Baden Württemberg-based software specialist SoundPLAN has developed a noise mapping tool intended to help railways better understand and mitigate lineside noise emissions. This takes information on the types of rail and rolling stock on a …
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Metro tunnel heat recovery research (TunnelTalk)
Research by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) is currently working on systems whereby heat generated in metro systems is captured and utilised, effectively turning the tunnel into a large geothermal heat-recovery system to …
Continue readingHow city fleets lead on green vehicles (GreenBiz)
Public fleets — often managed by cities, counties or ports — are the invisible transportation infrastructure that keeps society running, from picking up our garbage to helping workers fix power outages. There are over 38,000 …
Continue readingFreight adaptable carriage concept (RailwayTech)
Railway companies today have a myriad of challenges – from ensuring punctuality and giving a good service for passengers to managing stock and creating enough space for freight. 42 Technology aims to solve some of …
Continue readingReflections on overheating metros (TunnelTalk)
As summer temperatures rise, concern rises also over the rising temperatures in the underground environment of overcrowded metro systems that include above and below ground sections and have no sub-surface cooling systems. Following on from …
Continue readingEurope’s dream for a single railway (RailwayTech)
Since the early 1990s, Europe’s political leaders have sought to standardise and integrate the transport network – including air, road and rail. A decade later, regulations had been drafted, amended and implemented with member states …
Continue readingCurrent & future London rail overbuilds (NetworkWSP)
Building over rail infrastructure and terminus stations is helping to relieve the pressure of increasing city density in London. The idea of overbuilding has gained momentum in recent years. In London, where land values are …
Continue readingKolkata TBM failure causes extensive damage (TunnelTalk)
Tailseal failure on the EPBM [earth pressure balance machine] operating on a running tunnel drive for the Kolkata Metro is reported to be the cause of an uncontrollable inrush of water and material that led …
Continue readingParis testing ‘noise radar’ to auto-ticket loud cars (EnGadget)
Parisians with powerful cars might want to think carefully before showing off their rides. Parts of the city (most recently the suburb of Villeneuve-le-Roi) are testing a ‘noise radar’ system from Bruitparif that can pinpoint …
Continue readingNYC rail tunnel to cut cost by $1.4Bn (MassTransit)
The Hudson Tunnel Projects trims $1.4 billion with new financial plan. The project cost for the construction of a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River and the comprehensive rehabilitation of the existing 108-year-old tunnel …
Continue readingBig data culture evolving for rail (IntlRailJ)
The use of data and analytics across the railway process has moved on from its infancy and become a fully-fledged facet of everyday operations. Armed with a better idea of how their systems work and …
Continue readingLyft, Uber leaving some with disabilities behind (NPR)
Disability rights advocates say transportation giants Lyft and Uber are not doing enough to ensure equal transportation access as required under federal law. Uber and Lyft transformed how people get around cities, but the ride-sharing …
Continue readingTube line to heat up London homes in winter (Guardian)
The sweltering temperatures on the tube’s Northern line will soon begin keeping homes in Islington, north London, cosy through the colder months, under a scheme to harness the heat from the underground. By the end …
Continue readingWaze flooding streets to the Nash Equilibrium (LAMag)
Homeowners wake up to find themselves trapped in a pop-up freeway hell that makes it nearly impossible to exit their driveways. The transportation officials and the council members and the whining neighborhood associations are mere …
Continue readingRail route from Korea to Europe tested (RailFreight)
Russian companies RZD Logistics, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, and FESCO have tested a new multimodal route. It combines three modes of transportation: shipping, railway and lorry. The new route connects the Republic of Korea …
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