To help assess whether ‘green’ track renewals could be a viable option, Network Rail has ordered a trial batch of rails manufactured by Saarstahl using an electric arc furnace. Network Rail is seeking to understand the technical …
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Régiolis battery hybrid TER under test, to soon serve French stations (SNCF)
In 2022, we’re continuing to field-test our first hybrid Régiolis. This innovative train, designed to run on non-electrified regional lines, has high-capacity batteries that will save energy and reduce noise. Greener, more energy-efficient hybrid trains …
Continue readingNorth American bus manufacturers struggling w/ eBus orders & growing pains (SmartCitiesDive)
Transit bus makers struggling despite federal funding support. Major transit bus manufacturers can’t keep up with orders, and some have encountered financial difficulties. These should be boom times for transit bus manufacturers, especially those producing …
Continue readingGerman Verkehrsverbund transport concept explained (OverheadWire)
We’re joined by Professor Ralph Buehler of Virginia Tech, who talks with us about the German transport concept of Verkehrsverbund. The word translated to English means “transport network.” We discuss where the first Verkehrsverbund was …
Continue readingTrain operators propose 32 000 km high speed rail ‘Metropolitan Network’ (RailwayGazette)
Proposals for a huge expansion of the high rail speed network have been drawn up by Deutsche Bahn working in partnership with nine other major European operators. This would be necessary to achieve the Green …
Continue readingData scientists give Northern fuel for thought on diesel fleet operation (RailTechnology)
Northern, has enlisted the support of data scientists to advise on the most fuel-efficient way to operate its fleet of 276 diesel trains. The project, which is funded by the Department for Transport, is being …
Continue readingSeville to install solar-powered, cooled bus shelters by 2024 (ImnovationHub)
Bus Shelters with a Cool Factor to Mitigate the Effects of Global Warming Climate change is profoundly impacting our planet and its ecosystems, with cities being particularly vulnerable to its effects. The sheer concentration of population in …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 August 2023
• UK rail industry has grown used to failing everyday on accessibility, MPs hear (DisabilityNews) • The weird, colourful postmodern Berlin U-Bahn station architecture (ExBerliner) • The world’s first covered bike path could be made …
Continue readingAnd then there was AI: Deutsche Bahn’s experience (RailEngineer)
In June 2023, London Business Conferences held a multi-day conference and Elizabeth Line Old Oak Common depot visit: ‘Rolling Stock Maintenance and Depot Innovation’. Now in its eleventh year, Rail Engineer previously covered this event …
Continue readingMaaS or SaaM: Mobility-as-a-Service pros & cons (Transportist)
The concept of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) involves integrating various transport services, such as public transport, ride-hailing, car-sharing, and bike-sharing, into a single, “user-friendly” platform, (an app) typically with a monthly subscription for the bundle of pre-defined …
Continue readingWhat self-driving cars tell us about AI risks (IEEESpectrum)
Five conclusions from an automation expert fresh off a stint with the US highway safety agency IN 2016, JUST WEEKS before the Autopilot in his Tesla drove Joshua Brown to his death, I pleaded with the US Senate Committee …
Continue readingPolluted air in Seoul tunnel cleaned by photocatalytic concrete (IMechE)
Polluted air in a tunnel in Seoul, South Korea, has been cleaned by a new type of reactive concrete. The photocatalytic concrete, which breaks down pollutants when exposed to light, was developed by researchers at …
Continue reading3D printed, autonomous, electric Seine ferry for Paris 2024 Olympics (FutureTransport)
Holland Shipyards Group, Sequana Développement, and Roboat have announced that their 3D-printed, autonomous electric passenger ferry will be in operation on the river Seine by the summer of 2024 in time for the Paris 2024 …
Continue readingPublic transport design plays key role helping reduce road deaths (CitiesToday)
With road crashes killing around 1.3 million people each year, experts are examining how a more integrated approach can improve safety on the streets. Speaking at a panel on efficient public transport for safe and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 July 2023
• Views under Waterloo Station on its 175th Anniversary (IanVisits) • Britain’s Railways All Change: oral history collection of the privatisation process (NatlRailwayMuseum) • The Carmont 2020 Railway disaster, Part One: Podcast (SignalsToDanger) • Montpellier …
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