Providing travelers with reliable information is a key factor in increasing the number of passengers in any mode of transportation, whether urban or intercity. Not only that, but it is most often the foundation for building traveler satisfaction with the…
On 15 December the European Parliament approved a Commission proposal for making 2021 European Year of Rail to promote a green and safe means of transport. Transport accounts for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions. Railway transport, however, is responsible for…
Most of world’s population (54%) currently lives in towns and cities, and the number is expected to rise above 70% before 2050.[1] Such high population densities pose a series of challenges for sustainable mobility, but also offers new opportunities. A…
Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) are modular units that considerably enhance equipment maintainability. LRUs, designed to make components replaceable in the field, i.e., at the operating location instead of having to be brought into a workshop, were first used for designing…
At least 60% of the European Union’s population is currently living in built-up areas of 10,000+ inhabitants, and their mobility generates 40% of all CO2 emissions. By 2050 over two thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities,…