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Just realised that installing #solar panels as roofs over motorways and railways would not only aid in climate protection, but might actually be a #DualUse technology.
In #Ukraine, russian drones…

from my link log —
The secrets of the shinkansen.
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/the-secret-behind-japans-railways
saved 2026-04-14

The secrets of the shinkansen
Japan's railways are the finest in the world. Other countries can copy its formula.

Today's the day I tell the students about the massive improvements in southern Ontario's railways. In 1863, the trip from Union Station to Port Credit took 37 minutes. In 2026, the GO train will you get you there a whole 6 minutes faster.

Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) now also sells tickets for ÖBB 🇦🇹, SBB 🇨🇭, SNCF 🇫🇷, Eurostar 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇬🇧, Trenitalia 🇮🇹 and SJ 🇸🇪
https://www.bahn.de/angebot/international/auslandsbahnen

Auslandsbahnen: Mehr als 8.000 neue Ziele in Europa erreichen
Auslandsbahnen: Mehr als 8.000 neue Ziele in Europa erreichen. Ob nach Narvik am Polarkreis oder nach Barcelona ans Mittelmeer: Jetzt direkt über bahn.de und den DB Navigator viele Angebote europäischer Bahnen buchen – einfach und bequem, auch für den Inlandsverkehr vieler europäischer Länder.

I see that the #Łódź region railways play hard.
It says: "Turn your smartphone on. By looking someone in the eyes, you risk falling in love."

NS Dutch Railways transfers part of its ICT from a Dutch supplier to an American-owned company, which offered a low price.

NS besteedt ict deels uit aan Amerikaanse leverancier
Strategische autonomie: Ondanks alle discussies over strategische autonomie kiest NS een Amerikaanse beheerder voor cruciale IT-diensten. „Als iedereen zo handelt als NS, bouwen we nooit eigen digitale infrastructuur.”

So I'm reading the changelog for the Polish railways' Passenger's Portal app (i.e. checking what they broke), and it turns out that the developers discovered compression.
I mean, the app's been updating "dictionaries" practically every single day for years (surely available stations change frequently), and they weren't even compressed! What's next? Discovering Last-Modified and refetching only if something actually changes?!
#rail #app