Pre-Covid, more journeys were made by bus than on the National Rail network, London Underground and all tram and metro systems combined. It will be impossible to hit the country’s carbon targets without more people …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 May 2021
• Three train companies to increase services to 1,000 a week (RailTechMag) • History of the Watford DC Line (AshleyRabot) • Redefining & redesigning the Nantes tramway (Trams&UrbanTransit) • Tube style bike maps simplify cycling …
Continue readingThe Paths to Public Transport Enlightenment
Advocating public transport improvements is often an exercise in long term frustration. Decades can go by with only poorer service and line closures. But there is a way to work through these feelings. A lot …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 April 2021
• Disused rail tunnel reopens at King’s Cross Station (IanVisits) • How did London’s main line stations get their names? (OnLondon) • Planting this shrubbery along roads reduces air pollution by 20% (PriceTags) • Montréal’s …
Continue readingCalais-Mediterranean lorry trailer rail service EoI (RailwayGazette)
FRANCE: The government has called for expressions of interest to operate a lorry trailer carrying service between the English Channel port of Calais and the Mediterranean port of Sète south of Montpellier. Submissions are required …
Continue readingPotential US first: Battery/third-rail BEMU (RailwayAge)
If all goes as planned, in about one year, MTA Long Island Rail Road will be testing a prototype “BEMU” (battery-electric multiple unit) that operates on third-rail power or batteries on the 13-mile, non-electrified Oyster …
Continue readingContinental chess merger game for Kansas City, CP, & CN (RailwayAge)
A bidding war has broken out for the Kansas City Southern, but it’s actually more like a chess game. Here are some observations about what it all could mean, especially in terms of railroad “real …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 April 2021
• Hopes for West London Orbital Overground consultation later this year (IanVisits) • England’s old canals help with HS2 construction (BoatingBusiness) • The Island Gardens DLR accident: what really happened (JagoHazzard) • This is how …
Continue readingIntermodal dominant but UK needs more: report (RailFreight)
With intermodal accounting for almost half of the rail freight traffic in the UK, more container trains may be the last thing the UK network needs. That however is exactly what a new report says. …
Continue readingExperts argue warn of rushing fast EV charging (Mobilist)
Friday 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 …
Continue readingGerman aviation & DB to move 43m domestic flights to rail (RailTech)
The Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) are launching a joint action plan to bring about a shift from domestic flights to the railways. In the declaration signed today in …
Continue readingParcel lockers coming to more TfL stations (IanVisits)
A trial of putting parcel lockers for online shopping in TfL car parks and stations is to be substantially expanded. The locker firm, InPost has run a trial with TfL at six locations, and has …
Continue readingWednesday’s Friday Reads – 21 April 2021
News and great links are piling up, so this is a special extra edition of Friday Reads: • Mayor announces plans to power TfL on renewables (AirQualityNews) • France’s bonus malus vehicle tax scheme make …
Continue readingIndia using hybrid trolleybus Bus Rapid Transit as metro alternative (UrbanTransport)
The expansion of public transport is urgently needed in many Indian cities, but the construction of metros and rapid transit systems, which has been the main focus so far, is often facing serious limitations: Construction …
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