Contractor Dogus Construction has selected Alstom to supply a full APS ground-level power supply solution for the Eminönü-Alibeyköy tram line in Istanbul. Choosing Alstom’s street-level power rail solution means that the 10km-long line will be …
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Why Does Ridership Rise or Fall? (HumanTransit)
With only a handful of exceptions, transit ridership has stagnated or been falling throughout the US in 2017. The causes of this slump have been unclear but some theories suggest low fuel prices, a growing …
Continue readingBarcelona tests vertical platform screen doors (Metro-Report)
Barcelona public transport operator TMB is to undertake what it says will be the first test of vertical platform screen doors on a metro network, with doors supplied by STraffic of South Korea to be …
Continue readingSweden invests in thriving sleeper trains (GlobalRailNews)
Swedish train operator SJ has announced plans to refurbish its sleeper carriages and overhaul its booking system following a surge in demand for the long-distance services. Over the last five years, passenger numbers on its …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 May 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s list: • Private Car problem not solved in Central London (BanPrivateCarsinLondon) • London’s Railways – Planning for Peace (ALondonInheritance) • 24 hour UK rail people (RailTechnology) • Fighting …
Continue readingSeatfrog app lets passengers bid for rail tickets (Railway-Technology)
A new app in the UK called Seatfrog allows rail passengers to bid for upgrades to otherwise empty first class seats for as little as £5. According to the company, the app will open up …
Continue readingLatest Innovations in Streetcars (MassTransit)
Light rail system openings represent significant growth in the rail market. Adapting to city infrastructure, incorporating newer technologies and tackling the cost associated with running a streetcar system are factors that come together to make …
Continue readingTokyo’s commuter railways are straining (Railway-Technology)
Rush hour delays – The first-ever government study into rush hour train delays for services in the Greater Tokyo region has revealed issues that don’t match up with the image of Japanese punctuality. So what …
Continue readingImplementing cross-border transit (IntelligentTransport)
Dominik Elsmann, Head of Department for Cross-border Public Transport, Aachener Verkehrsverbund GmbH (AVV), details the challenges and necessities of implementing cross-border public transport in Aachen, a region which is bordered by three different countries… What …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s list: • London’s Pollution Pods (NextCity) •
Continue readingElectric scooters flooding California, & backlash (Quartz, Vice)
Electric scooters are flooding California, and they’ll be on your sidewalks soon (Quartz) Depending on who you ask, the electric, internet-connected scooters appearing all over California are either the future of transportation or a public …
Continue readingElectric buses hurting oil industry (Bloomberg)
Electric buses were seen as a joke at an industry conference in Belgium seven years ago when the Chinese manufacturer BYD Co. showed an early model. “Everyone was laughing at BYD for making a toy,” recalled …
Continue readingImperial College envisages solar powered rail (The Engineer)
Imperial College researchers and others are envisaging a future of trains powered by photovoltaic energy Running electric railways directly from sunlight may be a cost-effective way of expanding both photovoltaic energy generation and railway electrification …
Continue readingNew Hudson Tunnels canceled. Again. (Pedestrian Observations)
Amtrak’s Gateway project, spending $30 billion on new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station, just got its federal funding yanked. Previously the agreement was to split funding as 25% New York, 25% New Jersey, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 April 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s list: • How accessible are London’s new electric black cabs (DisabilityHorizons) • LTM Acton Depot celebrating Capital Design this weekend (TransportDesigned) • Why doesn’t the UK have more …
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