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Global Briefing: Spain advances plans for short haul flight ban
2024-03-08 in Business GreenSpain to follow France in banning flights where rail offers viable alternative, Italy confirms coal phase out date, and Azerbaijan joins global methane pledge
Tagged under: Coal | Legislation | Methane | Italy | Spain | Aviation | Trains | France
On the wrong track: 1,000 trains cancelled a day as Britain's railways crumble
2024-03-07 by in inews.co.uk'Rail passengers are expected to pay more for less,' passengers say as the figures show performance keeps declining
Tagged under: UK | Public Transport | Trains
New plans for HS2 money will bring ‘higher fares and congestion for decades’
2023-12-23 in The GuardianRail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demand
Tagged under: Trains
HS2: The secret files that expose a multibillion-pound cover-up
2023-10-25 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesThe company in charge of constructing the HS2 railway has been accused of deliberately covering up its escalating costs to ensure politicians would keep spending billions of pounds of public money on the project. Whistleblowers from HS2 Ltd have described how senior managers instructed staff to keep
Tagged under: Trains
HS2: The secret files that expose a multibillion-pound cover-up
2023-10-21 by in The Times & The Sunday TimesThe company in charge of constructing the HS2 railway has been accused of deliberately covering up its escalating costs to ensure politicians would keep spending billions of pounds of public money on the project. Whistleblowers from HS2 Ltd have described how senior managers instructed staff to keep
Tagged under: Trains
UK infrastructure needs much more investment, say government advisers
2023-10-17 in The GuardianNational Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks all in need of renewal
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Trains
German state ditches “world first” hydrogen train network for “cheaper” electric
2023-08-07 by in The Driven - Australian EV NewsGerman state abandons plans for “world first” hydrogen train network after concluding that battery electric trains are much cheaper.
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Trains
HS2: Rail link rated 'unachievable' by infrastructure watchdog - BBC News
2023-07-31 (or before) in The BBCAn infrastructure watchdog gives the project a "red" warning, raising issues over budgets and schedules.
Tagged under: Trains
France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions - BBC News
2023-05-24 (or before) in The BBCAll domestic air routes are stopped where the same journey could be made by train in under 2.5 hours.
New framework to ensure road and rail development projects protect the environment
2023-04-15 (or before) in GOV.UKAnnouncing a consultation on an updated national networks national policy statement (NNNPS) for developers of new road, rail and rail freight schemes.
Tagged under: Trains
Revised plans for HS2 Euston terminus would cost almost £5bn, says watchdog
2023-03-26 in The GuardianNAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higher
Tagged under: Trains
Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears
2023-03-09 in The GuardianLocal official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress
Tagged under: US Politics | Cars | Trains
Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says expert
2023-03-04 in The GuardianSoil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Trains
Here’s the real reason the EPA doesn’t want to test for toxins in East Palestine | Stephen Lester
2023-03-02 in The GuardianThe agency is familiar with dioxins, having researched its adverse effects and if they test the soil in East Palestine for it, they will find it
Tagged under: Trains
‘Be vigilant, hold your ground’: Erin Brockovich rallies Ohio town after train disaster
2023-02-25 in The GuardianCelebrated whistleblower and activist assures residents of East Palestine they are not alone, but also that a long road lies ahead
Tagged under: Activism | Trains
Ohio senator condemns train operator and lobbyists over toxic derailment
2023-02-19 in The GuardianDemocrat Sherrod Brown says derailment, which released toxic chemicals, was caused by Norfolk Southern
Tagged under: US Politics | Trains
Ohio town reflects on chemical train derailment aftermath - BBC News
2023-02-17 (or before) in The BBCResidents of this close-knit community fear the railroad disaster has changed their lives forever.
Tagged under: Trains
Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train? - BBC News
2023-01-20 (or before) in The BBCHow should you travel to reduce your carbon footprint?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Trains
In Graphic Detail: The Polar Silk Route | Hakai Magazine
2022-12-25 (or before) by in Hakai MagazineChina’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative aims to link much of the world through road, rail, and maritime networks, including ice-free routes through the Arctic.
Tagged under: China | Arctic | Trains
Banning super short-haul flights: Environmental evidence or political turbulence?
2022-10-04 (or before) in ScienceDirect.comSeveral countries have considered banning or even decided to ban or tax super short-haul flights, arguing that the availability of rail alternatives m…
Tagged under: Trains
CN Rail wins right to privately prosecute Northern BC rail blockade participants - BC News
2021-12-30 (or before) in castanet.netCN Rail has won the right to privately pursue criminal charges against three people who participated in a 2020 rail blockade in Northern B.C., despite the fact that provincial prosecutors declined to get involved.
Tagged under: Trains
Pollution on some new UK trains ‘13 times one of London’s busiest roads’
2021-09-16 in The GuardianNitrogen dioxide levels far exceed average recorded on traffic-clogged Marylebone Road, according to a study
Tagged under: Trains
HS2 loses large amount of potentially highly polluting bentonite
2021-09-10 in The GuardianCampaigners are dismayed that so much of the clay slurry could have been lost during construction
Climate effects on US infrastructure: the economics of adaptation for rail, roads, and coastal development - Climatic Change
2021-08-20 (or before) in Springer VerlagChanges in temperature, precipitation, sea level, and coastal storms will likely increase the vulnerability of infrastructure across the USA. Using models that analyze vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation, this paper estimates impacts to railroad, roads, and coastal properties under three infrastructure management response scenarios: No Adaptation; Reactive Adaptation, and Proactive Adaptation. Comparing damages under each of these potential responses provides strong support for facilitating effective adaptation in these three sectors. Under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario and without adaptation, overall costs are pro...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Trains
Transport for the North boss calls for debate on raising cost of driving
2021-08-17 in The GuardianMartin Tugwell says UK government must look at whether to make car use pricier and public transport cheaper
Tagged under: Trains
Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
2021-07-21 in The GuardianTorrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped on subway trains
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | China | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers | Greenpeace | Trains
The Bicycle-Train Combination: A Ticket to Success
2021-07-10 (or before) in DCEBy Joeri van Mil , Jerom Marseille, Tessa Leferink and Niels van Oort Attractive, futureproof cities with the bicycle-train combination.The pressure on keeping cities liveable is an ongoing challenge. As urbanisation and population growth keep increa
Tagged under: Trains
HS2 may be guilty of 'wildlife crime' by felling trees illegally, say lawyers
2020-10-10 in The GuardianReports of rare bat species in ancient woodland being cleared for high-speed rail line
Tagged under: Wildlife | Trains | Trees
The Man in Seat 61 - the train travel site
2020-02-15 (or before) in The Man in Seat 61 | The train travel guideThe mobile home page of the Man in Seat 61, the guide to train travel in the UK, Europe & worldwide.
Tagged under: Trains
European rail operators call for end to tax-free status of aviation fuel
2019-06-21 in International Railway JournalEuropean rail operators have called on the European Union’s (EU) finance ministers to end the tax-free exemption of aviation fuel.
Tagged under: Trains | Finance
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