Martin Zahn

🚄 ECF calls for better bicycle integration in high-speed rail (HSR) 🚲 Following the results of our #CyclistsLoveTrains report, which assessed the bicycle-friendliness of all long-distance trains (IC, EC, night trains, and HSR), high-speed rail is by far the lowest-performing category when it comes to accepting non-dismantled bicycles. In our new policy brief, we suggest ways to close this gap and highlight the challenges and opportunities along the way. But why is better bicycle–HSR integration so important? 📈 Data from several rail operators shows that demand for bike carriage on trains is steadily growing—driven by the availability of more bike spaces. 🤝 Increasing bike capacity benefits both passengers and operators, creating more customer-friendly services while attracting additional HSR travelers. 🚴‍♀️ Cycling tourists in particular show strong demand for public transport, which calls for even greater provision. Read the full policy brief here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePXnq6dv

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🚗🤖 The Swiss Transit Lab from Stadt Schaffhausen, the Kanton Zürich, the Kanton Aargau and SBB CFF FFS have launched the mapping phase of the intelligent automated mobility (iamo) pilot project. 🙌 With the creation of a digital map of the region, the use of self-driving vehicles in the Furttal valley is being prepared, according to a press release. Before the service can be used in the Furttal, a training phase and a test phase will be carried out after mapping. 🗺️ As part of the project, the project partners want to make automated vehicles available to travelers and find out how this could further develop public transport in the future. Two electric cars equipped with WeRide technology are now on the road in the Furttal for the first time. For the time being, however, these are still driven by a driver. 🛣️ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d9VqkF2j

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Our light rail expert Nils Jänig is featured in the latest Tramways and Urban Transport magazine, describing Ramboll’s role in bringing trams back to the German city of Kiel.     The piece ‘Kiel: vision first, finance follows’ explores the complexities of the project and how fresh thinking can be applied to projects here in the UK.     Bringing light rail back to Kiel is the biggest re-introduction of a system in Germany since World War Two. Once fully implemented, the system will total 36km (22.3 miles), with lines radiating to all points of the compass from the central harbour area.     Building line 1 is the first priority, 7.8 miles (12.5km) long, running from the new Science City at Bremerskamp through the city centre to Wellingdorf, to the east of the city. The line will pass the main railway station, which will also have an upgraded concourse as part of the project.    This is more than a tramway project and moving people from A to B. Light rail systems can act as a catalyst for reshaping how people live in cities.     They can enhance social coherence and local resilience by improving access to jobs, education, healthcare, and cultural opportunities - especially in areas underserved by other transport options. While also enabling cities to move more quickly towards achieving sustainability, climate and accessibility goals.       For more insights on urban mobility transformation, click here https://lnkd.in/gDxsChHy #LightRail #mobility #transport #urban #resilience #infrastructure

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When TTK - TransportTechnologie-Consult Karlsruhe GmbH supported Fougères Agglomération in preparing its public transport network for 2026, they used PTV Lines to cut planning time by 50%. The result: a more efficient process for the consultancy and a future-proof mobility concept for the city. That’s how smart software saves time and money. No matter if you are a mobility planner at a consultancy or a city, or a public transport service planner at a local operator - PTV Lines can make your planning process faster, easier, and more transparent. 👉 Explore the benefits and start your test with a single click: https://lnkd.in/eP86mpQ7 #MobilityforHumanity #GuardiansofMobility

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Interesting detail from Deutsche Bahn’s new CEO 🚆 Evelyn Palla decided to gain deeper insight into rail operations by obtaining a train driver’s licence. Driving lessons in the mornings and evenings, theory at weekends — and one key takeaway: more respect for employees working in operations. 🎥 Watch the video by Deutsche Bahn below #railway #DB #leadership

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