The Urban Transport Magazine (UTM) had already reported twice on the construction of the new light rail in Cochabamba (Bolivia) ([1]…

A railway line with a very special history is located in the north of Berlin. The Heidekrautbahn (literally “heather-raiway”)…

Even after completing one’s professional training, further training and the exchange of knowledge remain an important part of our…

In 2014, the Zillertal Railway stopped transporting timber by means of trolleys and thus the last remaining commercial freight transport.…

Part 2: Focus on mainline

In May, in a first article on the subject of railway acoustics, I gave  a brief introduction, After that I described…

Part 1: Focus on trams and local transport

Unfortunately, technical acoustics is often treated as a side topic in engineering training.…

In my childhood my attention was drawn to the city of Cochabamba in the highlands of Bolivia through a book by Erich Wustmann [1]. Erich…