The Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council has made a number of recommendations in response to a Rail Safety & Standards Board analysis of air quality onboard trains. The council notes that the methodology makes it difficult …
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Development of multi-functional day/night trains (RailwayNews)
The R&D project Day/Night Train (TANA) was launched in June 2022. It is funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action in the Mobility of the Future funding line, managed by the Austrian Research …
Continue readingFrance developing 3 light & ultra-light rail technologies as local mobility (SNCF)
A well-developed rail network is the cornerstone of tomorrow’s public transport, so we’re expanding and innovating everywhere—including rural and low-density communities. Learn more about our tests and solutions. Mobility is a critical public service, and …
Continue readingElectric railways need to prepare for warming climate, warn experts (RailBusiness)
Britain’s electric railways need to adapt to climate warming, with travellers and freight facing increasing delays and disruption if they do not, a new report warns. In a letter to the Rail Minister, Huw Merriman …
Continue readingDfT issues recommendations to improve on-train air quality (RailwayGazette)
The Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council has made a number of recommendations in response to a Rail Safety & Standards Board analysis of air quality onboard trains. The council notes that the methodology makes it difficult …
Continue readingFlexible, high efficiency solar cells can power EVs, aircraft (Anthropocene)
High-efficiency silicon solar cells go on a roll. Lightweight and flexible, these solar cells could power airships and drones, or be easily integrated into electric vehicles and building facades. Solar panels are powering an increasing …
Continue readingInductive charging highway section to be built in Florida (Electrive)
The Norwegian company ENRX wants to inductively charge electric vehicles with 200 kW while driving on a section of highway in Florida. A one-mile section of a four-lane highway near Orlando is to be electrified. …
Continue readingPhoenix Rises – Return of the Airship
Spy balloons over the US and Canada, with some being shot down, have been a major news story in recent months. But what is not in the mainstream news is the spotting of what appears …
Continue readingReality & implications of national transport emission reduction policies (CREDS)
In 2021 the United Nations Secretary-General issued a ‘Code Red’ warning for humanity, with the risks of exceeding 1.5 degrees of warming perilously close. That year saw the publication of the Department for Transport’s Decarbonisation …
Continue readingWhen capital becomes interested in high speed rail (MediaRail)
[This industry blog post has noticed an interesting trend that we are LR Towers have also noticed – large financial investment firms investing in constructing, purchasing, and/or operating railway infrastructure. This article looks at the …
Continue readingNYC’s anti-speeding tech could be a road safety breakthrough (Bloomberg)
As US cities and states grapple with surging traffic deaths and underperforming Vision Zero programs, their leaders face a challenge. Although they can take steps like implementing road diets or (if they’re fortunate) installing automatic safety cameras, there is one risk factor that …
Continue readingTransport vs other catastrophic risks: the Farmer’s diagram (RiskEngineering)
Farmer’s diagram, or F-N curve – Represent society’s degree of catastrophe aversion. Overview An F-N diagram, also called a Farmer diagram after the name of the first author to have used this representation, is a graphical representation of …
Continue readingShort-turning strategy could alleviate bus bunching (JAmbientIntel)
Some stops on busy bus lines regularly suffer from bus bunching, which refers to a bus arriving with a little headway to its predecessor. This phenomenon increases scheduling difficulties and has a negative impact on …
Continue readingHAROLD, THOMoS, & PANTHER in Huddersfield (RailEngineer)
In 2019, a network of universities and industry partners concerned with railway research was formed. The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) was built on three Centres of Excellence formed by a consortium of …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 May 2023
• TransPennine Express to be brought under government control (RailUK) • Meet the Tube moquette designer: Video (GeoffMarshall) • Improving accessibility of public transport for people with sight loss (RNIB) • Brunel’s Thames Tunnel south …
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