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Better paving, greener tracks: Prague’s new tramway standard | Prague Daily
Prague’s expanding tram network is also intended to enhance the cityscape. A new guide shows how tracks and stops can be better integrated into public spaces through high-quality materials, carefully considered facilities and greenery. The City of Prague has unveiled a new…
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Monday's Friday Reads | 3 November 2026
See it, Say it, Spock it - the Loudcasting scourge: Video | Jago Hazzard The Railway Adventures by Geoff Marshall, Vicki Pipe: Review | The Hungry Passenger How does TfL work with film & TV?: Video | Transport for London Discover Liverpool’s hidden underground railway secrets:…
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CO-GREAT: CO-created Gamified Resilience Engagement Accessible Toolkit | DARe
Evaluation Report by Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures (DARe)
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Rail Quantum Inertial Navigation System awarded more funding following Underground tests | Rail Business UK
A share of £50m of government funding for quantum technologies has been awarded to support the further development and commercialisation of the Rail Quantum Inertial Navigation System. This aims to provide extremely accurate location information to support condition-based…
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Ridership data trends from 40 global cities | UITP
Ridership Trends: Growth Is Stable When it comes to global metro ridership, it is recovering from the lows of 2020. Looking at it month-on-month, the figures fluctuate regularly. This happens for many different reasons – a heatwave, a major event, a workforce strike. Compare…
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France launches state-aid for battery fleets | Int'l Railway Journal
THE French government aims to have 100 battery trains in service within 10 years as part of its drive to phase out diesel trains by 2035. New funding, the amount of which has not yet been disclosed, is set to be available from March 1 2027 to allow the regions
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Monday's Friday Reads | 26 October 2026
Some new Piccadilly line train carriages have no wheels: Video | ForSomeReason TfL earns £1.1m from Turkish Airlines’ Elizabeth line adverts | Ian Visits Alexander Dennis/Volvo unveil new tram-style UK bendy bus design | CLondoner92 New report urges transport devolution for…
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Paris unveils €200 million cycling plan | Cities Today
Paris has announced a €200 million cycling plan to deliver 140 kilometres of additional cycle paths and improve safety at 420 junctions by 2032. The programme will also introduce a specialist municipal police unit targeting dangerous driving and trial new warning systems on…
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Friday Reads | 23 October 2026
Gov't to introduce new fines for antisocial behaviour on PT | Railway-News E-bike jousting in London: Video | BBC 3 dead after series of collisions led to CNG bus fire | CBC Türkiye is Building a New Rail Across Bosphorus: Video | Railways Explained South Korea's&
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Building tomorrow’s tramway today | Rail Engineer
The UK light rail sector finds itself at an interesting crossroads. After years of debate about the role of urban transport in supporting economic growth, decarbonisation, and regeneration, light rail is firmly back on the agenda. Combined authorities, regional mayors, and local…
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Helsinki mandates all-electric minibuses & taxi fleets |
Finnish capital city Helsinki has updated its vehicle and transport procurement criteria for 2026–2030, requiring battery-electric cars, vans and minibuses while introducing stricter requirements for contracted transport services. The City of Helsinki has introduced the updated…
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Replaceable tread tyre being developed | Anthroposcene
The case for a more sustainable tire that comes apart on purpose Tires are hard to recycle and shed microplastics as they wear. A modular design with a replaceable tread may offer a solution to both problems.
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Time to 3: Introduction to measuring train performance - Part 1
Transport can be seen to have three priorities: safety, financial sustainability, and performance. Safety is an unarguable aim, and one where risks must be reduced to be as low as reasonably practicable. Failures in safety management are obvious and notable, so whilst there…
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Autonomous Vehicles aren’t that special | Freewheeling
Back in June, I gave evidence to the Transport Committee of the London Assembly on Autonomous vehicles on Tuesday and to the Transport Select Committee of the House of Commons on integrated transport on Wednesday. The coincidence of days was pure fluke. The topics, however, are…
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Monday's Friday Reads | 19 October 2026
Fleet development & current status of London's electric buses | Urban Transport Nature or Nurture: Can Britain grow rail freight? | Beyond the BCR Sunshine to power Manchester trams | Rail Business UK "My train is even worse than your train!" is quite tiring | Jon Worth A…
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Property Asset Register Public Web Map | TfL
Transport for London's (TfL) Property Asset Register (PAR) shows all freehold, stratum & leasehold boundary extents owned by TfL, its subsidiary companies & the Greater London Authority (GLA). Click 'About' for more information. How to use Zoom in to see TfL Land and Property…
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Friday Reads | 16 October 2026
London’s roads pose major challenges for driverless vehicles: Report | E+T Bristol Trams: The Saga Continues | Edward Teather The London Underground Nobody Notices: Video | Rob's London Shut up about Trackless Trams: Video | Streets & Scars of City Past Are fully reclinable…
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Global Trolleybus Figures 2025 | UITP
Urban public transport systems worldwide are evolving to meet the demands of modern cities, where sustainability, efficiency, and accessibility are paramount. Among the range of public transport modes, trolleybuses represent a unique blend of historical significance and…