Public Transport

Public transport – under- or overground – is undergoing many changes today. Read my latest articles on this topic.

IAA 2025 – Is it all about mobility?

IAA 2025 – Is it all about mobility?

14. September 2025

The IAA Mobility 2025 is over. Let me show you the mobility trends beside electric vehicles and software defined cars.

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Weekly Roundup – Helsinki Achieves Vision Zero, Virtual Train Coupling, New Maglev for Berlin?

Weekly Roundup – Helsinki Achieves Vision Zero, Virtual Train Coupling, New Maglev for Berlin?

24. August 2025

Zero people died in Helsinki in the last 12 month, trains can be coupled virtually, Berlin ponders to add a maglev to the transport mix, documentary of Tokyo Metro

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A Million Ways to Power a Tram

A Million Ways to Power a Tram

12. January 2025

Electric mobility is on everyone's lips today. Trams have been offering it for more than 100 years. But did you know that the electric motor is not the only propulsion system for trams? There are many different ways to move trams forward. Some are futuristic, some are of historical interest, and some are even outrageous in retrospect.

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Transport System Bögl – The Future of Maglev Trains?

Transport System Bögl – The Future of Maglev Trains?

1. April 2024

Maglev trains are a transportation technology that seems to be on the verge of a breakthrough for many decades now.

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The “Ottobahn” – Squaring the Circle of Public Transportation?

The “Ottobahn” – Squaring the Circle of Public Transportation?

1. October 2023

Imagine you could have a public transportation system that is faster than a car, cheaper to build than a tram,

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Fully Automated Subways – Why do we not see more of them?

Fully Automated Subways – Why do we not see more of them?

23. July 2023

On a recent visit to Nuremberg, Germany, I had the opportunity to ride a driverless train on the Nuremberg subway.It

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