The 3D concrete printing removes the need to develop logistical plans that are usually expensive. HS2’s London tunnels contractor Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture (SCS JV) is set to deploy on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing …
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Will Lane Rentals solve roadworks congestion? (Freewheeling)
I was talking to a regional bus company MD recently and they told me that their roadworks log typically stacks up 1,000 entries every year. Roadworks are bad for drivers but terrible for buses. Where …
Continue readingAssessment of crosswind risk on high speed trains (UIC)
In 2018, UIC published a White Paper on railway aerodynamics produced by the Railway System Department’s TTI Sector (https://www.shop-etf.com/fr/train-track-interaction-sector-aerodynamics). This field of study has been driven largely by the increasing speeds of high-speed passenger trains. …
Continue readingDfT developing a ‘Rail Data Marketplace’ (ModernRailways)
The Department for Transport is investing £5 million to start development of a “Rail Data Marketplace” (RDM) to provide the tools and frameworks to open up rail data through a new single-access platform. Due to …
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 readingEVs difficult to convert for wheelchair users (Verge)
nIn a Super Bowl commercial that aired earlier this year, GM declared that its electric vehicles were designed for everyone. The ad closed with the image of a one-armed surfer to emphasize its point. But sometime later, that surfer …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 July 2021
• Bus privatisation destroyed British systems – but there is hope (Guardian) • TfL property company plans to build up to 46,000 homes (ArchitectsJ) • Leeds ponders transforming iconic Holbeck Viaduct to ped High Line …
Continue readingHS2 cuts carbon with pioneering new viaduct design (RailBusiness)
HS2 has revealed that its designers are on track to more than halve the amount of embedded carbon in one of the high speed rail project’s viaducts. The innovative ‘double composite’ approach – which involves …
Continue readingDfT funds prototype to electrify UK rail freight terminals (RailBusiness)
A prototype electrified rail freight terminal in Dunbar is one of 30 projects to have received funding from Innovate UK and the Department for Transport as part of the First of a Kind 2021 rail …
Continue readingNYC’s LIRR adds train capacity to Google Maps (Railway-Tech)
The new feature will enable customers to see the number of seats available in each rail car using Google Maps. New York-based commuter rail system Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has added a car capacity …
Continue readingHybridFLEX prototype battery-diesel MU (RailBusiness)
Chiltern Railways has unveiled its prototype HybridFLEX multiple-unit fitted with a hybrid traction system which can offer zero emissions and near silent operation at stations and in other sensitive locations. Developed by the operator, leasing …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 July 2021
• Strand to be part pedestrianised from late August (IanVisits) • TfL wants to inspire licensing partners further (LicensingSource) • Exploring London Waterloo’s secret arches (Rob’sLondon) • Europe’s cities are making transport systems more gender …
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 readingConverting underused parking garages to housing & other uses (SmartCitiesDive)
Giving new life to deserted parking garages – cities’ declining dependence on cars and commutes may point to a novel solution for the lack of affordable housing in cities. While there are clearly no easy …
Continue readingNorthern City Line starts major signalling upgrade (IanVisits)
A major upgrade of the signalling on the Northern City line to Moorgate is underway, and will however see the line closed at weekends for the work to be carried out. The Northern City line …
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