilot using the “cutting-edge system” is designed to reduce blind spots, increase a driver’s field of view, and improve visibility in adverse conditions. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) launched a one-year …
Continue readingAddition benefits of underground railway infrastructure (MediaRail)
Railway tunnels have always been expensive infrastructure. Not only do they cross natural obstacles, such as mountains, but they also provide a means of crossing the city and serving the inner city. There are currently …
Continue readingExtending the role of Metro backup batteries (RailwayGazette)
Projects in Chengdu and Moscow have confirmed that nickel battery technology, originally developed to provide onboard backup services on metro trains, can also provide a cost-effective source of power for emergency traction, eliminating the need …
Continue readingJR West to order tilting EMUs (RailwayGazette)
West Japan Railway plans to order four 11-car Series 273 electric multiple-units to replace the Series 381 trainsets used on Yakumo Limited Express services on the Hakubi line. This 1 067 mm gauge route runs across the main island …
Continue readingBoxcars thrive as trucking issues persist (Trains)
Supply-chain woes stemming from COVID-19’s economic rebound have been thoroughly scrutinized in the past year, specifically the interwovenness of intermodal container rail shipments and its role in the supply chain. Trains’ Bill Stephens summarized the topic …
Continue readingMoscow’s tram renewal programme (UrbanTransport)
Moscow started a comprehensive renewal programme for its extensive tramway network already a few years ago. Now, more than have of the fleet has already been replaced by modern, Russian-built low-floor vehicles. The most wide-spread …
Continue readingWhen the train becomes an Internet of Things (MediaRail)
Predictive maintenance has become the new grail for railway rolling stock manufacturers. The aim is to produce a maintenance plan adapted to the real needs of the rolling stock. The aim is to avoid getting …
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