Puzzle Picture Leeds! The city’s trams were famous (?) for huge route numbers, often displayed blocking the front top deck view. Eat you heart out Contravision! This style was by no means universal Some had smaller destination boxes which were less intrusive … … and some has blinds in a more conventional place. The style, but with a slightly reduced…
Improved Bus Service – Yes, Really! When Stagecoach backed out of the route between Seaton and Lyme Regis, it was natural that Seaton based Axe Valley Travel should take on the job. The Devon Council tender for the first year was poor. Ignoring schoolday buses, there were just four journeys Monday to Saturday in Summer and … … and utterly…
Yusen Logistics has changed the vinyl wrapping on 58 of its truck cabs to a striking black livery to reflect its distribution contract with Howdens Joinery Group. Hexagon Leasing, which supplied the Renault D Range 18-tonners and T480 6×2 tractor units, worked with graphics specialist RGVA to complete the project and wrap most of the vehicles as they rolled off…
EFS Global is back on the acquisition trail having snapped up its 23rd business since 2015 with the addition of East Sussex-based ILS Holdings. The deal meant EFS acquired the holding company’s two subsidiaries, Sussex Pallet Services and Independent Logistic Solutions, which is a freight collection and delivery service that operates throughout Europe. It also saw EFS boost its staff…
• Edinburgh tram extension to Newhaven carries first passengers (UrbanTransport) • Eurostar seeks solution to avoid suspension of Amsterdam – London services (RailwayGazette) • Boston bus stop digital library pilot (SmartCitiesDive) • Amtrak announces ultra-cheap fares for late night rides on popular routes (NBCNewYork) • Washington DC Union Station expansion to allow thru commuter trains, additional capacity (MassTransit) • In…
Philadephia; Where And Why? The cream cheese was invented by mistake in New Yoick in 1872. Its inventor was trying to make Neufchatel cheese … … and put too much cream in the mix. The name was chosen to reflect the fact that Philadelphia city was renowned for its high quality dairy produce. Now a popular product world-wide it even…
There’s an oddly shaped war memorial in Bethnal Green Gardens, the park next to my local tube station. It looks like an upside down staircase, made of what I’m assuming is wood but looks to be brick; inscribed on it are surnames. Aarons, Asser, Bailey, Baker. I’ve passed this structure a dozen times a week for nearly five years now,…
Disruption no matter how well planned is always a hot topic with rail passengers – and has been well publicised over the past 12 months with both extensive engineering works and industrial action across the network. Some impacts on passengers however cannot be planned for – as we’ve seen recently with Nuneham viaduct in Oxfordshire making headlines. The Nuneham viaduct…
It All Depends … Another cunning cartographic conceit shows vast areas of scorched earth to the east and north of Leighton Buzzard’s’ traditional housing area. We now know that the “exciting new network” is actually an exciting new reduction in service on all he traditional routes, those numbered D1, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36A and 36C, These are replaced, mostly…
Electra Commercial Vehicles has secured funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne HGV, with a range of 800 km, as part of the Escalate Project. Escalate is a pan-European 37-member consortium from 13 countries. The project aims to advance the development of heavy vehicles of 40 tonnes and above with electric drive, including battery electric,…