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6 December 2005 | By Mike Eastham, General Manager and Head of Technology, ITSO and Peter Stoddart, Head of Marketing, ITSO
When looking back through previous ITSO articles in Intelligent Transport, I was struck by the number of times I have said “ITSO is coming”.The sentiment behind that was more a promise at that time, but now I can safely say “ITSO is coming” as a statement of fact. This article…
6 December 2005 | By Alex Macaulay, Projects Director, tie limited
In 2003, tie limited undertook a public consultation on the introduction of a light rapid transit system for City of Edinburgh Council.The consultation focused on routes for Tram Line One (North Edinburgh) and Tram Line Two (West), forming a network that is a core element of the Council’s vision for…
6 December 2005 | By William Spurr, President, North America, Bombardier Transportation
From Europe to Asia and the Americas, Bombardier Transportation is developing innovative approaches to urban transport that strive to improve mobility within urban areas, reduce congestion, and increase the quality of life for citizens. Following are some examples of Bombardier metro cars and light rail vehicles that are meeting the…
6 December 2005 | By Maurice Perl, Group Director, Wright Bus
The threat of global warming together with growing congestion and pollution in European cities has now become a major, centre-stage issue of international concern.Today,many national Governments recognise the serious dangers for future generations if global temperatures continue rising at the present rate.Moreover, there is increasing pressure from the general public…
6 December 2005 | By Ken McQueen, Director, Louis Berger
During the last ten years,Turkey has invested in two heavy rail metro systems, seven light rail systems, and two nostalgic or ‘tourist’ tramways.All of these systems are operating to capacity, each meeting the planned ridership forecasts,with the possible exception of the Istanbul Metro. Building a Metro is an expensive business…
6 December 2005 | By Dr.ir. C. (Kees) Both, Head TNO Centre for Fire Research, Coordinator of the EU project UPTUN (www.uptun.net) and management team member of the VSH-lead L-surF project (www.l-surf.org), Prof. Dr. Dipl.-ing.Alfred Haack, Executive board member Stuva, former ITA president, chairman ITA Committee on operational safety of underground facilities, and Felix Amberg, CEO Hagerbach Test Gallery Ltd, Coordinator of the EU project L-surF
Mobility of people and reliable transport of goods are key issues in our society. Economic growth and societal development rely heavily upon safe and secure infrastructure, in which road, rail and metro tunnels and other covered infrastructure are important elements. In the aftermath of major disasters in Europe in the…
6 December 2005 | By Robin E. Bronkhorst MSc, TNO
Comfort and emotion research models have a major role to play in implementing better urban public transport interiors, helping designers identify and confirm vital improvements.These models can also be implemented to optimise the driver’s cab for a better performance. Public transport companies looking to increase passenger traffic face a difficult…
6 December 2005 | By Piers Marlow, Director – Northern Europe, Bob Holland, Director – Southern Europe and Kate Kollias, Marketing Communications Manager, Arriva plc
Arriva is one of the largest private sector providers of passenger transport in mainland Europe with operations in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.Our mainland European businesses have some 6,000 vehicles operating an extensive range of services including buses, trains, commuter coaches, taxis,water buses and fully accessible…
6 December 2005 | By Thomasz Slusarz, Project Manager, European Photovoltaic Industry Association
Throughout Europe, bus stops and shelters are increasingly being fitted with lighting to enhance security and safety on public transport.More and more suppliers are looking at alternatives to traditional grid connected electricity supply – with solar photovoltaic panels leading this expansion. Solar photovoltaic works by generating electricity directly from the…
6 December 2005 | By James Abbott, Technical Editor
London played host to a major conference organised by the UITP in November, discussing the terrorist threat facing public transport systems. James Abbott reports. Suicide bomb attacks on the London Underground system in July 2005 underlined once again that public transport systems are a target for terrorists the world over…
19 September 2005 | By Roberto Cavalieri, UITP President and Managing Director of Me.Ro.spa, Rome
Once again the public transport sector has been targeted by terrorism. After Tokyo, Madrid and Moscow, this time it was London, and it is only due to the very good organisation of the emergency teams and preparedness of British commuters that the number of victims, although still too high, did…
19 September 2005 | By Bob Kiley, London’s Transport Commissioner
Transport for London gears up for the best ever connected games. Following on from the summer issue of Intelligent Transport in which Hugh Sumner – Transport for London’s Director of Olympic Transport – relished the prospect of presenting the Capital’s public transportation plan on behalf of the UK bid team…
19 September 2005 | By Howard Johnston, Transport Writer
From a virtual standing start just ten years ago, Toulouse is developing a vast urban transport network that is fully in keeping with its status as one of Europe’s fastest-growing cities. The congestion-busting formula is a ‘horses for courses’ blend of high-frequency commuter rail, rubber-tyred VAL metro in tunnel, and…
19 September 2005 | By Dimitrios Theologitis, Head of Unit, Peter Schmitz, Seconded National Expert, European Commission, Road Safety Unit (ref.1)
Transport plays a crucial role in supporting European integration and ensuring a high level of well-being among Europe’s citizens. Hence, efficient infrastructure for transport is vital for EU competitiveness to keep costs down and to provide good service. Moreover, European integration requires sufficient access to EU transport networks for all…
19 September 2005 | By Jan-Henrik Pettersson, Commerical Manager, Skanetrafiken
A new ticket system now makes it easier to commute across county and provincial borders. Work has just started in Sweden on replacing the current ticket system with one based on the contact-less smart card. The system is to be tested and commissioned during the next two years. Once in…
