The pioneering £225m Luton direct air-rail transit (DART) has suffered another delay, ending hopes of carrying its first passengers this year. Luton DART is a major local investment project by the borough council and the …
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Heathrow deploys robotic dog for cargo tunnel refurb (AirportIndustryNews)
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and construction company, Mace have employed a ‘robotic dog’ to help improve efficiency and safety during the refurbishment of the airport’s cargo tunnel. ‘Spot the Dog’ was developed by Boston Dynamics …
Continue readingSchiphol airport (sleeper-less) night trains (RailwayGazette)
Arriva Netherlands has applied for rights to operate open access night trains linking Maastricht and Groningen to the Randstad region and Schiphol airport, challenging the current NS monopoly of the core national network. The DB …
Continue readingNew rail station building at Gatwick Airport (RailBusinessD)
Building work started on Gatwick Airport’s huge new railway station concourse on Sunday, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has been rebuilt. The £150m project has seen many changes at …
Continue readingMelbourne Airport Rail Link seeks partners (GlobalRailNews)
Government agency Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) has begun the search for companies to help deliver the Melbourne Airport Rail Link. Launching the registrations of interest (ROI) process on September 12, RPV said it will help …
Continue readingAustralia commits to Western Sydney Airport rail link (GlobalRailNews)
A landmark deal has been reached between the governments of Australia and New South Wales to build the first stage of the North South Rail Link. The line will connect St Marys, a suburb in …
Continue readingEuropean city-airport rail survey (Passion4Transport)
As gateways to cities, airports are obviously keen to make a good impression. As is the International Air Rail Organisation (IARO), which held a conference in Paris on 11 April 2018 to discuss the expected benefits of the …
Continue readingLuton Airport peoplemover approved (Metro Report)
Luton Borough Council, the owner of London Luton Airport, has approved the construction of a 2.3 km automated peoplemover linking the terminal building with Luton Airport Parkway station. The cost is put at £200m, with …
Continue readingCharles de Gaulle Airport Express Operation & Maintenance Call for Tenders (UITP)
French officials have announced their decision to create a direct and rapid rail service between Charles de Gaulle airport and the Paris city centre. This project, which would help alleviate car traffic to and from …
Continue readingLondon and its Airports Part 1: Putting the ‘Math’ into ‘Aftermath’
It starts most days about five in the morning, as planes begin their final approach to Heathrow. Almost immediately, a queue forms. “Red eye” flights arrive from North America that have taken off just before …
Continue readingLondon Southend: The forgotten "London" Airport
With Airtrack and other schemes focusing attention on the United Kingdom’s largest and busiest airports, it is easier to miss activity at the one of the country’s lesser know airports: Southend Airport in South East …
Continue readingHS2 reveals shortlist for People Mover at Solihull Interchange (RailTech)
Interchange, Airport, West Coast Main Line station, and the National Exhibition Centre. Not much point in having a high-speed railway on the doorstep if you have to walk between the plane and the train (or …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 22 January 2024
An analysis of LNER’s new flex tickets, a critique of the UK’s bus policy and the end of airport towers as we know them.
Continue readingChristmas Quiz 2023 Answers
As promised here are the answers to the Christmas Quiz. Comments are based on a limited number of responses sent in. Please mark your own work and tell us how you got on. The limited …
Continue readingETCS: More deliberations are necessary, but worth it (RailEngineer)
Looking back over several years of articles written for Rail Engineer covering the European Train Control System (ETCS), it is somewhat depressing to observe that none of the predictions for system introduction have come to …
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