Daily Archives: December 5, 2023

Transport must wait as election looms

  With the government focussed on defying the odds and clinging to power, and Labour being cautious, transport is in the long grass  The prime minister Rishi Sunak hosting a Cabinet meeting last week   And so the long run into the general election has begun. It is the period of a Parliament when only initiatives that are calculated to…

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A mood-lifting trip should start with us

  Public transport isn’t just about essential journeys. It can also be about fun days out, but this opportunity is too often overlooked  I don’t think the transport industry does enough to extol the virtues of a trip out from a well-being perspective   Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I guess that’s how ‘Er Indoors must have…

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HS2 digital concrete test to cut carbon (TunnellingJournal)

A successful trial of a ground-breaking digital measuring system for concrete has led to a roll-out across multiple sites on the UK’s HS2 project, cutting carbon and driving efficiencies on the construction project. VERIFI® is a pioneering technology that enables real-time monitoring, measurement, and management of fresh concrete properties during transportation. By utilising on-truck sensors linked to proprietary patented algorithms,…

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What Goes Round, Comes Round

New Technology? Earlier this week, fbb noticed that one of the headlights on the limo was faulty. He well remembers, back in his youth, that “motoring tips” articles advised the driver to “keep a set of bulbs in the glove box – for emergencies”. fbb never did but neither did he ever have an illumination emergency. Then along came “sealed…

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