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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation

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TransiT is the UK’s largest research hub dedicated to rapidly decarbonising transport using digital twins. We are a collaboration of eight universities and almost 70 industry partners, funded by EPSRC. Visit us at www.transit.ac.uk

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Why #governance and #policymaking matter in #transport #decarbonisation – read our latest #TransiT blog with Professor Kate Pangbourne from the Institute for Transport Studies @universityofleeds.bsky.social More here: tinyurl.com/43epzxa3 #TransportPolicy #TransportGovernance #DigitalTwin

Commuters on a Leeds railway platform. Photo by Mike Norris on Pexels.

TransiT co-investigator Professor Kate Pangbourne, a transport governance expert based in the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds.

The Institute for Transport Studies at University of Leeds. Photo for Farrell and Clark by Greylock Photography.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Transport data professionals and decision-makers are being invited to join a high-level event in London to explore the critical role of #ontologies in digitally twinning and decarbonising the UK’s transport system. More here: tinyurl.com/2n5k6n65 #TransportData #Ontologies #DataSharing

Ontologies are critical for transport systems to interoperate and speak to each other.

TransiT co-investigator Paul Harvey presenting at an event.

Cars, buses and trams on Leith Walk in Edinburgh. Photo: Ben Glasgow Photography

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Cybersecurity research on digital twins lacks ‘real-world’ organisational insight, warns new #TransiT research from University of Glasgow More here: tinyurl.com/25v8v3bv #DigitalTwin #Governance #SecurityCulture #Transport #Decarbonisation @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgengineering.bsky.social

Cybersecurity is critical to transport digital twinning. Graphic by TransiT.

Dr Stefanos Evripidou, a TransiT cybersecurity researcher at University of Glasgow.

How cybersecurity governance links organisations, people and technology. Graphic by Stefanos Evripidou.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 3w ago

In our latest blog, TransiT Co-Investigator Dr Maryam Farsi discusses her work at Cranfield University on the digital twinning of air and road freight More here: tinyurl.com/4tykuxhe #AirFreight #RoadFreight #DigitalTwin #DHL #EastMidlandsAirport @emaairport.bsky.social

Dr Maryam Farsi is a TransiT co-investigator at Cranfield University specialising in systems engineering, cost engineering and engineering net zero.

Aerial view of East Midlands Airport. Photo courtesy of Easy Midlands Airport.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 4w ago

In today’s #TransiT newsletter, #transport digital twins event series, #AI aids passenger transport research and superfast digital twin testing tool. Click +Subscribe in the newsletter to join our mailing list: www.linkedin.com/pulse/transi...

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Transport digital twins in focus at Connected Places Catapult event series TransiT's cybersecurity event with Connected Places Catapult. TransiT’s researchers have been gathering insights from industr...

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · last mo.

How to #decarbonise our roads, railways and other #transport #infrastructure, while also ensuring it can withstand and adapt to climate change, is a key focus of our researcher Emine Zehra Akgün. Read more: tinyurl.com/y2cf4kvu #NetZero #SustainableTransport #Resilience #Adaptation

Flooding. Photo by Chris Gallagher, Unsplash.

A city delivery courier. Photo by Thom Gonzalez on Pexels.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Getting humans into ‘digital twins’ is vital to #decarbonise #transport, a TransiT industry event with Connected Places Catapult heard this week More here: tinyurl.com/32e7ss4t #HumanFactors #DigitalTwin #NetZero @cpcatapult.bsky.social

Professor Guy Walker presenting at the event.

Dr Shujaat Mubarik at the TransiT human factors event.

Professor Kate Sang answering guest questions at the event.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#Cybersecurity in #decarbonised #transport was in focus last week at an industry event hosted by Connected Places Catapult and UK research hub TransiT More here: tinyurl.com/mvnzj2k2 #DigitalTwin #CyberDefence #CyberResilience #NetZero @cpcatapult.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk

Connected Places Catapult Director Chris Jones opening the event.

TransiT Researcher Dr Stefanos Evripidou presenting at the event.

TransiT Co-Investigators Professor Dimitrios Pezaros and Professor John Easton at the cybersecurity event.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TransiT researchers are using #AI to help build passenger #transport simulators that more closely resemble human behaviour. More here: tinyurl.com/5fza6nc5 #PassengerTransport #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin #WestMidlands

Passenger transport scientists use AI to accelerate West Midlands decarbonisation research

Passenger transport scientists at Heriot-Watt University are using AI to accelerate West Midlands decarbonisation research.

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Decarbonising #transport with digital twins will be in focus this June and September in a new series of industry events co-hosted by Connected Places Catapult and TransiT More here: tinyurl.com/28vnexvn #TransportResearch #DigitalTwinning #ZeroEmission #Freight @cpcatapult.bsky.social

Traffic on Westminster Bridge passing Big Ben in London.

David Flynn, joint programme director of TransiT and Professor of Cyber Physical Systems at the University of Glasgow, presenting at a TransiT event.

Justin Anderson, director of data and digital at Connected Places Catapult.

