Dive Brief Dive Insight The news comes after the parents of a deceased three-year-old girl filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging the city allowed unsafe road conditions. The girl died when she was run over …
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NASA tech converted for Northern to revolutionise track monitoring (RailTechnology)
A collated talent pool of more than 60 national and international rail sector professionals have had access to a sneak peek of pioneering NASA technology converted for the train operator Northern. The implementation of this …
Continue readingHeavy EVs pushing limits of crash test equipment (InsideEVs)
Electric vehicles are redefining car safety as they have several key differences that mean they have to be treated differently in the event of a crash. Their battery pack catching fire is the prime concern, …
Continue readingAsking passengers what they want from train interiors (RailwayGazette)
A report into what passengers want from train interiors has been produced to help inform the proposed refurbishment of Turbostar diesel multiple-units. Built by Bombardier Transportation from the late 1990s, the units are widely deployed …
Continue readingNYU researchers confirm air quality degrades in subway stations near river crossings (MassTransit)
New research from New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine found subway stations near river tunnels can have significantly higher concentrations of potentially dangerous particles in what they call a “river-tunnel effect.” Concentrations of …
Continue readingNew Merseyrail train runs 135km on battery (LiverpoolBusiness)
One of the new class 777 trains set to run on the Merseyrail network travels for 135km on test run using just a battery – paving the way for the network’s expansion. A test run of …
Continue readingUS Transport Safety Board identifies heavy EV safety risks (NPR)
NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars The head of the National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose …
Continue readingSiemens Mobility receives UK funding for solar powered trains (RailTech)
The UK’s Department for Transport has awarded Siemens Mobility funding for the further development of solar technologies for trains on non-electrified lines. Using a second funding stream, Siemens will also explore charging options for on-train batteries …
Continue readingEV’s not-so-little Dirty Secrets (ZeihanGeopolitics)
EVs in their current form are a disaster strategically, economically and environmentally, and that’s before you consider the withering of Tesla.
Continue readingJR Freight to transport bonded cargo for airlines (RailwayGazette)
JR Freight is to begin the regular transport of bonded cargo between warehouses and Tokyo’s main airports in April 2023, as part of a programme to reduce emissions and provide reliable logistics services as Japan …
Continue readingFirst US pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks in 2 decades (Grist)
Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities. Communities that have long borne the brunt of vehicle pollution are one step closer to breathing cleaner air after the Environmental Protection Agency finalized stricter …
Continue readingEV battery makers to develop cheaper cells to skirt China (Reuters)
U.S. and European startups are racing to develop new batteries using two abundant, cheap materials — sodium and sulfur — that could reduce China’s battery dominance, ease looming supply bottlenecks and lead to mass-market electric …
Continue readingTravelling smart in Genoa: Hitachi Rail’s MaaS mobility project (TheEngineer)
A pioneering new approach to city transport is being trialled in Genoa. Andrew Wade travelled to Italy to experience it up close. Smart mobility is a concept most people living in UK cities will be …
Continue readingIncreasing Thames freight deliveries could cut traffic & pollution (CitiesToday)
A new report from the UK’s Thames Estuary Growth Board has touted the untapped potential for freight deliveries on London’s primary river, the Thames. The report, Light Freight on the River Thames, claims the river can be better utilised …
Continue readingHolistic design concepts force rethink of train interiors for sustainability (RailwayGazette)
PriestmanGoode has unveiled Green Carriage, a collection of train interior design concepts developed to ’push boundaries for greener systems and processes across the entire interior, rethinking what a future interior can be’. Continue reading
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