Classic splitty VW camper bus still ready for van touring … by rail

Hearing tell of a steering wheel-free Volkswagen bus reminds us of the original 2017 ID Buzz concept and the autonomous future it portended. The steering wheel-less Klv-20, however, doesn’t hail from the future, but from the past … 70 years ago, to b… Continue reading Classic splitty VW camper bus still ready for van touring … by rail

Fuel-cell train travels more than 1,700 miles on one tank of hydrogen

A hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train developed by Swiss rail vehicle maker Stadler Rail has achieved a new Guinness World Record, traveling for almost two days around the clock for a distance of 1,741.7 miles.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Hy… Continue reading Fuel-cell train travels more than 1,700 miles on one tank of hydrogen

Train seating area folds back to take bikes as needed

While it’s always important to accommodate bicycle commuters, bike parking spots on trains can’t seat non-cyclists when not in use. An experimental setup currently being trialled in Switzerland, however, may soon change that.Continue ReadingCategory: U… Continue reading Train seating area folds back to take bikes as needed

Hackaday Podcast Episode 250: Trains, RC Planes, and EEPROMS in Flames

This week in the Podcast, Elliot Williams is off at Chaos Communication Congress, hearing tales of incredible reverse engineering that got locomotives back up and running, while Al Williams is …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 250: Trains, RC Planes, and EEPROMS in Flames

Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America

French transport multinational Alstom debuted the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train back in 2016, which went into service in Germany last year. Now the Coradia iLint is rolling down the track in North America for the first time.Continue … Continue reading Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America