The Department for Transport has published the final report of its Union Connectivity Review, led by Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy. It makes a series of recommendations that, it suggests, will improve transport connectivity across …
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Austria’s ÖBB expands Siemens Nightjet order (GlobalRailway)
ÖBB has placed a major order of 20 additional next generation, seven-car night trains from Siemens Mobility, securing its position as market leader in Europe’s night train sector. The trains are based on the Viaggio …
Continue readingAutonomous battery powered wagon to compete w/ trucks (RailwayGazette)
‘We envision a future in which freight can move itself without waiting for a locomotive, making the system more efficient and environmentally friendly’, says Tim Luchini, co-founder and CEO of Intramotev which is developing a …
Continue readingHumber Express rail freight supply chain (GlobalRailwayRev)
A new intermodal train service directly from the Port of Immingham to iPort Rail in Doncaster has been launched, helping to ease the pressures of the current HGV driver shortage by having the capacity to …
Continue readingEVs could be a threat to Uber, Lyft (Axios)
The taxi business is going electric, which could spell trouble for ride-hailing giants like Uber and Lyft, who can’t force their drivers to buy EVs, Joann writes. Why it matters: The two companies don’t own and operate EV …
Continue readingInnovative box flyover for East-West Rail (RailBusinessD)
More than £70 million has been saved thanks to smart methods being used to build a railway flyover. As part of the East West Rail project, teams had to replace a flyover crossing the line …
Continue readingBMW’s geofenced, speed controlled e-bikes (Verge)
Just a concept, but BMW’s geofencing solution is already a reality. BMW recently showed off not one, but two e-bike concepts. The announcements are sprinkled with tons of gee-whiz claims that are easy to make when something only …
Continue readingConverting diesel buses to electric sometimes cheaper (NextCity)
Faced with a goal to achieve a zero-emissions transit fleet by 2040, TriMet in Portland is exploring all of its options. The obvious solution for transit agencies to get to zero-emissions is to replace fossil-fuel-burning …
Continue readingThe sunny side of rail: Harnessing the sun (RailwayTechnology)
The rail industry has been working hard to further improve its impressive green credentials. Companies have been using alternative fuels such as hydrogen and liquid natural gas, alongside this UK based company Riding Sunbeams is …
Continue readingUK signalling market not competitive enough: Regulator (RailTech)
The railway signalling market in the United Kingdom has too few suppliers, high costs, and Network Rail does not have he procurement practices in place to benefit from its considerable buyer power. That says the …
Continue readingHitachi & Angel creating intercity battery hybrid train (AnonW)
This Press Release from Hitachi Rail starts with these three points: Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TransPeninne Express (TPE) agree to trial retrofitting battery on intercity train, Trial, starting next year, can cut fuel usage by …
Continue readingBus turntables for limited spaces (UrbanTransport)
What do you do when a town is built so close to the hillside that the only major road runs just as narrowly between houses and finally ends at a small square that does not …
Continue readingEV charging shifts gears from range to speed (Hyperdrive)
Range Anxiety Gives Way to Charging Speed Limp up to a public charging station in a thirsty Chevrolet Bolt and in 20 minutes you can add somewhere around 73 miles of range. However, do the same in …
Continue readingSydney Trains heads for zero emissions (IntlRailJ)
Agreement to purchase green energy sourced from wind and solar will offset nearly 700,000 tonnes of CO2. SYDNEY Trains has reached a four-year agreement to purchase renewable energy certificates to offset the network’s electricity use …
Continue readingSodium batteries could power electric cars (Wired)
As EV sales increase, supplies of lithium may get tight. So some companies are incorporating cells with sodium, which provides almost as big a charge. HALF A CENTURY ago, the battery of the future was built …
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