• London getting wetter & its transport network is too slow to adapt (NewStatesman) • Minicab drought: ‘Rotten’ rates biting into Uber drivers’ wages (BBC) • UK public warms to road pricing as fuel duty …
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Underground accessible doors pass fire test (RailwayGazette)
Rhino Doors has successfully fire-tested bespoke self-closing doors designed for the cross passages of Transport for London’s Moorgate station. The doors are intended to provide passengers with reduced mobility with a place of refuge during …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 15 October 2021
• Freightliner withdraws electric fleet due to high electricity prices (RailMag) • Dartmoor Line to reopen after almost half a century (RailEngineer) • Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia: study (Guardian) • How …
Continue readingLighter pavement really can cool cities (Greenbiz)
When heat waves hit, people start looking for anything that might lower the temperature. One solution is right beneath our feet: Pavement. Think about how hot the soles of your shoes can get when you’re …
Continue readingBattery powered train to enter service in Germany (IntlRailJ)
Alstom demonstrates battery-powered train in Germany. The train is being demonstrated this month and will enter passenger service in December. An Alstom battery-powered Coradia train undertook demonstrations in Saxony, Germany, running from Flöha and Zschopau …
Continue readingWorld’s largest wireless eTaxi charging (ElectricHybridTech)
Starting in 2025, only taxis with emission-free drive systems will be permitted in Austria, which is seeing Vienna and Graz increasingly shifting to eTaxis. To support this, automated conductive charging technology is being rolled out to …
Continue readingThe tough emissions calculus of EVs (TechCrunch)
From materials and batteries to manufacturing, calculating the real carbon cost of EVs is just getting started. Investors and politicians embracing a vision of an all-electric car future believe that path will significantly reduce global carbon …
Continue readingThalys brand to disappear in merger with Eurostar (RailTech)
High-speed train operators Eurostar and Thalys are resuming plans to merge. The merged company will be based in Belgium and the Thalys brand will eventually disappear. The merger between Thalys and Eurostar has been relaunched. …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 11 October 2021
• Imberbus 2021 behind the scenes video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Northern Virtual Reality simulation to assist disabled (Railway-Tech) • Fog on the Underground (ThomasBrissot) • Man builds home in style of a Grand Trunk Railway Station …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 8 October 2021
• Tesco’s rail logistics keep their shelves stocked (Guardian) • The case against transit project mega contracts (EnoTrans) • HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Nancy’s tram plan postponed in favour of trolleybus …
Continue readingUKTram consults on draft light rail strategy (RailwayGazette)
Light rail industry body UKTram is seeking comments on its draft Light Rail Strategy for the UK, which is due to be submitted to ministers and the Department for Transport later this year. Comments on the …
Continue readingLeaves on line excuse now blown away by new tech (E&T)
Engineers have developed a new rail track-cleaning system to remove leaves from lines – an issue that costs the rail industry millions of pounds each year. Delays to train services caused by leaves on the …
Continue readingEurostar brand kept in merger with Thalys (IntlRailJournal)
Combined operator plans to carry 30 million passengers by end of 2030, says SNCB CEO Ms Sophie Dutordoir. IRJ on the Connecting Europe Express: The planned “Green Speed” merger of Eurostar and Thalys has taken …
Continue readingHS2 testing landslip prevention fibre optic tech (RailTechnology)
Pioneering fibre optic technology, that can sense micro ground movements in embankments and cuttings, is currently being tested by HS2 at one of their sites. Through a joint programme at HS2’s Chilterns tunnel south portal …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 October 2021
• Should train guards wear body cameras? (Railway-Tech) • Paris caps speed at 30km/h to boost soft transport & road safety (RFI) • The promise of US electric school bus adoption (GreenBiz) • We once …
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