Transportation
World's first 100% hydrogen-powered train now runs in Germany
29 Aug 2022
With a range of 1,000 km, the Alstom multiple units of the Coradia iLint model, which are emission-free in operation, can run all day long on just one tank of hydrogen on the route between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervörde and Buxtehude
RDSO approves Alstom’s redesigned heavy-duty locomotive
15 Nov 2019
The redesigned 12,000 horse power locomotive with 22.5 tonnes axle load, which is upgradable to 25 tonnes with design speed of 120 kmph, will be a game changer for movement of goods trains on the Dedicated Freight Corridor
RDSO approves Alstom’s redesigned heavy-duty locomotive
15 Nov 2019
The redesigned 12,000 horse power locomotive with 22.5 tonnes axle load, which is upgradable to 25 tonnes with design speed of 120 kmph, will be a game changer for movement of goods trains on the Dedicated Freight Corridor
Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop gets state cabinet approval
31 Jul 2019
The Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project, once completed, will reduce travel time between the two cities located 200 km apart to just 23 minutes, says a report
Smart mobility can build more sustainable cities
20 Feb 2019
Smart mobility promises to transform our lives, besides saving enormous amount of time and money for ordinary folk says Dr. Irfan Khan, founder, eBike
BEST workers’ union calls off strike
16 Jan 2019
The employees union agreed to the implementation of an interim pay-hike for about 15,000 employees, to be done in 10 stages, from this month, as directed by the Bombay High Court
Smart last-mile transport is need of the hour
20 Nov 2018
With the cycle rickshaw a thing of the past, auto-rickshaws too polluting and e-rickshaws yet to gain momentum, what India needs for its burgeoning cities is smart last-mile transportation, says Anuj Prasad, founder & CEO of industrial design studio Desmania
The nation’s truck drivers are burning out
19 Jun 2018
US Transportation and tech companies sign “Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities”
03 Feb 2018
Hyperloop may be coming to India: ‘far better than Bullet Train’
17 Nov 2017
The hyperloop mode uses technology in which a vehicle in a special tunnel floats above the track, using magnetic levitation, at a top speed of over 1,000 km per hour
No takers for coastal shipping of automobiles
16 Nov 2017
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