Delegates at a Connected Places Catapult event in 2025.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In our latest blog, #TransiT #railway systems expert Krishnan Venkateswaran explains why testing, validation and systems engineering are critical in #transport digital twinning More here: tinyurl.com/2hvdm6x6 #RailSystems #Engineering #DigitalTwin #ZeroEmission @unibirmingham.bsky.social

TransiT Co-Investigator Krishnan Venkateswaran.

A West Midlands Trains service. Photo by West Midlands Combined Authority.

The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) is based in the UKRRIN (UK Rail Research and Innovation Network) Building at University of Birmingham.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Computer scientists at University of Glasgow say their digital twinning tool could transform network testing More here: tinyurl.com/56fj2py2 #AutoML #MachineLearning #DigitalTwin #ComputerNetworking #Telecoms #ZeroEmission #Transport @glasgow.ac.uk

The University of Glasgow team in their lab.

University of Glasgow research student Shenjia Ding.

Paul Harvey, Senior Lecturer in Glasgow University’s School of Computing Science and Co-Investigator for TransiT.

University of Glasgow. Photo by Paulina B on Unsplash.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Transport researchers at TransiT are using #DHL data to simulate zero carbon freight on the UK’s M1 motorway More here: tinyurl.com/38bcrdy5 #ZeroEmission #HGV #RoadFreight #DigitalTwin #SustainableHWU

Transport researchers use DHL data to simulate zero carbon freight on the M1

Transport decarbonisation researchers at Heriot-Watt University are using data from logistics firm DHL to simulate a delivery truck’s journey from London to East Midlands Airport.

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Cricket crowds travelling to Edgbaston Stadium in #Birmingham are part of new #TransiT research by Durham University to help cities identify how and where to cut #transport #emissions. More here: tinyurl.com/bdn2594v #WestMidlands #PassengerTransport #DigitalTwin #NetZero @durham.ac.uk

Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Photo by West Midlands Combined Authority.

Heather Steele, a TransiT researcher and railway systems expert at Durham University.

Cricket fans entering Edgbaston Stadium. Photo courtesy of Warwickshire County Cricket Club.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our scientists David Flynn from University of Glasgow and Clive Roberts from Durham University are taking part in this week’s Connected Places Summit 2026, hosted by Connected Places Catapult More here: tinyurl.com/saznbs84 #CPSummit26 #TransportData #ZeroEmission @glasgow.ac.uk @durham.ac.uk

#cpsummit26 #transportdata #zeroemission #freight #netzero #transport #decarbonisation #digitaltwin #intelligenttransport #smartcities #logistics #transportinnovation #construction #localgrowth #data…...

Two of our TransiT scientists will join a high-profile industry panel this week at the flagship 2026 Connected Places Summit in London. Professor David Flynn from the University of Glasgow and Profes...

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our Programme Lead and #logistics expert Phil Greening is speaking tomorrow at the Sustainable Supply Chain Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham More here: tinyurl.com/5f96f76x #SSCE2026 #Sustainable #SupplyChain #ZeroEmissions #RoadFreight #LastMileDelivery

#sustainable #logistics #transit #ssce2026 #sustainable #supplychain #roadfreight #ilx26 #lastmiledelivery #greenlogistics #zeroemissions #esg #netzero #transport #circulareconomy #zerowaste… | Transi...

This week’s Sustainable Supply Chain Exhibition at The NEC Campus in Birmingham is a first-of-its-kind exhibition dedicated to #sustainable practices and processes in the supply chain and #logistics i...

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#TransiT is at today’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstration Progress Summit in London. Hosted by @innovateuk.bsky.social & Department for Transport, the event will showcase the UK’s progress towards zero-emission road freight More here: tinyurl.com/kv622kdj #ZeroEmission #HGV

#freight #zeroemission #hgv #roadfreight #logistics #transit #transittwin #transport #decarbonisation #digitaltwin #digitaltwinning #sustainabletransport | TransiT Digital Twinning for Transport Decar...

A flagship zero emission truck event today will hear updates on the UK’s progress a zero-emission road #freight sector. The Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstration Progress Summit is being...

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#Driverless cars and digital twins need more than roadside #5G to function, #TransiT researchers at University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University have found More here: tinyurl.com/2zax4szz #AutonomousVehicles #DigitalTwins #NetZero #Transport @glasgow.ac.uk @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

A graphic from the research showing how traffic can disrupt 5G signals to driverless cars.

TransiT researcher Mohammad Al-Quraan, a Research Associate in Autonomous Systems & Connectivity at the University of Glasgow.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Read our new case study on global engineering consultancy #WSP and how its experts support our team at #TransiT with their digital twinning and #transport #decarbonisation research More here: tinyurl.com/2nr4wj56 #PassengerTransport #DigitalTwin #WestMidlands

Jon Elphick (left) and Paul Byron from WSP.

WSP is one of the world’s biggest professional services, engineering and science and technology consultancies.

