The race to roll out e-scooters across the UK is hotting up, with Voi the latest contender to be claiming a lead as it announces what it calls the UK’s first large-scale, exclusive trial – …
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Freight tram-train to be tested in Karlsruhe (RailwayGazette)
Trials with a prototype freight tram or tram-train are to start in Karlsruhe and the surrounding area in 2022. The concept is being drawn up with a view to improving urban life by reducing road …
Continue readingUnderground’s first Chinese wagons (MetroReport)
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Shandong has dispatched the first of 71 wagons ordered by London Underground for use on track renewal and maintenance trains. The order placed in early 2017 covers 66 open and …
Continue readingRubble, old tyre mix creates sustainable road material (E&T)
Researchers have blended used tyres with building rubble to create a sustainable road-making material that they believe could cut the vast quantities of waste generated by the construction sector. Construction, renovation and demolition account for …
Continue readingLessons for innovative transport from Segway (Transfers-£)
The lessons to be learnt from the rise and fall of Segway. Once posited as a revolutionary transportation technology, the Segway never took off as some expected, because the social acceptance of the technology was …
Continue readingNew Inspectorate to set higher standards for cycling infrastr. (NewCivilEng)
Government has set out plans to drive up cycling and walking rates through investment in new infrastructure that will also see a new inspectorate formed to improve the quality of infrastructure delivered under the plan. …
Continue readingMixed train trial in Scandinavia (RailFreight)
The concept is not necessarily new. There have been similar ideas put forward in the UK. As previously reported, enterprise trains have been proposed as a scheduled service in the UK. Although these would be solely for …
Continue readingA survival plan for e-scooter companies (Bloomberg)
Micromobility companies like Bird and Lime have laid-off workers, left markets, and scrapped vehicles in recent months. But these two industry insiders see a way forward for more-sustainable shared transportation. By Melinda Hanson and Alison Murphy. …
Continue readingUber acquires transit software company (Verge)
Uber announced that it will acquire Routematch, an Atlanta-based company that develops software for public transportation agencies. The news comes amid the ride-hail company’s broader push into public transit. Uber didn’t disclose the terms of …
Continue readingDriverless vehicles aren’t coming anytime soon (ArsTechnica)
Progress on self-driving technology has been slower than many people expected just a few years ago. Google’s Waymo was aiming to launch a fully driverless taxi service by the end of 2018 but missed its …
Continue readingNYC MTA launches COVID-19 Response Challenge (MTA)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Transit Innovation Partnership today launched a new “COVID-19 Response Challenge” to engage the private tech industry and rapidly evaluate and deploy innovative technologies that make public transit safer, healthier …
Continue readingTfL plan for vast trackside mixed use scheme (ConstEnq)
Transport for London has put developers on notice for an ambitious plan to build up to a dozen high-rise blocks alongside Tube train tracks in Acton, west London. The plan for a long ribbon site …
Continue readingBarcelona Metro AI ventilation to curb COVID (Cities-Today)
Barcelona Metro pilots AI-powered ventilation system to curb COVID-19 – a smart ventilation system is being trialled on Barcelona’s metro network to maximise fresh air, regulate temperature and humidity and help stop the spread of …
Continue readingLondon & SE now centre of UK rail freight (RailFreight)
It is not just modal and traction shift, the rail freight sector is coming to terms with geographical shift too. Rail freight is adjusting to a move away from its traditional power base, says Ralph …
Continue readingRail solar projects pilot sustainability (E&T)
Electric trains could provide a huge guaranteed market for renewables, but it will need some railway-specific power equipment. A British solar power company is working on technology that could enable railways all over the world …
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