• ‘Managed decline’: the uncertain future for British rail after cuts to HS2 (Financial Times – £) • TfL ‘no longer able to commit the funding’ to long-promised extension of tram to Sutton (New Civil Engineer – £) • How are new rail networks boosting the economy? (The New Statesman) • India’s 1st Solar Roof Cycle Track in Hyderabad (Pedal…
Women’s Aid has joined forces with the UK’s leading scheduled coach operator to support survivors of abuse by providing free National Express coach travel across the UK. The Road to Refuge scheme provides women, men and children escaping domestic abuse with access to free National Express coach travel to reach safe refuge accommodation and support. The scheme is particularly crucial as survivors escaping domestic…
The Elizabeth Line line We know, because fbb has gone on about it incessantly, that The Elizabeth Line line is the only Underground line called “line“. You can check on the TfL website “status updates” list. Notice, of course, that Thameslink, now included on the Underground map, does not feature! A recent snippet in a London newspaper confirmed the complications. It…
Channel Tunnel Competitive Trains. Over the last few days the transport media has been a-buzz with news of a new train service from London to Paris. Even starting in 2025. That would be some going! And Evolyn has bought 12 new trains for the service. Really? Well, that is what the company has been saying. It all seems pretty…
Everything Is Made In China Remember Binns Road Liverpoo. Here was the HQ and factory where Meccano, Hornby O gauge and Hornby Dublo were all designed and built. Hornby went bust and the name was absorbed by Triang. Their factory and HQ … … at Westwood, Margate is still there. It was vacated by Hornby and more recently re-occupied. But…
Grand Prix Express based in Colwyn Bay in North Wales have taken delivery of 4 brand new DAF FTG XF 480 tractor units from Hexagon Leasing. Founded in 1978, the family business specialises in a worldwide parcel and pallet delivery and collection service and operates a fleet of vehicles ranging from courier vans to articulated lorries. Graham Berry, General Manager…
• The last of Britain’s railway slip coaches: Video (TimDunn) • Barcelona visual system for tactical urbanism + wayfinding (AraunaStudio) • Maya Lin’s Eclipsed Time removed from LIRR Penn Station concourse (UrbanOmnibus) • Silicon Valley Subway Project Balloons in Cost (CityLab Daily) • Melbourne’s $12bn Metro Tunnel to open in September 2024, builder lets slip (The Guardian) • Electric vehicles…
Motorway services are often a critical part of our journeys. Most of us have felt tired or hungry, run short of fuel or just needed a comfort break when on a long drive. Some of us plan where to stop in advance, returning to services where we have had a good experience in the past, or where we know what…
Poor Map Prevents Positive Perusal The cunning plan was to use Cambridge as a source of comparison between today’s network and the 1970 routes as shown in Keith Shayshutt’s book. But Stagecoach’s extremely weedy Cambridge map made comparison too challenging for the old bloke still trying to recover from an overrunning heavy Scottish cold. Ditto Peterborough. So we have to…
Notable Northampton Noel Novelty A guest mini-blog from equally Notable Northamptonian Alan As the mince pies were on display in the local Co-op and desperate traders were already advertising their Christmas events even before October arrived it is not twirly to drop hints about what Santa might bring you this year. This 200 page A4 sized volume, published by Pen…