Features

Analytical, insightful and topical write-ups on major trends and developments

• Conference on Wireless Communications in Transit: Updates from Washington, D.C. [free access]

  July 1, 2019
  The deployment of wireless connectivity in public transportation has opened up the path to tremendous benefits, including improved operational performance and safety, reduced costs, and enhanced passenger amenities.

• Multilateral funding in Latin America: Increasing investments in rail projects

  June 1, 2019
  Multilateral funding in Latin America has picked up pace in the last few years.

• Transit authorities tie up with Uber: Solution for declining ridership in the US

  June 1, 2019
  In recent years, transit authorities in the United States have explored the possibility of partnering with ride-hailing firms like Uber to expand accessibility to transit centres and to resolve last-mile connectivity issues.

• Clean Buses in Europe: Highlights from our Amsterdam conference in May 2019 [free access]

  June 1, 2019
  In May 2019, Global Mass Transit (GMT) organised its second conference on ‘Clean Buses in Europe 2019’.

• Policy Fillip: Cities plan large investments in LRT in the Middle East and Africa

  May 1, 2019
  The Middle East and Africa region is a relatively new entrant into the light rail segment.

• Improving RTAs in Massachusetts, US: Findings from April 2019 study

  May 1, 2019
  In Massachusetts (MA), outside of the Greater Boston region, 15 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) provide public bus transportation service.

• Ready, Steady, Go!: Singapore leads AV deployment with the launch of the world’s first full-size autonomous bus [free access]

  May 1, 2019
  In the race to test and deploy autonomous buses, Singapore has emerged as the frontrunner by taking several significant initiatives in the past two years.

• Electric Switch: Chile plans to replace diesel buses with zero-emission buses

  April 1, 2019
  Chile deploys buses equipped with Euro-I, Euro-II, Euro-III, and Euro-V emission standard engines. The country now wants to switch to electric and Euro-VI buses.

• Autonomous Shuttles in Europe: Blazing a trail

  April 1, 2019
  European companies have made significant strides in developing, testing and deploying autonomous shuttles despite lagging behind the United States and China in the autonomous car revolution.

• Views of Silvester Prakasam, Advisor, Fare Systems, Singapore, Land Transport Authority (LTA) [free access]

  April 1, 2019
  At a recent conference on Urban Rail Systems in APAC organised by Global Mass Transit and India Infrastructure, Silvester Prakasam, Advisor, Fare Systems, Singapore, Land Transport Authority (LTA) delivered a presentation and spoke about the requirements regarding fare systems, opportunities in the installation of advanced fare systems, the deployment of smart ticketing (bank cards, NFC, mobile wallets, etc.), and the issues and challenges facing the industry.

• Autonomous shuttles in Israel: A booming industry

  March 1, 2019
  Over the past two years, significant developments have taken place in the autonomous shuttle space in Israel.

• LRT in Latin America: New opportunities and recent developments

  March 1, 2019
  Currently, there are 16 operational light rail transit (LRT) systems in Latin America.

• Views of S.S. Joshi, Director - Rolling Stock & Signalling, DMRC [free access]

  March 1, 2019
  At a recent conference on “Urban Rail Systems in APAC” organised by Global Mass Transit and India Infrastructure, S.S. Joshi, Director - Rolling Stock & Signalling, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) delivered a presentation and spoke about the issues faced by DMRC in the areas of rolling stock signalling and automated fare collection (AFC) as well as the opportunities presented by the national government’s new Metro Rail Policy 2017.

• LIRR Modernisation: A USD5.6 billion rehabilitation of America’s largest commuter rail network [free access]

  February 1, 2019
  The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), which commenced operations in 1834, is the most extensive regional rail system in the United States.

• Collaborations for the European electric bus market: Seizing the opportunity

  February 1, 2019
  The deployment of zero-emission buses is an essential part of sustainable urban mobility planning. The potential size of the European bus market is expected to increase to USD32.6 billion–USD43.2 billion by 2030.

• Big plans: USD180-billion rail expansion and modernisation in the Philippines

  February 1, 2019
  The Philippines Department of Transportation (DoTr), through aid from the governments of China and Japan and multilateral agencies, is set to invest USD180 billion in the development of the railway network.

• Drones for rail: Increasing deployment in the European market [free access]

  January 1, 2019
  The deployment of drones in the railway sector for conducting surveys, carrying out inspections, and ensuring security has been advancing rapidly.

• Big investments: Focus on rail system modernisation in the Latin America

  January 1, 2019
  The modernisation and upgradation of railway networks have picked up pace in the Latin American region.

• HSR report card: Public sector-led initiatives show little progress in the US

  January 1, 2019
  For over two decades, the United States Government only undertook small token measures to develop and expand the high-speed rail (HSR) network in the country to a level comparable to that in countries like Japan, China, and France.

• Smart and integrated ticketing in Scotland: New delivery strategy [free access]

  December 1, 2018
  Transport ticketing is at an advanced stage in Scotland, with modern fare media such as contactless smartcards and mobile ticketing deployed on public buses and rail-based transport systems.