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CAF to build redesigned narrow-gauge trains for Renfe   According to the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Oscar Puente, the manufacturer will start assembling the first ten trains at the Gipuzkoa plant on 26 February. The vehicles are due to enter service in 2026, two years later than planned. The national operator Renfe ordered 31 trains, in 2020 at a cost of €258 mln, and later exercised options for a further 25 vehicles.   At the beginning of 2023, CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) paused the contract because of incorrect data in the specifications, which did not allow trains to pass through some tunnels (see https://lnkd.in/e_YJ_7GP for details of the case). Several officials at both Renfe and ADIF, the infrastructure operator, resigned over the situation. According to the publication in El Espanol, the incorrect data was due to Renfe’s misinterpretation of the declaration on the network prepared by Adif. The trains were redesigned by using the existing trains as a reference.   Rendering: MITMA #rollingstock #rail #railway #mobility

Valenciaport Advances Rail Connectivity at Sagunto Port 🚂🌍 How does Valenciaport's new contract for rail equipment at Sagunto enhance the port's operational efficiency and environmental sustainability? Join the conversation on the impact of improved rail infrastructure on port operations. #Valenciaport #Sagunto #RailConnectivity #Sustainability #Logistics #SupplyChain #Infrastructure #Innovation #Trade #Environment 🔗 Valenciaport adjudica el contrato para el suministro de aparatos de vía que operarán dentro del Puerto de Sagunto https://lnkd.in/ec4a8EkM

Valenciaport Advances Rail Connectivity at Sagunto Port 🚂🌍 How does Valenciaport's new contract for rail equipment at Sagunto enhance the port's operational efficiency and environmental sustainability? Join the conversation on the impact of improved rail infrastructure on port operations. #Valenciaport #Sagunto #RailConnectivity #Sustainability #Logistics #SupplyChain #Infrastructure #Innovation #Trade #Environment 🔗 Valenciaport adjudica el contrato para el suministro de aparatos de vía que operarán dentro del Puerto de Sagunto https://lnkd.in/eaavwJ7h

Check this out! Recently, Bozankaya A.Ş. participated in the #RailwayDays2023 Summit with major European transport companies and public authorities, and we are happy that a part of our team was there to stand by their side, as we both share the same commitment: to usher in a positive environmental transformation and embrace sustainable practices. The Romanian market holds immense strategic importance for Bozankaya, as Yiğit Belin, MBA, PMP - Head of Sales, Business Development, Bidding, Marketing, Cooperative Communications, and Project Contracts, mentioned: "Bozankaya aims to create strong synergies and get deeply involved in developing communities, especially in Romania. We are convinced that we can bring innovative solutions for public transport and could significantly contribute to developing the country's carbon-zero mobility." The company seeks to contribute to the sustainable development of Romanian cities and work with its competitors to ensure their beneficial presence for both the business landscape and society. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dBU3zr5Z #Bozankaya #Sustainability #romanianmarket #europeantransport

Following my previous post, a few weeks ago, I presented my research at the IASDR conference in Milan. I discussed the implications of sustainability, including its impact on legislation and regulations, such as the EU's efforts to promote train travel for medium distances. Additionally, I explored the impact of digitalization on travelers, specifically how it has led to an increased desire for a more prominent role in their journeys. However, there's still much room for improvement within our current mobility system. Unfortunately, I also experienced this myself during my trip to Milan. I had planned to travel by train and booked my journey several months in advance. However, a few weeks before my departure, part of the trip was canceled due to rocks on the rails in France. Since I had booked my trip with two different rail carriers, it wasn't clear whether I would receive a refund for all the parts of my journey. I spent two full days searching for an alternative journey and eventually concluded that the time and money it would require were simply too much. So, I ended up purchasing a plane ticket. It was disappointing because I had really wanted to travel by train! And this was just the booking process. I wondered what would have happened if my trip had been canceled while I was already traveling. Would I have received a new ticket or been accommodated in a hotel when necessary, with another trip scheduled for the next day? I had my doubts, unlike when flying, where such arrangements would have been made, depending on the airline, of course. We must address these kinds of barriers, especially when it comes to services during transfers, to place the traveler at the center of a more sustainable multimodal journey. Achieving this goal requires changes at multiple levels, involving different parties. Because if we maintain the status quo, nothing will change. Are you interested in this topic? I'll be presenting my work in an online session during the "Week of International Rail" next week, and you can still register for it: https://lnkd.in/eJyYNYP2 And you can read my paper here: https://lnkd.in/exwe-N2A Jasper van Kuijk Klaas Boersma Sicco Santema

