Adaptable interiors for metro trains could help passenger numbers to bounce back in the post-Coronavirus era. Design company tangerine, which has created interiors for Heathrow Express and Chinese train builder CRRC, has revealed its concept …
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Bus Interchange design explained video (GrahamCurrie)
This video concerns the engineering and traffic considerations in a bus interchange – yes it seems boring BUT it describes why its a great balance between competing objectives including capacity, understandability, comfort, safety, and quality. …
Continue readingLRT cost estimates: your mileage will vary (Tramways&UT)
With just ten minutes of online research I came up with five benchmark figures to help me calculate the likely costs of constructing a new light rail system in the UK. What did we do before …
Continue readingConsultations on Manchester clean air zone (AirQualNews)
Greater Manchester to hold two major public consultations on key elements of the proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ). The government has instructed Greater Manchester to introduce a Category C CAZ, this means that buses, coaches, taxis, …
Continue readingStrava Metro active travel data free to urban planners & govts (NewCivilEng)
Strava has announced that it is making its Strava Metro active travel dataset free to use for urban planners and local governments. Continue reading (Guest login may be required)
Continue readingCOVID killing UV robots now patrolling St Pancras Int’l (E&T)
Robots equipped with coronavirus-killing ultraviolet (UV) lights have begun patrolling St Pancras International, one of London’s biggest train stations, in a bid to minimise the risk to travellers. Created by US firm UVD Robots, the …
Continue readingNetwork Rail sets electrification target strategy (NewCivilEng)
Network Rail has set electrification targets as part of its new Environmental Sustainability Strategy which sets out how the rail operator will think, plan and manage railways in the coming decades. Revolving around four core …
Continue readingTfSE/NR partnership to shift from road to rail (RailBusinessD)
A new partnership between Network Rail and regional transport body Transport for the South East aims to encourage people out of their cars as part of a long-term plan to improve rail services, boost capacity …
Continue readingNew long distance economy seats better for trains (FlyerTalk)
Flying coach on long-haul flights is miserable. Being stuck in a cramped seat with no ability to stretch out makes it near impossible to get rest before touching down in a new time zone. Although …
Continue readingUK pax franchising is dead: What about freight? (RailFreight)
The UK government has announced this morning that it will support the passenger network for at least the next 18 months. This means that it is officially renationalising the railways, doing away with the franchising …
Continue readingMake old railheads serve future freight needs (RailFreight)
Passenger terminals and former smoke-stack sidings provide the clean, green alternative to city-wide congestion. An economical way to answer the needs of modern freight operations might be to dual-purpose passenger assets and recycle former facilities, …
Continue readingPortland competition to repurpose old light rail vehicles (ProgRail)
The competition grew out of an idea to find a way to repurpose 26 Type 1 light-rail vehicles and keep them from becoming scrap. Portland State University’s Center for Public Interest Design tomorrow will select the …
Continue readingEurostar not reopening Ashford or Ebbsfleet Int’l before 2022 (RailBusinessD)
Eurostar has revealed it will be reducing its timetable next year and will not be reopening Ashford International or Ebbsfleet International stations before 2022. The move comes following an unprecedented fall in demand, with bookings …
Continue readingUK Very Light Rail vehicle prototype started (MetroReport)
A prototype battery-powered carbon fibre and metal Very Light Rail vehicle is under construction at NP Aerospace’s plant at Foleshill in Coventry. The VLR project to develop low-cost technologies which would make light rail a …
Continue readingCleaning the rail head – 4 new technologies (RailEngineer)
Every Autumn, Network Rail runs Rail Head Treatment Trains (RHTT) to clean leaf debris from the rails. These trains blast the leaf debris, which by now has been firmly rolled onto the rail head by …
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