What’s undisputed is that, starting in the mid-1940s, powerful social forces transformed Los Angeles so that commuters had only two choices: drive or take a public bus. As a result, LA became so choked with traffic that it often took hours to cross the city. In 1990, the Los Angeles Times reported that people were … Read more
Mumbai: Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja group flagship has bagged an order for 2104 Viking passenger buses worth Rs981.45 crore from the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), the company said in a statement. The company will execute the order—the single largest one from the state corporation for supply of BSVI OBD II (on board diagnostic) … Read more
Solano‐Rojas and his colleagues found subsidence in the area of an overpass near the Olivos station, which collapsed in 2021 while a Metro train was traveling over it. “We did part of this analysis before 2021, and we detected that that area was having differential displacements,” says Solano‐Rojas. “We were like, ‘Oh, yeah, it looks … Read more
Staff at the transportation body ran “extensive simulations” at Willesden Green station during the trial to gather more training data, the documents say. These included members of staff falling on the floor, and some of these tests happened when the station was closed. “You will see the BTP [British Transport Police] officer holding a machete … Read more
