But First, An Introdtuction The little video is a snapshot of trains at Hamilton Square, the main and busiest station in Birkenhead. Its distinctive feature is its tower … … offering “frequent electric trains”. And they are frequent. Hamilton Square is just along the road from the Woodside ferry terminal … … which was home to trams and later buses.…
Parkway Parking Pricing Problem Thanet Parkway station opened last year. It was planned to be, amongst other things, the station for Kent International Airport (RAF Manston as was) via a bus link … … with a large direction sign and a lavish (?) bus shelter. But no buses! The station is at Cllffsend just to the west of Ramsgate and,…
Crazy Prices Hattons, one of the largest retailers of Model Railways is closing down; the biggest annual model railway exhibition at the NEC will not happen for the foreseeable future; Hornby is ceasing production of its Playtains range for very young children … … with the following on-line report. All the time the prices get dafter. At the head of…
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It Went Something Like This … The Story So Far … fbb has been trying to get an electric point working in the tunnel (but sort-of accessible) allowing trains to enter/leave a single track storage siding with scenery cantilevered above. To make the work easier (???) the whole section of track is on a sub-baseboard of ply so that the track…
Consulrtation : Obfuscation : Manifestation fbb quoted the above headline in the first blog in this series; and it was last year that Mr Khan, the London Mayor (what a busy chap he is!) instituted a “consultation” about several routes, including our star performer, the 347. Also included in the mixing bowl was the 346, the short route from Upminster…
Over Christmas and New Year the news headlines were full of delays: overhead power cables, a cracked rail, broken down trains and, of course, storms and flooding. All this coming on top of an exhausting series of strikes in 2023. We know that the two main barriers to people using trains are cost and convenience, often comparing the train with…
Where And More Importantly, Why? Astute readers may have worked out that the present London Buses 347 is special because it is the least frequent (non school etc.) red bus route in the capital. It runs every two hours, but TfL keeps the timetable a secret offering only departure lists of various kinds in various technologies. Once upon a time…
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As part of the exciting 2024 The Year of Warehousing campaign, UKWA CEO Clare Bottle will be visiting 80 warehouses throughout the UK, putting the sector firmly in the spotlight and ensuring we achieve the recognition we deserve as critical to supply chains, to the UK economy and to the achievement of UK’s net zero goals. The 80 visits will…