It was in 2002, while at the University of Michigan, that Dr Michael Grieves wrote about bridging the gap between the virtual and real worlds using digital replicas of physical assets, processes or systems. Two …
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TfL to pay losing bidders on future jobs (NewCivilEng)
Transport for London (TfL) will reimburse bidders who miss out on major contracts, after successfully trialling the initiative on the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade, it has been revealed. TfL programme delivery manager for Bank Andy Swift …
Continue readingCER demands equal rules for railways & roads (RailTech)
The EU’s rail and road haulage sectors should function in equal conditions. To this end, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called the Member States to introduce tolling and external-cost charging …
Continue readingUsing agricultural waste to de-ice roads (TrafficTech)
The USA spends US$5bn a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice control operations and the use of traditional de-icers, however, a team of researchers at Washington State University (WSU) …
Continue readingThe layers of Digital Twins (RSSB)
The components of a Digital Twin Essentially, a digital twin is a dynamic digital profile of an object, system or process. Figure 1 is a diagram of a basic digital twin in context. It shows …
Continue readingHyundai building Art Deco hydrogen truck (Trucks)
Hyundai Motor Co. has an ambitious plan to wean the global trucking industry from fossil fuels by creating green commercial trucks with the same power and range as their diesel counterparts. The South Korean automaker …
Continue readingNorwegian Railways integrates trains, buses, & taxis (RailTech)
Norwegian railway operator Vy (former NSB) will integrate its train connections with taxis across the country. Many taxi services will be available in the Vy mobile application from 1 July 2020. Recently, the company’s app …
Continue readingIndustry & gaming train sims becoming closer (Railway-Tech)
Simulation games bring hobbyists closer than ever to the industries they are passionate about. What goes into simulating trains, tracks and signalling systems with the detail that the keenest players expect, and how are sim …
Continue readingUK’s affordable, freight for all enterprise trains (RailFreight)
Could a version of the nineteenth-century local goods train be the answer to some very twenty-first century problems? Climate change, congestion charging, low-emissions zones, and HGV driver shortages may not have been issues in Victorian …
Continue readingBeer train to ship to beer lovers worldwide (RailFreight)
From now on, Stella Artois beers on the way to the port of Antwerp are delivered to their export gate by train. The Belgian beer manufacterer AB InBev has announced a major shift to rail …
Continue readingFlat-rate mobility pilot starts in Augsburg (IntelTransport)
For a fixed monthly fee, residents of Augsburg will have access to buses, trains, rental bikes and car sharing within the city. Augsburg has the first German city to introduce a mobility flat rate. For a …
Continue readingBrits develop autonomous wheel control (IntlRailJ)
SET, Britain, together with Vivarail, and Loughborough and Huddersfield universities, have developed an autonomous wheel control system called Acti-Wheel which they believe could revolutionise wheelset design. Acti-Wheel uses artificial intelligence to guide the train along the …
Continue readingChicago sees health costs savings from electric bus (InsideClimateNews)
Cities are still working through early challenges, but they see health and climate benefits ahead. In Chicago, two buses save the city $24,000 a year in fuel costs. Demand for e-buses is outpacing manufacturers’ ability …
Continue readingSegmental lining cracking under investigation (TunnelTalk)
Cracks have appeared in a section of segmental lining that had been reinforced with synthetic fibres on an extension of the Izmir Metro in Turkey. According to local news reports, the segments were reinforced with …
Continue readingGhost ships – a GPS mystery in Shanghai (MITTechReview)
On a sultry summer night in July 2018, the MV Manukai was arriving at the port of Shanghai, near the mouth of the Huangpu River. This busy tributary of the Yangtze winds through the city …
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