Railways plan Vande Bharat Metro trains launch for inter-city travel later this year, Kapurthala Rail Factory to build

NEW DELHI : The first of India’s Vande Bharat metro trains will roll out of Indian Railways’ Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory later this year, two people familiar with the plan said, with the prototype train ready for trials . The 12-coach trains, which can be expanded to 16 if needed, will serve India’s rapidly expanding … Read more

S.F. is getting a new kind of bike parking next year

A new bicycle storage hangar at Fourth and Minna Street in San Francisco. Courtesy SFMTA A new bike storage hangar at Howard and Second Street in San Francisco. Courtesy SFMTA San Franciscans will get a new safe bike parking option in the Yerba Buena area early next year: bike sheds, or half-cylinder-shaped metal sheds that … Read more