Shopping at IKEA is an ordeal, an expedition. And IKEA has just made it harder. Whilst IKEA is the McDonald’s of housewares, its approach is quite different. IKEA offers the same products and experience all …
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Efficiency & the decline of American freight railroads (HomeSignal)
Over the last two years, the crisis of America’s supply chains, the push to expand public passenger rail service, and the urgency of the climate crisis have put America’s freight railroads in the limelight. These …
Continue readingNordic metro construction costs & institutional knowledge (PedestrianObs)
Institutional knowledge at agencies that build infrastructure shapes up to be an important factor behind how well they handle projects. Good agencies build up a knowledge base over time that lets them see what works …
Continue readingGermany’s most modern, innovative tram unveiled: TINA (MetroReport)
INNOTRANS: Launch customer HEAG Mobilo of Darmstadt has unveiled the first TINA tram, which Stadler has designed from scratch as its next generation of light rail vehicle. Speaking at the unveiling at InnoTrans, head of …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 October 2022
• The Sidings: Waterloo’s deserted new shopping mall under ex-Eurostar Terminal (IanVisits) • HS2 London tunnelling begins (NewCivilEng) • London’s early Ringway motorway plans (Roads) • Budapest’s Children’s Railway was initially operated by children (EuroGunzel) …
Continue readingTrain-to-train data transmission over 4km for autonomous operation (RailwayGazette)
Korea Railroad Research Institute has successfully tested train-to-train data communications over distances of 2 km in the open air and 4 km in tunnels. The communications use a directional antenna developed by KRRI, which said …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 October 2022
• Caledonian Sleeper contract ended after financial disagreement with Serco (Scotsman) • Borough Road: Southwark’s ghost station: video (JagoHazzard) • 260+ German cities demand 30km/h speed zones (TheMayorEU) • Spanish airline orders 10 Airlander airships …
Continue readingPioneering MaaS start-up seeks new investors as cash crunch worsens (MobilityPayments)
MaaS Global, a pioneering mobility-as-a-service platform provider, is looking for a buyer, as it faces the prospect of running out of cash, Mobility Payments has learned. The Finland-based company, known for its groundbreaking Whim app, has approached …
Continue readingComparison of new vehicles presented at InnoTrans 2022 (UrbanTransport)
The entire world of transport technology and mobility met at the world’s leading trade fair InnoTrans in Berlin from 20 September – 23 September 2022. After four years, the trade fair was held again for …
Continue readingTech Cos vying to monetize the curb & reinvent street parking (CityLab)
The humble curb is getting a lot of attention these days. Startups are scrambling to disrupt the post-pandemic parking sector, arguing that real-time data will mean less traffic and more revenue for cities. Over the last …
Continue readingRail transit global project delivery costs Case Study (EnoTrans)
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law at the end of 2021, it promised to usher in a new era in transportation, energy, water, and telecommunications projects. This major increase …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 October 2022
• Who could succeed Andy Byford at the helm of TfL (NewCivilEng) • The Up & Down Club: The sleeper train commuters (Telegraph) • Europe’s kid friendly trains benefit all passengers (FamilyFriendlyTrains) • Karlsruhe tram-train …
Continue readingRailcars capturing CO2 could make rail carbon neutral (RailTech)
Capturing CO2 from the air while running a train: it could even make diesel-fuelled train operation nearly carbon-neutral, according to new research. US-based startup CO2Rail Company, together with researchers from the University of Sheffield, are …
Continue readingMaaS needs legislation: Antwerp’s transport chief (CitiesToday)
Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has been a much vaunted concept since it first emerged in the mid-2010s, promising a one-stop shop for transport needs. Helsinki, Antwerp and Berlin have been early pioneers in the field, but the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 September 2022
• Bond Street Elizabeth line station opening Monday 24 Oct (IanVisits) • Great British Railways already dead: Rail industry at lowest ebb (Guardian) • Barking Riverside – The Inside Story: video (JagoHazzard) • ScotRail announcements …
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