The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport – CILT(UK) – has released its electrification strategy research which reveals the significant opportunity of electrification across the UK’s rail network. CILT has released a detailed map and …
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Friday Reads – 3 March 2023
• Bank Tube station’s new Cannon Street entrance has opened (IanVisits) • Cyclists now outnumber motorists in City of London (Forbes) • Almost 1 in 10 local UK bus services were axed last year (Guardian) …
Continue readingElectric truck subscription could quickly clean up polluting ports (CityLab)
Diesel drayage freight trucks are a major source of toxic emissions. Forum Mobility replaces them with electric models for a monthly fee. Every day, dozens of heavy-duty diesel trucks rumble into a freight yard lined with shipping …
Continue readingGlobal corps ask EU to mandate all new company cars be electric after 2030 (TransportEnv)
The European Commission should consider electrification targets for corporate cars as part of the Greening Corporate Fleets initiative, a coalition of 30 global businesses and organisations say. Leading companies, including Uber, Ikea, Coca Cola and …
Continue readingOver 7000 EMR customers upgrade to First Class with new app (RailUK)
More than 7,000 EMR customers have taken advantage of an app which allows Standard Class ticket customers to bid for an upgrade to First Class – starting from just £10. The Seatfrog app, which can …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 February 2023
• Review of TfL’s recent rail & Tube upgrades (IanVisits) • Disabled campaigners are to thank for accessibility on the Elizabeth Line (TransportForAll) • Cardiff Council announces vision for Cardiff Crossrail (SWalesMetro) • Designer selected …
Continue readingRail union warned accident like Ohio train derailment would happen (NewRepublic)
An inter-union alliance of rail workers says the train wreck happened due to antiquated regulation and corporate malpractice. The fiery train derailment that led to thousands being forced to evacuate their homes in East Palestine, …
Continue readingParis wayfinding & mapping design talk: Video (TransitMappingSymp)
Design management is a competency used for a long time in the RATP. The RATP mapping system will be presented under this angle, which will be completed by a historical vision and also as a …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 February 2023
• Leicester railway station redevelopment & revamp renders released (BBC) • ‘15-minute city’: the mundane planning theory terrifying conspiracists (Guardian) • Cardiff tram-train route consultation underway (MetroReport) • Overnight train between London & Berlin to …
Continue readingCan UK learn from Denmark’s affordable electrification? (RailTechnology)
Denmark’s governmental rail body, Banedanmark, is in the process of electrifying the mainline Danish railway in a £1.4billion programme that started in 2014 and is due to be completed in 2028. The program has already …
Continue readingNew York City is drowning in package deliveries & packages (MITTechReview)
Online orders, which ramped up with the start of the pandemic, are still clogging city streets. Amazon, Hello Fresh, Stitch Fix. Click a button, and it’s there in three to five days—perhaps even one. Packages, …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 February 2023
• Germany’s pre-WW2 Zeppelin spy flights: Video (CalibanRising) • Railways are instrumental in evacuations, this time in earthquake-hit Turkey (RailTech) • Behind the scenes at NYC Subway’s Power Control Center (IRideHarlemLine) • Process of mapping …
Continue readingAwareness & effect of £2 bus fare – Survey (TransportFocus)
Transport Focus wanted to understand more about awareness of the recently introduced £2 bus fare and whether it has led to more journeys being made on buses. From 1 January the government introduced a £2 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 February 2023
• Fast charge battery trial to resume after GWR agrees to purchase Vivarail assets (RailUK) • Wales road building projects stopped after failing climate review (Guardian) • Ottawa’s LRT didn’t go wrong, it started wrong …
Continue readingElectric semis/HGVs are coming & truck stops aren’t ready (Bloomberg)
Next month, Tesla Inc. plans to deliver the first of its electric Semi trucks—able to haul a full 40 ton-load some 500 miles on a single charge. These massive batteries-on-wheels may accelerate the transition to electrified transport, but those responsible for delivering …
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