💚 Ⓜ️Smart mobility in a liveable city – here’s Rotterdam’s take on it As urban populations surge, the challenge of maintaining liveable, accessible cities becomes increasingly urgent. As the city of making things happen, Rotterdam takes the lead in creating smart mobility solutions. Mobility innovations on land, water and in the air from Rotterdam actively contribute to global resilience: Future Mobility Park: a hub and a test site for autonomous mobility solutions. Hardt Hyperloop: through hyperloop technology, passengers can travel at lightning speeds through vacuum tubes, significantly reducing travel times and drastically improving mobility. Rotterdam the Hague Innovation Airport: focuses on sustainable aviation fuels, electric and hydrogen-powered flying, campus formation and sustainable energy. Watertaxi Rotterdam: the iconic water taxis in the city have been converted to run on electricity and hydrogen. More on Rotterdam’s pioneering mobility: https://lnkd.in/eehndbSc. 💡 TIP: If you're in the mobility sector and eyeing international expansion, check out the MOVE: Mobility Re-imagined from June 17-20 in London. This mission and fair promises an inspiring agenda with networking opportunities, including Dutch Pavilion at MOVE Mobility 2024, preceded by an inspiring trip to Bristol and London. Perfect for Dutch companies in sustainable urban mobility sectors. Deadline for registration: April 30, 2024 via https://lnkd.in/eXn7pfCb. #Innovation #Mobility #RotterdamStepsAhead #GreenMobility #NLontheMOVE 📷 Guido Pijper | Hardt Hyperloop | Koen Laureij | Jolanda Aalbers

🚌 Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) is the leading public transport operator in Barcelona. TMB is the commercial brand and management unit under which three municipal public transport companies operate in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. It includes the Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA, and Transports de Barcelona, SA, which manage the Metro and Bus network on behalf of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. It also includes the companies Projectes i Serveis de Mobilitat, SA, which manages the Montjuïc cable car 🚡 ; Transports Metropolitans 🚇 de Barcelona, SL, which manages fare products through the 📲 Hola Barcelona e-commerce platform and other transport services, as well as the TMB Foundation, which looks after TMB's historical heritage and promotes the values of public transport through social and cultural activities. Since its creation in 1924, it has continuously increased its fleet of vehicles, lines and covered area, and it currently manages 183 city trains 🚆 and 1,135 buses 🚌 covering a network of 125.4 km and 839.21 km respectively. TMB actively participates in innovation projects. It always allies itself with the most modern and advanced technology, which allows it to improve services and accessibility and reduce polluting emissions on a daily basis. TMB will be the final user of the biomethane produced in Case Study 1 of the SEMPRE-BIO PROJECT. In CS-I, Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre aims to build and operate a small-scale bio-methanation biogas-to-biomethane plant, using an innovative combination of bio-methanation and proton exchange membrane water electrolysis with PROPULS, DTU - Technical University of Denmark and SINTEF. The #biomethane will be subsequently compressed up to 300 bara for storage in cylinder racks and will fuel 2 TMB buses daily to cover their entire daily CNG needs. Tests for emissions will be conducted at month 1, 6 and end of operation to compare with normal emissions and the impact on its components will be studied too. #Transport #sustainability

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The 10th edition of the Transport Research Arena (TRA) took place in #Dublin last week, from April 15 to 18. The Transport Research Arena (TRA) is Europe's leading transport event covering all aspects of #mobility. #TRA offers #researchers, #policy makers and #industry representatives the opportunity to meet and contribute to the #debate on how #research and #innovation can reshape the transport and mobility system. The conference offers a unique opportunity to learn about mobility trends in different parts of #Europe, learn from industry achievements and share best practices in policy and deployment. Researchers from TRANSyT-UPM, Centro de Investigación del Transporte presented their research results to participants, contributing to the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of emerging trends, as well as the exploration of solutions to current and future challenges in the field of transportation. You can find the complete list of the papers presented by TRANSyT-UPM, Centro de Investigación del Transporte researchers here 👉 https://short.upm.es/yrse6 #mobility #somosUPM #research #transport #sustainability #TRANSyT #TRA2024

On 6 December 2023 King Felipe of Spain and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, presided over the inaugural journey of the Pajares railway variant of the High Speed Rail line between León and the Asturias. The Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente, and the presidents of Castilla y León and Asturias, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco and Adrián Barbón respectively, also participated in the event. The variant will commence passenger service already tomorrow. The new schedules that will come into operation represent a saving of just over an hour compared to those that existed to date. Thus, the fastest journey between Gijón and Madrid will last three hours and 47 minutes; the fastest between Oviedo and Madrid will last three hours and 19 minutes. The variant was inaugurated almost twenty years after its first stone was laid, after many controversies, political discussions and technical problems. Construction has been a great challenge with up to 5,000 professionals and five tunnel boring machines working at the same time on the construction of the Pajares twin-tube tunnel. The line has three other twin-tube tunnels: Pontones, Sotiello and Teso. In addition, it has ten viaducts. Four of these viaducts are double, and one is triple (three tracks, one on each viaduct): Campomanes, the only one in the entire Spanish railway network. The infrastructure is an electrified double track, with ERTMS level 2 signalling, prepared to allow a maximum speed of 275 kph. #spain #españa #highspeedrail #hsr #construction #publictransport #planning #green #mobility https://lnkd.in/dv5UckxQ