For the railway industry to achieve the carbon neutral targets set by the UK government in recent years, it is also important to reduce the environmental impact of rail services. Diesel engine exhaust emissions are …
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City car park to be turned into cycle delivery hub (IanVisits)
Part of an underground car park in the City of London is to be turned into a space for delivery services by bicycle around the City of London. The underground car park at London Wall …
Continue readingRoute map to expedite light rail plans (UKTram)
A comprehensive ‘route map’ to help keep proposed light rail schemes on track has been published by UKTram. Developed by the experts at the organisation’s Centre of Excellence, the document provides a step-by-step guide for …
Continue readingRail Operations Group orders 30 Class 93 tri-mode locos (RailEngineer)
Rail Operations (UK) Limited has signed a framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of 30 Class 93 tri-mode locomotives, of which an initial batch of 10 locomotives will be due for delivery in early …
Continue readingCash strapped cities’ solution may be at the curb (Fortune)
In less than a year, one microscopic virus has brought upheavals large and small in the way people and goods move around. Transit ridership is way down; automobile traffic is increasing. People are ordering goods …
Continue readingTram train pilot learning hub launched (RailTechMag)
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Stagecoach Supertram and Network Rail have partnered together to launch the Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub, comprising of a wealth of information drawn from the collective experience of designing, …
Continue readingPrometheus film inspires NR’s exploring drone (BBC)
When Hollywood director Ridley Scott filmed astronauts looking for aliens in his 2012 movie Prometheus, little did he know that it would one day inspire a Network Rail drone project. But, bizarrely, that’s exactly what …
Continue readingHow to solve the EV battery shortage (Axios)
The electric vehicle era, barely underway, could soon be stifled by a shortage of batteries and raw materials that will require significant investments in US manufacturing, mining and recycling. Why it matters: President-elect Joe Biden has made …
Continue readingToyota says all-EV world may be problematic (Barrons)
Japanese auto maker Toyota Motor — the second-most valuable and the second-most prolific car maker in the world — has some words of caution for the fledgling electric-vehicle industry: EVs are over-hyped. Toyota President Akio Toyoda made his downbeat comments …
Continue readingGB Railfreight Class 69 project explained (RailMag)
GB Railfreight has announced that testing of the first Class 69s should begin on the Severn Valley Railway in January, with the locomotives entering traffic later in the year. Ten Class 56s are being converted …
Continue readingBombardier to fit digital signalling to an Electrostar (RailBusiness)
Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Porterbrook, the UK rolling stock company, to fit digital onboard signalling to Bombardier Electrostar trains in the UK. This project falls under …
Continue readingTransit construction cost database released (EnoTrans)
A growing cadre of researchers, advocates, and experts are asking: why does it cost so much to build infrastructure, particularly public transit, in the United States? Last year, Eno kicked off a major research initiative …
Continue readingIs Ely the biggest cost overshoot in UK? (RailFreight)
Headlines of spiralling costs and massive overruns on a project to upgrade lines around Ely, in the east of England, fail to grasp the scope of the works planned. Minor improvements to the existing infrastructure …
Continue readingThe Zero Emission Transportation Assoc’n (DecarbTransport)
Can a lobbying group formed by utilities, EV manufacturers, and a ridehail company get us to zero emission vehicles faster? This week, we talk to Joe Britton, the executive director of the brand new Zero Emission …
Continue readingNR lists no regret electrification schemes (NewCivilEng)
Network Rail draws up list of ‘no regret’ electrification schemes – Network Rail bosses are drawing up a list of ‘no regret’ schemes to accelerate the electrification of the UK’s rail network. The list will …
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