FOCUS TOPIC: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

On 9 and 10 June 2021, the 10th Public Transport Innovation Congress took place in Freiburg…

The 17 km long Schönbuchbahn runs from the large district town of Böblingen, which is about 30 km from the German metropolis Stuttgart,…

Since the end of the 1980s, city bus concepts appeared on the market that had low entrances but forced the use of steps, ramps and platforms,…

The RER B line of the Paris rapid transit system, which crosses the city from north to south and connects the two major airports Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle…

When Peter Spuhler took over the factory in Bussnang in eastern Switzerland from Ernst Stadler’s widow in 1989, it was a small…

Egypt is increasing its focus on rail-based, environmentally friendly and sustainable projects to improve mobility in the cities…

The example of the French Mulhouse – Thann tram-train system shows that an attractive public transport service can also be successful…

A technical book in three volumes intended for industry professionals as well as railway enthusiasts.

The work was written by engineers…

Background

Various unsuccessful attempts have been made in the past to create Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems. Such systems …

Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the public transport authority of the Greater Paris area (Ile de France) with over 12 million inhabitants…