Daily Archives: September 7, 2023

20mph limit sees Welsh operator ditch Euro 6

Vehicles sold because of concerns over particulate traps  A Phil Anslow bus in Cwmbran   A bus operator is selling two of its Euro 6 buses because of concerns over the vehicles’ particulate traps when 20mph becomes the default speed limit on restricted roads in Wales. However, an experienced bus engineer told Passenger Transport there was no need for Welsh…

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TfL records highest ridership since Covid

August Bank Holiday Weekend saw a near 10% increase in bus travel on the equivalent weekend last year, with Tube journeys seeing a near 6% rise  TfL is now hoping to maintain upward momentum as autumn approaches   New ridership figures from Transport for London have revealed a record number of public transport journeys since the Covid-19 pandemic. The August…

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Toon Tour wins inaugural UK Open Top Bus Cup

Initially set up to procure the Wales and Borders rail franchise, Transport for Wales will be tasked with nurturing a ‘multi-modal culture in Wales’     Toon Tour, the sightseeing bus service across Newcastle and Gateshead has become the winner of the inaugural UK Open Top Bus Cup, sponsored by Ticketer. This follows its victory in the Final against New…

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PM is weaponising transport policy

  Rishi Sunak seems to have concluded that adopting macho anti-environment policies across the board could be a vote winner  Last week the PM took a helicopter to Norwich to meet housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and announce that water protection measures need to be swept away   Opportunist. Unprincipled. Shameful. Shameless. Desperate. Choose your adjective to describe the full frontal attack…

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Brightline Trip Review – The new US private passenger railway

“Florida has North America’s best passenger rail service.” That was my thought after riding Florida East Coast Railway’s Brightline passenger rail service which runs between Miami and West Palm Beach. Unfortunately, I also experienced what it’s like to be delayed when a Brightline train hits a trespasser, which is unfortunately a frequent occurrence. Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Central Fort…

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Happy Or Horrific At Heathrow Part 2B

More Magnificent Maps (Well, One More) Heathrow Area Bus Diagram It looks as if someone has found this map somewhere at the back of an electronic cupboard and included it to be helpful. It isn’t! It claims to be ..,. … but there is no page 2! It offers a link … … which simply takes us back to where…

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