Railway tunnels have always been expensive infrastructure. Not only do they cross natural obstacles, such as mountains, but they also provide a means of crossing the city and serving the inner city. There are currently …
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Extending the role of Metro backup batteries (RailwayGazette)
Projects in Chengdu and Moscow have confirmed that nickel battery technology, originally developed to provide onboard backup services on metro trains, can also provide a cost-effective source of power for emergency traction, eliminating the need …
Continue readingJR West to order tilting EMUs (RailwayGazette)
West Japan Railway plans to order four 11-car Series 273 electric multiple-units to replace the Series 381 trainsets used on Yakumo Limited Express services on the Hakubi line. This 1 067 mm gauge route runs across the main island …
Continue readingBoxcars thrive as trucking issues persist (Trains)
Supply-chain woes stemming from COVID-19’s economic rebound have been thoroughly scrutinized in the past year, specifically the interwovenness of intermodal container rail shipments and its role in the supply chain. Trains’ Bill Stephens summarized the topic …
Continue readingMoscow’s tram renewal programme (UrbanTransport)
Moscow started a comprehensive renewal programme for its extensive tramway network already a few years ago. Now, more than have of the fleet has already been replaced by modern, Russian-built low-floor vehicles. The most wide-spread …
Continue readingWhen the train becomes an Internet of Things (MediaRail)
Predictive maintenance has become the new grail for railway rolling stock manufacturers. The aim is to produce a maintenance plan adapted to the real needs of the rolling stock. The aim is to avoid getting …
Continue readingHungary joins the tram-train club (UrbanTransport)
Another country has joined the Tram-Train operators “club” since 29 November 2021. These systems have been introduced as a link between tram and regional rail infrastructure in various regions around the world, especially in Europe, …
Continue readingFast charging trial brings battery-only rail services closer (GWR)
Great Western Railway has signed a deal with manufacturer Vivarail to trial new battery-charging technology on its network, paving the way for battery-only trains to run in regular passenger service in the future. The trial, …
Continue readingAthens installs parking sensors on crosswalks (UrbanMobilityObs)
In January 2022, the municipality of Athens has seen the start of two large actions to make the sidewalks in Athens more friendly and safe for pedestrians. The municipality of Athens has installed 830 smart sensors in …
Continue readingVossloh sells world’s 1st zero emission rail grinding trains (RailTech)
Vossloh will deliver three high-speed grinding machines to China. These are the world’s first emission-free grinding machines, according to the supplier. Vossloh was awarded a contract for the supply of three high-speed grinding trains (HSG-city) for …
Continue readingUK’s 1st 100mph battery diesel hybrid train enters service (AnonW)
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on ITV. These are the first three paragraphs: The UK’s first 100mph battery-diesel hybrid train is entering passenger service to cut carbon emissions …
Continue readingElectric bus charging & range simulation tool created (Globe&Mail)
“Our lives need to change,” says Josipa Petrunic, president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), a Canadian technology consortium launched in 2015 to design, deploy and advance zero-carbon and smart-enabled transportation …
Continue readingChina studying wings on bullet trains for more speed (ImpactLab)
Bullet trains in China can run as fast as 350 kilometres per hour and Chinese researchers want them to take the top speed of 450km/h. China wants even faster bullet trains, and a team of …
Continue readingAutonomous electric freight train cars (dot.LA)
Comprised of former SpaceX, Google and Tesla engineers, Parallel Systems is aiming to develop autonomous and electric freight train cars that would make the American shipping industry greener and more efficient. Parallel Systems’ technology relies …
Continue readingBattery assisted trains gather speed (Wired)
BATTERY ELECTRIC POWER is commonplace in cars and trucks and is being tested in planes, helicopters, and container ships. Now, battery power is coming to trains, in place of the diesel-fueled generators that have powered locomotives for more than a century. Last week, Union Pacific …
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