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25 February 2011 | By Wolfgang Arnold, Chairman of the Board of Management, Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB)
On the second weekend of December 2010, all the train, bus and tram operators in Germany set the pre-conceived changes in their timetables and systems into function. For the majority of their customers it may result in little or no changes in their daily mobility routine, but for the customers…
25 February 2011 | By Michael Budig, Managing Director, Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF) and Bernd Conrads, Director of Corporate Communications, Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF)
The Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt am Main Transport Company) is not only one of the largest employers in the city but it also invests millions of Euros into new construction, modernisation and maintenance of its mobile and stationary infrastructure. On workday mornings when the commuter flow begins, Frankfurt becomes…
25 February 2011 | By GMPTE (Manchester), moBiel (Bielefeld), RATP (Paris), RET (Rotterdam) and STIB (Brussels)
Five European public transport companies have joined forces in a four-year project against climate change. With concrete energy saving measures they aim to introduce the principle of low CO2 emissions as the new standard for public transport companies. The name of the project: Ticket to Kyoto (T2K). Ticket to Kyoto…
25 February 2011 | By Pauline Norstrom, Chairman of the BSIA's CCTV Section
In challenging economic times, the need for robust security measures to minimise losses and damage within the transport industry has never been greater. With transport companies facing a range of threats from petty vandalism to large-scale terrorist attacks, being able to identify and counteract these risks as soon as they…
25 February 2011 | By Thomas Kritzer, Deputy Head of the Metro Operations Department, Wiener Linien and Vice-Chairman of the UITP Security Commission, and Lindsey Barr, Manager, UITP Security Commission
Such is the title of a new UITP brochure which focuses on the experiences and challenges of Video Surveillance Systems, commonly known as ‘CCTV1’, as a security tool in public transport. The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) is the international network for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers,…
25 February 2011 | By Jonathon Fox, Director, Docklands Light Railways Limited
If you don’t already know the ins and outs of Transport for London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR) you’re about to learn, as the DLR prepares to take up centre stage during the London 2012 Games. With a new extension soon to open serving Stratford and the Olympic Park, the DLR…
25 February 2011 | By
2010 was a very significant year for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). It was the first year that automated lines were put into operation – since December 2009, sections of the first five stations of a new line were inaugurated and the existing light metro Line 11 was turned into…
25 February 2011 | By Railtrade GmbH
In a current project in Bursa, Turkey, Railtrade could demonstrate their ability for ‘open design’ solutions with the commissioning of the first three stations for urban public transport.
15 December 2010 | By Juhan Parts, Minister of Economic Affairs & Communications, Estonia
Transport is a key factor for the economy as a whole. In Estonia, the transport industry and its support service activities account for nearly 8% of employment. The transport sector has a significant impact on economic growth, social development and the environment. The development of transport is a basic condition…
15 December 2010 | By Adrian Criţ, General Manager, RATB
We all know that providing mobility in a capital city implies high energy consumption, which has negative effects on the quality of the environment. Therefore, the current European transport strategies promote alternatives to private cars, such as public transport vehicles, walking and cycling. In this respect, RATB has focused on…
15 December 2010 | By Leons Bemhens, Chairman of the Board, Rīgas satiksme
Riga’s public transport has undergone significant changes in recent years. The electronic payment system has been introduced successfully, and after the renovation of the bus fleet, tram and trolleybus renovations have now started, accompanied by modernisation of the infrastructure. Transfer to e-ticket The 1 March 2009 was a remarkable day…
15 December 2010 | By Dr. Manfred Ritschel, Past Chairman of the Kontiki Working Group
The Arbeitskreis für kontaktlose Chipkartensysteme für Electronic Ticketing (Kontiki – Working Group for contactless smartcard systems in electronic ticketing) was founded in 1998 and sees itself as a product- and systemindependent platform for electronic mobility systems based on contactless media. The focus of its work is on the use of…
15 December 2010 | By Michael Wevill, Smartcard Development and Implementation Manager, Centro
Centro, the Integrated Transport Authority for the West Midlands, celebrated the end of our Smartcard Rollout on more than 2,200 buses across the West Midlands at the beginning of November 2010. Virtually all the buses and depots belonging to the region’s bus companies have now been fitted with new Electronic…
15 December 2010 | By Claire Haigh, Campaign Director, Greener Journeys
In the fight against climate change, transport is one of the toughest challenges. It’s the only sector where CO2 emissions are still rising, and it accounts for more than a fifth of UK emissions. Nearly 60% of these emissions are from cars, with no sign of abating. Car traffic is…
15 December 2010 | By Ivano Pinna, Bruno Dalla Chiara, Francesco Paolo Deflorio Transport Engineering, Politecnico Di Torino and Francois Mbarga Bessala, Industry Professional
This article describes and compares new technologies for the automatic counting of passengers on both rail and road vehicles, highlighting their advantages and issues, with general indications on their respective levels of outlay. It also deals with monitoring systems for weigh-in-motion, used as an indirect measurement of the passengers on-board1.
