DT5 – the new generation for HOCHBAHN

HOCHBAHN DT5

A new generation of subway train is picking up speed in Hamburg. The DT5 – “DT” stands for twin railcars – is ultra-modern, meets the latest environmental and safety standards and offers passengers a very high level of comfort. Check out the making of the DT5 in this video from HOCHBAHN (commentary is in German). Find […]

What’s getting Virgin Trains into a whole world of poop?

Christmas turkey? Wet wipes? Hopes and dreams? Something is getting Virgin Trains – and their onboard facilities – into a whole load of bother at the moment. A BRA – yes, you read that right – is just one of the latest strange items being flushed down the bogs onboard their Pendolino trains. It takes […]

Passenger’s 2018 in review

Passenger Xmas

2018 has been a phenomenal year for Passenger. We expanded our family of partners by 12, increased mobile ticket sales by nearly 200% and maintained an average app store review of 4.6 out of 5! Learn more about what we’ve been up to over the last year in our 2018 Year in Review. 2018 has […]

ANA adds a touch of Japanese tradition to safety videos

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline for six consecutive years, is releasing a new in-flight safety video with a Japanese Kabuki theme. The video will be shown on domestic flights starting on 1 December 2018 and international flights from 1 January 2019, with subtitles available in 17 languages customised to each route.

Pimp My Metro: 13 additional DT5s are on the way for Hochbahn

French train builder Alstom will team up with Bombardier to supply 13 more DT5 units to HOCHBAHN. HOCHBAHN’s insanely-charismatic DT5 first hit the rails on the Hamburg Metro system in 2012, replacing the earlier DT2 and DT-3E models primarily on U-Bahn lines U3 and U4. The three-car sets are Hamburg’s first ever air-conditioned ‘walkthrough’ metro trains, […]

Transport Designed’s top 8 of 2018

From supersized buses to tiny trains… It’s been another crazy year in the world of transport, and as 2018 comes to an end, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look back through some of our most read and shared posts from the last 12 months. In no particular order, here […]

Mercedes-Benz debuts autonomous bus of the future

What urban public transport will look like in the future is shown by Mercedes-Benz’s semi-automated city bus with CityPilot. Mercedes say it operates even more safely, efficiently and comfortably than a conventional bus – it certainly looks the part. Connectivity plus camera and radar systems with data fusion are catapulting the bus into the future […]

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