• Berlin’s €9 monthly public transport ticket vs Russian oil (NextWeb) • Behind the scenes & pics of Bank station’s huge capacity upgrade (IanVisits) • Motorway without exit gets junction that goes nowhere (Roads) • …
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HS2 testing building pile heat pumps (IanVisits)
A test is being carried out by an HS2 contractor that could see heat being extracted out of the ground to heat buildings and railway stations. Extracting heat from the ground is not a new …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 November 2021
• COP26: Doing the wrong things, but better (Railway-News) • Transit use must double to meet 1.5C goal, Mayors warn (CityLab) • France is turning the humble roundabout into art (CityLab) • Stuttgart tram’s cycle …
Continue readingBattery powered train to enter service in Germany (IntlRailJ)
Alstom demonstrates battery-powered train in Germany. The train is being demonstrated this month and will enter passenger service in December. An Alstom battery-powered Coradia train undertook demonstrations in Saxony, Germany, running from Flöha and Zschopau …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 October 2021
• Should train guards wear body cameras? (Railway-Tech) • Paris caps speed at 30km/h to boost soft transport & road safety (RFI) • The promise of US electric school bus adoption (GreenBiz) • We once …
Continue readingDenmark Hill station first use innovative solar technology (RailTechnology)
Denmark Hill station has become the first train station in Europe to have BIPVco’s Flextron thin film technology installed, on top of other upgrades, following a £7.5m extension. The sophisticated and flexible solar panels are …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 August 2021
• Leicester installs bee-friendly green bus shelters (CitiesToday) • Travelling on Trains & Tubes art show (MallGalleries) • The psychological benefits of commuting to work (Atlantic) • Canada invests more in first Indigenous railway (RenewCanada) …
Continue readingBacteria can help to recycle EV batteries – AirQualityNews
Researchers at the University of Coventry have established a new method to use bacteria to recover precious metals from electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The method, called bioleaching, also known as bio-mining, uses microbes to oxidise metals …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 August 2021
• New Highway Code to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • Gravesend & Tilbury river bus day trips to London (ThamesClippers) • Silvertown Tunnel: pollution solution or environmental disaster? (AirQualityNews) • Europe leads …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 July 2021
• Transport decarbonisation plan doesn’t do what it says on the tin (Freewheeling) • Metro model railway expanded to be training simulator (MétroMaquettes) • Travel Norway’s fjords on a quiet electric ferry (Hyperdrive) • Brooklyn …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 July 2021
• Survey on ‘Feeling safe’ when travelling in London (LondonTravelWatch) • Transport Decarbonisation Plan: 6 key takeaways (NewCivilEng) • Women’s pros & cons of being able to use internet on the Tube (Stylist) • What …
Continue readingGov’t funds for Freightliner dual-fuel project (AnonWidower)
Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), in partnership with a consortium of specialist suppliers, has been successful in securing government funding to develop a dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 locomotive. The …
Continue readingTarmac to cleanly power rail freight with vegetable oil (Railway-Tech)
Hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) can lower a train’s carbon emissions by nearly 90% as against traditional red diesel. Tarmac and its rail freight partner DB Cargo UK have announced that construction materials delivery on a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 May 2021
• Integrating Grimshaw’s iconic terminal back into Waterloo Station (Wallpaper) • Cycling 10 times more important than electric cars to reach Net Zero (TheConversation) • The importance of a transport vision, from LA of all …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 April 2021
• Rail industry urges Govt to electrify now to meet Net Zero (RailBusinessD) • What happened with the Runcorn Busway? (Freewheeling) • Trans Europe Express could make a comeback (CNNTravel) • New Amtrak CEO aims …
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