Public Transport

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"The State of Mexico government has presented the La Paz – Texcoco Light Rail project, part of the Movimex Metromex project | Mexiquense Electric Train, a new rail line for the eastern part of the Valley of Mexico after decades without new infrastructure.

The project includes a 21 km (11 mi) line with 12 stations, an approximate travel time of 30 minutes, and an estimated demand of more than 127,000 daily users."

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The spokesperson explained that trolleybuses from previous orders placed with Hess are still being delivered months behind schedule. Moreover, operational issues have been reported with the heating and ventilation systems, the powertrain, and the automatic raising and lowering of the pantographs. Meanwhile, MAN buses have been plagued by problems with the doors, chassis, and heating system.

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After 39 days and more than 13,600 kilometres across multiple African countries, Uganda’s Grand Electric Trans-African Expedition has concluded in Kampala, showcasing the viability of long-distance electric mobility powered by local innovation and cross-border digital connectivity.

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https://archive.is/hVhiJ

Around 70 battery-electric buses supplied by Ebusco to Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) have been temporarily withdrawn from service after routine inspections revealed cracks in the vehicle frames.

Over 2,200 trains run at the same time during rush hour. What does your city look like?

India's definitely aping the US all right in terms of how utterly carbrained everyone is becoming

Feasible or not, what has kept you up or had you go chew somebody's ear off?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40174796

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