Network Rail has become the latest company to flag the risks of smart technology implementations despite receiving a safety award for geofencing applications. Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult were given the award at an industry event …
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$16bn New York City tunnel learning from London tunnel projects (NewCivilEng)
A key member of the newly formed project team set to build the $16bn (£13bn) Hudson Tunnel Project has said how early designs and plans for the scheme are taking learnings from similar tunnelling projects …
Continue readingBringing school bus operations into the 21st century (FastCompany)
As transportation director at Kimberly School District in Kimberly, Idaho, Shonia Gaston knows a lot about work-arounds… “I started as a driver in 1984,” says Gaston. “We had hand-drawn maps.” In the past 40 years …
Continue readingOrder in Very Light Rail – VLR – development (UKTram)
A recent deal that will lead to trials of new lightweight passenger trains has been welcomed by a recently established very light rail (VLR) working party. Late last year, one of the country’s leading rolling …
Continue readingWhere is everybody on the subway going? Modeling riders’ travel patterns at scale (MTA)
What subway station has the most passengers getting on the train? What subway line has the most riders? What subway station has the most passengers getting off the train? These should be easy questions for the MTA …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 February 2024
• Former District line train to start GWR battery-train trials (IanVisits) • Vienna plans orbital S-Bahn lines (Rail Journal) • Construction to start in March on next phase of Second Avenue Subway (amNewYork) • How …
Continue readingGlobal Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) reveals 15 rail innovations it’s funding (NewCivilEngineer)
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has revealed the 15 rail innovations that will be made reality at the facility, including an underpass made with hyperTunnel’s swarm construction. GCRE was established by the Welsh …
Continue readingSelf-driving cars still aren’t the future (Disconnect)
A Cruise disaster deflates the robotaxi hype once again Since March 2018, when an Uber test vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona, there’s been a notable chill on the future of self-driving vehicles. Even Elon Musk’s claim …
Continue readingAutomated bike lane enforcement laws are growing, as is AI camera tech (Streetsblog)
A new AI-equipped technology helps cities identify when drivers park in unprotected lanes — and possibly, hit them with fines. Automated bike enforcement laws are a growing trend across the nation – and one company thinks …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 January 2024
• Major disruption expected on London Underground throughout next week (The Guardian) • Subway Trains Collide in Manhattan, Causing Derailment (New York Times) • Transit Project Openings in 2024: A Global Review (The Transport Politic) …
Continue readingSome City Bus Drivers Aren’t All That Impressed With Tech (GovtTech)
Bus operators face a lot of challenges on the clock, but they say technology shouldn’t be one of them. From the reliability of newer electric buses to employee monitoring software, drivers weighed in on the …
Continue readingElectric “very light rail” units to be tested on UK network (Railway-Technology)
The Revolution Very Light Rail (RVLR) rolling stock will be developed in the UK at TDI thanks to a new funding deal with Eversholt Rail. Eversholt Rail, in partnership with Transport Design International (TDI), will …
Continue readingDieselgate, but for trains: heavyweight hardware hacking (BadCyber)
A train manufactured by a Polish company suddenly broke down during maintenance. The experts were helpless – the train was fine, it just wouldn’t run. In a desperate last gasp, the Dragon Sector team was …
Continue readingWatch the future of bio-based bridges: Video (NewCivilEng)
Witteveen Bos senior design lead Wouter Claasen discusses the adoption of alternative materials, including bio-based composites, for bridges. For over 10 years, research has been conducted on the feasibility of using flax fibers for bridges. This …
Continue readingUber failed to help cities go green – will robotaxis, too? (Verge)
Uber and Lyft were supposed to reduce carbon emissions, but they turned out to be polluters. Robotaxis look to repeat some of the same mistakes. Robotaxi companies are eager to present themselves with a green …
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