Bomp is very pleased to announce that an eco-catamaran partially built with Bcomp’s flax-fibre composite ampliTex has begun ferrying passengers around the Port of Rovinj in the Adriatic Sea this summer. The first of its kind, the solar-powered PROeco vessel is the result of a two-and-a-half-year collaboration between Bcomp and Croatia-based marine manufacturer Marservis. Bcomp’s high-performance bio-composite material was used…
The fbbs Went By Bus On the Tuesday of their brief holiday in Llandudno, your elderly explorers were aware of an official Daish’s outing costing £12 per person. Unlike Lochs and Glens, where trips out are included in the overall price, Daish’s charge extra. With Lochs and Glens you keep the same coach and the same driver all week. But…
The fbbs Went By Bus On the Tuesday of their brief holiday in Llandudno, your elderly explorers were aware of an official Daish’s outing costing £12 per person. Unlike Lochs and Glens, where trips out are included in the overall price, Daish’s charge extra. With Lochs and Glens you keep the same coach and the same driver all week. But…
Passengers travelling to Belfast’s City Airport will be able to do so on new Electroliner electric buses built by leading zero-emission manufacturer Wrightbus. The buses, operated by Translink, will run on the popular 600 route which services the airport. The addition of three new single deck Electroliner buses means that all services operating on this route are now fully zero emissions,…
Cross-Town Crazy? Basically the 26 bus route, apart from serving the Great Orme in the “summer” season, provides the only genuine town service in Llandudno. The route is designed to serve the “traffic objectives” shown below. Town Centre shops PALE BLUE Station YELLOW Retail Park ORANGE Housing PINK Hospital BLUE It achieves this with a large clockwise lollipop route as…
Surveying The Summit It is called The Summit Complex but, in reality, it is currently very simple. It’s a caff and toilets. Once upon a time it had a well stocked bar … … which, oddly, celebrated the famous boxer Randolph Turpin … … complete with statue. Now, the room is merely used as overflow for the caff. Round the…
Traditionally held in Paris, next month’s EuMo Expo show will take place in a new venue 11,000 visitors are expected to attend this go-to European event In a change from its traditional venue, the eleventh edition of European Mobility Expo (EuMo Expo) will be held in Strasbourg from October 1-3 2024. 11,000 visitors are expected to attend this…
Logistics UK championed the “best of the best” van operators at a celebratory lunch held at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham on 13 September to announce the winners of its prestigious Van Awards 2024. Almost 70 guests attended the event enjoying a three-course meal and entertainment from Northern Ireland’s brightest musical comedy star Emer Maguire, while hailing the van sector and…
Serving The Enormous Orme You could once buy a postcard which shows the historic public transport available in Llandudno. On the left is a maroon painted bus operated by Llandudno Urban District Council; then a tram from the Colwyn Bay local authority and on the right a Crosville bus. fbb rode on a similar tram 75 years ago (Yikes!) aged…
Traffic simulation software developer Aimsun is building a large-scale, multi-tier transport model covering roads inside Greater Manchester’s M60 ring road. Procured by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) the model is a strategic planning and operational management tool that TfGM will use to assess a range of schemes being developed in support of its vision for a more integrated, accessible and…