On Fait Ce Qui Est Necessaire Of course it helps to have a tradition of (a) spending money on transport projects and (b) having a tradition of building wide roads. Just over a week ago, the Paris region opened tram T10 filling a gap in the first 13 tram routes that serve the greater Paris area. Tram T12 is still…
An Open Letter To First Great Western Above is an example of the publicity you produce for the Tarka Line. You may not have heard of it, but it is one of yours. It runs every hour from Exeter to Barnstaple through some very pleasant country offering a huge range of walks and opportunities to explore quaint and interesting communities.…
Issue 292 of Passenger Transport is published on June 30. Contents include: LEAD STORY 6,000 extra green buses needed to hit net zeroIPPR think-tank calls for £2.5bn investment in new zero emission buses and urges levelling-up to end ‘deep-rooted regional unfairness’ on buses NEWS Stagecoach snaps up Manchester contractsGroup will become the dominant operator in the north of Greater…
IPPR think-tank calls for £2.5bn investment in new zero emission buses and urges levelling-up to end ‘deep-rooted regional unfairness’ on buses More than 5,800 extra green buses are needed by 2030 in English regions outside London to reach net zero and support the levelling up agenda, according to a new report from think-tank IPPR. The National Bus Strategy…
From the south coast of England to the northern tip of Scotland. Together with a friend, I made an epic journey by rail on June 23 Impressive scenery and space to work – although a cup of tea would have been nice! It’s Friday, June 23, and I am off on an epic train journey from the south…
This week marks my 30th work anniversary. It’s a time for me to reflect on my personal journey and look forward to the future Yes, it’s me. Fresh-faced and full of hope as a duty station manager at London Underground In these happy clappy times, forgive me if I jump on the bandwagon, with rah-rah self-indulgent nonsense. Running…
As the deadline for entries for the 2023 UK Bus Awards approaches, it’s timely to reflect on their purpose and importance Koli Begum of Go-Ahead London won the Top London Bus Driver award at last year’s UK Bus Awards The entries for the 2023 competition for the UK Bus Awards close on July 28, so firing the starting…
• Govt plans closure of most UK railway station ticket offices within weeks (Guardian) • Liverpool Edge Hill Station now Scheduled Monument: Video (Liverpool&ManchesterRyTrust) • The compleat list of Dr Who Underground scenes & sets (PsychicPaper) • How Europe is progressively replacing planes with trains: Video (Versed) • Fare capping: How it greatly simplify fares & draw passengers back (NextCity)…
Pay Attention At The Back We now know that:- Fastrack A runs from Dartford via Joyce Green to Bluewater (ORANGE) Fastrack B runs from Joyce Green via Dartford and Bluewater to Gravesend (GREEN) To these we must add Fastrack AW which runs from Dartford via Joyce Green to Gravesend. This is not on the above diagram but it has one of…
Not A Good Day At The Office In Tuesday, fbb was really struggling with the interwebnet. He found out of date maps, incorrect information and battled with badly designed web sites; all to renew his acquaintance with Kent County Council’s “prestigious” Fastrack “network between Dartford, Bluewater and Gravesend. It is so “prestigious” that its frequency has been reduced for every…