The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) recently suffered another setback in the delivery of its much-delayed 204-unit Flexity Outlook LRV order. Carbuilder Bombardier Transportation has advised the TTC that 67 of the LRVs have frames that …
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UIC Security Week 2018 – eyes and ears! (Passion4Transport)
Keeping the railways as safe as possible depends in part on vigilance by rail staff and the public. During UIC’s Security Week 2018 at its Paris HQ, the morning of presentations on 20 June – …
Continue readingCities’ challenges to move masses in 3 dimensions (TheConversation)
Cities are growing vertically as well as horizontally, so infrastructure needs to ensure people can move up and down as well as across the city. Cities worldwide face the problems and possibilities of “volume”: the …
Continue readingLondon’s Walking Action Plan to see billions for infrastructure (E&T)
London is introducing a Walking Action Plan designed to get residents of the capital choosing walking as their primary mode of transport when possible. The plan will see London’s streets being designed to support walking …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 July 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. • Diagrammatic transit maps before Beck (FunctionalArt) • Amsterdam’s surprising metro archeology (CBC) • Estonia’s free public transit (Vice) • US National links – Spite houses & more (TheOverheadWire) • …
Continue readingRevival of overnight trains to Amsterdam planned
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Netherlands Railways (NS) are developing plans to reintroduce sleeper trains to Amsterdam, which was severed from the European night train network by the contraction and eventual abandonment of German Rail’s …
Continue readingAirlander to offer luxury expeditions (BBC)
The world’s longest aircraft, which collapsed at its former base last year, is to offer “luxury expeditions”. The passenger cabin for Airlander 10, a combination of plane and airship based in Bedford, was unveiled at …
Continue readingBoston wants subway platform barriers & doors (BostonGlobe)
The boarding process on Boston subway platforms can be so unruly that transit officials have tried taping lines on the platforms to keep new passengers from blocking departing riders. Now the T might borrow a …
Continue readingMath explains why your bus route is so unreliable (TheConversation)
Have you ever waited for your bus at a bus stop for a very long time – only to be greeted by two or more buses arriving together? This phenomenon, known as “bus bunching,” is …
Continue readingElectricity use may predict traffic (CityLab)
The way we consume power after midnight can reveal how we bad the morning rush hour will be. Commuters check Google Maps for traffic updates the same way they check the weather app for rain …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 13 July 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • Private hire vehicles may soon pay Congestion Charge (IntelligentTransport) • South Bank London’s Low Line – Part 2 (1LondonBlog) • Slip coaches – when British trains detached cars in …
Continue readingLA to accelerate 28 transport projects for 2028 Olympics (CurbedLA)
Metro board approves Mayor’s plan to speed up transit projects in time for LA Olympics • Building public transit through the notoriously-congested Sepulveda Pass was targeted for completion in 2033. • A train from Union …
Continue readingSpanish high speed ridership increases sixfold in 10 years (Global Railway Review)
Barcelona-Madrid high-speed line has had more than 85 million passengers. The high-speed rail service in Barcelona has led to an increase of almost six times over in the 10 years that the railway has been …
Continue readingGetlink pushes for budget train service between London & Paris (iNews)
Cheaper train services could run between London and Paris as alternatives to Eurostar if new proposals get off the ground. The cheaper trains would be slower, with longer journey times, but would be in a …
Continue readingBuilding smart transport in Moscow (McKinsey)
Moscow addressed its road and public transit congestion problems and developed one of the world’s smartest and most-used public transportation systems. Here’s how. Smart transport is foundational to any smart city; it is a system …
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