Railway technologies

English rail workers will be equipped with "anti-COVID" helmets The construction of the HS2 high-speed line in England will use innovative helmets with technology that helps maintain social distance to minimize the risk of COVID-19, reports railway magazine Railway Supply with a link to the project website.

2050 Paris Smart City Paris is a legendary city, with many sights, parks and cobblestone streets, it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Tests of a self-propelled ultralight rail vehicle designed for rural railways or little-used rail lines are set to begin by the end of 2021 in France, informs Railway Supply  magazine citing the Railway Gazette.

These land based trains take excess electrical energy and store it through potential energy gained in large train masses Energy grids fluctuate throughout the day as demand and production increase and decrease.

Will Transit Explore Bus became a public transport of the future? Talks about this project has been going on since 2010, when the concept was presented.

Talgo will commission the first Vittal-One hydrogen train by 2023 Spanish train manufacturer Talgo will commission the first hydrogen train Vittal-One by 2023, according to a schedule announced on November 19, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» reports referring  RailJournal.

Hyperloop technology: New speed record - 1019 km/h! South Korea: test capsule of vacuum train was accelerated to the speed over 1000 km/h.

Airslider High Speed Train The magnetic super high-speed train Airslider will replace planes and connect the populous cities on the European, African and Asian continents.

Virgin Hyperloop hosts first human ride on new transport system Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world’s first passenger ride on a super high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation informs «Railway Supply» magazine citing  Reuters UZ has started the active phase of electrification of the Kovel-Izov-State Border section Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, reached speeds of up to 107 miles per hour (172 km per hour) at the company’s DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company said.

The Rainhill Trials of locomotives The Rainhill Trials was an important competition run in October 1829, to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would provide the best motive power for the then nearly-completed Liverpool and Manchester Railway.