A tram on the West Midlands Metro. Photo by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

WSP advises clients in areas including property and buildings, transport and energy.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Watch our new film celebrating the success of #TransiT’s industry event at the London headquarters of Bentley Systems Film here: youtu.be/3_U9KAN63k4 Story here: tinyurl.com/3k28hzd7 #NetZero #Transport #DigitalTwins @glasgow.ac.uk @universityofleeds.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @bsy.bsky.social

Derisking Freight Transport Decarbonisation with Digital Twins: TransiT Project

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#Transport data is complex - our computer scientist Joe Preece discusses how to link it all together in a network of connected digital twins More here: tinyurl.com/msjrtbhu #TransiT #NetZero #DigitalTwin #Ontologies @unibirmingham.bsky.social

TransiT researcher and computer scientist Joe Preece.

A train service in the West Midlands. Photo by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

A bus crossing a bridge in Birmingham. Photo by Christian Mackie on Unsplash.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Helping humans get ready for digital twins. Our supply chain expert Dr Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik discusses his work and the importance of ‘human capital readiness’ Read more: tinyurl.com/564mccu5 #DigitalTwins #HumanResources #Upskilling #HumanCapital #Transport #TransiT

Workers in a warehouse. Photo by Tiger Lily on Pexels.

Dr Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, a researcher with TransiT and an Associate Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Business School.

TransiT’s digital twinning research is focused on decarbonising transport in the UK. Photo by Mike Birdy on Pexels.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A human resources tool to help #employers get ready for wider use of digital twins is being developed by TransiT researcher and Heriot-Watt University supply chain expert Dr Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik More here: tinyurl.com/55whhz5b #DigitalTwins #HumanResources #Upskilling #HumanCapital

Daniel Mitchell, a TransiT researcher at University of Glasgow, using visualisation software as part of his digital twinning research at the Port of Dover.

Andrew Goodsell, a TransiT researcher at University of Glasgow, working on his virtual reality research for digital twinning.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

What are #cyber-physical systems – and why do they matter in #transport #decarbonisation? Three of our TransiT experts at University of Glasgow explain more in our latest blog: tinyurl.com/3zme9tj6 #DigitalTwins #NetZero #SmartTransport #CyberPhysical #TransiT @glasgow.ac.uk

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Zero carbon #freight is moving closer with digital modelling. Read our TransiT director Phil Greening in The Green Miles pages from Logistics UK Article here tinyurl.com/54jvzxaf #NetZero #HGV #DigitalTwin #Transport #Decarbonisation @logisticsuk.bsky.social #LogisticsUK #TransiT

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What is technology-forward culture? In our latest blog, Dr Luciana Blaha explains why it’s vital to help organisations and their people adapt to new technologies like digital twinning. More here: tinyurl.com/4cdddw2t #TechForward #TechCulture #DigitalTwin #NetZero #Transport #AI #HumanFactors

Dr Luciana Blaha, a Co-Investigator at TransiT and a specialist in how people interact with technology.

Passengers disembarking a train. Photo by Ben Glasgow Photography.

A woman using her phone. Photo by Kazuo ota on Unsplash.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Are you passionate about #IntelligentTransport, #DigitalTwins #WirelessNetworking, #EdgeComputing or #AutonomousSystems? A fantastic funded PhD at University of Glasgow is now open More here: tinyurl.com/2pm9d22f #NetZero #Transport #DigitalTwin #AI #IntelligentTransport

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PhD Project - PhD in Autonomous Systems and connectivity – Engineering – Compositional Digital Twin Networks for Intelligent Transport Systems at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD....

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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

#Logistics experts from @heriotwattuni.bsky.social and #TransiT will address next week’s 12th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight, hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight More here: tinyurl.com/4aeacuvj #NetZero #RoadFreight #Transport #DigitalTwin

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Digitally twinning #road and #air #freight is the focus of our #modelling and #optimisation expert Christina Latsou and her team at Cranfield University Read more in our interview tinyurl.com/mrsswcnw #AirFreight #RoadFreight #DigitalTwin #NetZero #Logistics #DHL @emaairport.bsky.social

Dr Christina Latsou is a TransiT Co-Investigator and an expert in the simulation and optimisation of complex systems at Cranfield University.

A flight leaving East Midlands Airport. Image courtesy of East Midlands Airport.

Electric Ford E-Transit vans at a DHL depot. Image courtesy of DHL.

TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation @transittwin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Scotland’s #Transport Cabinet Secretary, @fionahyslop.bsky.social, met road #freight operators & #logistics researchers at Heriot-Watt’s Panmure House as part of our Transport Scotland research More here: tinyurl.com/mvhvxvre #ZeroEmission #HGVs @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @ebs-hwu.bsky.social

Fiona Hyslop MSP, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, addressing the event.

Professor Phil Greening meeting the Cabinet Secretary.

The event at Panmure House was hosted by the Zero Emission HGV team at Transport Scotland.

The Heriot-Watt research team. From left to right: Guy Walker, Alan Logan, Siti Fariya, Adam Gripton, Tushara Kodikara, Dhanan Utomo and Phil Greening.