Transportation

The Department for Transport announced in 2014 a £500,000 investment in the Rail Supply Group.

The UK rail industry: taking up the strain

A driverless TMA truck developed by Royal Truck and Equipment. Image courtesy of Royal Truck and Equipment.

First self-driving truck to hit US streets this year

Predictive - In the Digital Railway, the UK rail sector has a real opportunity to finally address the capacity issues and market barriers that have held it back for so long.

Reinventing the nation’s railways

Electric Vehicles -An artist's rendition of an electric highway. Image courtesy of Highways England.

UK to begin trials of ‘electric highways’

The Telefonix PowerPost electric vehicle charging station product line is focused on low current solutions for commercial parking lots or garages where cars are parked for two or more hours.

Portland boasts the most US Airport EV charging stations

Artisit, Liu Bolin's depiction of the Tianjin disaster - image courtesy of Liu Bolin and the Kleinsun Gallery.

Tianjin explosion to cause shipping disruption

The prototype electric Harley-Davidson features a 300-volt battery and has a 90km range and a top speed of 145kmh - image courtesy of Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson LiveWire Tour takes electric motorcycle to Canada

Investigating rail ballast migration - University of Southampton.

EPSRC rail consortium shows how to cut costs and delays

A new SNCF Regio 2F train. Image courtesy of Bombardier.

New French trains too big for Italian tunnels

Goodyear Dunlop will close its sole UK manufacturing plant. Image courtesy of Goodyear.

Goodyear closes only UK manufacturing plant

The Hyperloop is to carry passengers at up to 750mph through a tube from Los Angeles to San Francisco - image courtesy of SpaceX

SpaceX announce Hyperloop high-speed travel pod design contest