The Government yesterday announced a £5m programme to provide open data for the rail sector. This is excellent. Open data liberates firms and app developers to find solutions to customers’ problems that won’t otherwise be …
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Electric bus fleet projects around the world (SustainableBus)
Electric bus adoption in public transport urban fleet is growing all over the world. It started in China, and it has taken a few years for other regions to start the transition. But now Europe is …
Continue readingEversholt Rail unveils first Swift Express freight train (RailAdvent)
Yesterday, Eversholt Rail invited RailAdvent to see the unveiling of their Class 321 Swift Express Freight Train. The conversion took place at Wabtec’s Doncaster Facility and saw a Class 321 passenger train, No. 321344, previously …
Continue readingLuxury car EV converter Lunaz making EV trucks (ThisIsMoney)
Having established its reputation as a world-leader transforming luxury classics such as Range Rovers 4X4s, Bentleys and Rolls-Royce limousines and Jaguar sports cars to run as zero-emissions – at a cost of between £240,000 and …
Continue readingDB reactivating 20 decommisioned routes (RailTech)
Deutsche Bahn will revive 20 lines with a total of 245 kilometers of track. “Every kilometer of track is active climate protection”, says DB Network Board Member Jens Bergmann. Deutsche Bahn presented its plans on Tuesday …
Continue readingA cheaper, cobalt-free battery? (Hyperdrive)
I’m going to geek out here. Let’s talk battery chemistry. Automakers and battery suppliers are in an R&D race to come up with the next low-cost battery. The one move that is increasingly seen as …
Continue readingGB Railfreight brings abandoned Midlands terminal back to life (RailFreight)
An abandoned steel works site and a long disused rail terminal have finally been brought back to commercial life. GB Railfreight and a consortium of business interests have collaborated to bring operations back to Stanton …
Continue readingThe Hierarchy of Infrastructure Needs (Transportist)
The figure [below] shows the “Hierarchy of Infrastructure Needs”. It offers a useful organizational tool for considering the priorities of transport investment. Borrowing from Abraham Maslow, it suggests that the first priority, at the base of …
Continue readingSeaglider all-electric flying-ferry concept for Brittany (ElectricHybrid)
Seaglider: All-electric ‘flying ferry’ concept unveiled – A new all-electric craft concept has been unveiled that foils like a hydrofoil and flies like a plane – all with the comfort and convenience of a ferry. …
Continue readingELASTIC project stretches tram sensor tech (MetroReport)
Three trams and three tram stops in Firenze have been equipped with sensing, computation and communication capabilities as part of the Software Architecture for Extreme-ScaLe Big-Data AnalyticS in Fog CompuTIng ECosystems project to develop autonomous …
Continue readingLignin supercapacitor ‘game changer’ for electric transport (TheEngineer)
Scientists from Imperial College London and University College London (UCL) have used lignin to create a new generation of low-cost, high-energy supercapacitors to power electric vehicles. The cheaper, more sustainable and energy-dense electrode material could …
Continue readingNetwork Rail develops composite, sculptural footbridge (ConstructionIndex)
Network Rail has developed a new footbridge design, made from plastic and quicker to install. Network Rail says that the innovative circular bridge is set to ‘revolutionise’ the way footbridges are built over the tracks. …
Continue readingE-scooter fees help fund protected lanes in downtown Miami (SmartCitiesDive)
Miami will add about three miles of protected bike and scooter lanes on busy downtown corridors as part of a new program partially funded by fees on electric scooters. Under a plan approved by the Miami-Dade Board of …
Continue readingAutomatic marshalling in Germany’s first digital goods yard (Railway-News)
DB Cargo is turning the marshalling yard München-Nord into Germany’s first digital goods yard. The goal is to make the preparation of trains largely automatic. This should increase the yard’s capacity by up to 40 …
Continue readingTarmac to cleanly power rail freight with vegetable oil (Railway-Tech)
Hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) can lower a train’s carbon emissions by nearly 90% as against traditional red diesel. Tarmac and its rail freight partner DB Cargo UK have announced that construction materials delivery on a …
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