• More problems this week for the Southend pier train (East Anglia Bylines) • How to Salvage the HS2 Embarrassment (New Statesman) • The Complete History of London’s Airport Express Services: Video (The TfL Three) • £1bn South Western Railway trains delayed by windscreen wipers?: Podcast (Green Signals) • How Uber, Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions…
The BTA Annual Safety Seminar will take place on Thursday 14 November 2024, at Leith Cruise Terminal, Edinburgh, kindly hosted by Forth Ports. The day will run from 0900-1600 with lunch and refreshments provided The Seminar will examine recent incidents, discuss accident prevention, and hear from tug experts, insurers, and investigators. With an audience of tug masters, pilots, marine superintendents,…
Where? It’s In Latvia? You strike off due east from Scotland, go round the top of Denmark passing Norway and Sweden on your left, then, straight ahead are Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Liepaja (pronounced, roughly leer-pie-uh with a slight emphasis on the “pie”; fbb is always more than happy to put a huge emphasis on a pie, preferably steak and kidney…
What Might Happen – The Full Plan 0920 Seaton to Axminster Axe Valley 885 : arr 0945 1006 SWT Axminster to Basingstoke arr 1155 1209 GWR Basingstoke to Reading arr 1236 1240 GWR Reading to Didcot (hopefully) arr 1253 The journey planners will not give you that four minute connection as it is less than that designated for Reading. But…
State Visit to Oxfordshire No 1 son (and family) have recently moved from a refurbished 1920s semi in Wantage to a much more recently refurbished detached bungalow; also in Wantage Yep, refurbished quite a bit! The refurbishment has consisted of additional rooms in the roof and a thorough remodelling throughout. After a great deal of hard work, the property is…
Packaging Innovations Organisers Easyfairs unveils 2025’s premier event for driving creativity in the packaging industry. Packaging Innovations & Empack 2025 has officially opened for registrations, with Easyfairs calling on industry professionals to collaborate with forward-thinking leaders and pioneers driving innovative, future-proof packaging solutions. The UK’s largest annual packaging spotlight returns to NEC Birmingham next year with a packed programme covering the…
• Island Line services resume with completion of vital maintenance programme (Rail UK) • All change on the Overground (The Newsletter of Not Quite Everything) • The Purplewashing Paradox: Big Talk, Little Walk (The Accessible Link) • New York suburb plans to reconnect a Black neighborhood split by a 1950s interstate (Smart Cities Dive) • Exploring the RER E’s westbound…
A long-standing member of the FORS scheme, D&G Noble has continued its track record with the accreditation by once again achieving FORS Gold this year. Based out of Bedford, D&G Noble (founded in 1962) is a prominent family-run haulage contractor that has successfully developed a reputation for high quality, tailored services, and a real attention to detail. Impressively, 2024 marks…
Demand for self storage remains high across Europe, presenting lucrative investment opportunities A new report from the Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) and global real estate advisor, CBRE, indicates continued strong demand for self storage across Europe, presenting a lucrative opportunity for investors and developers. According to the report, Europe’s booming self storage market currently spans 16.5 million…
Don’t Rush, Folks Once upon a time, a bus operator had to submit its service registrations to the Traffic Commissioner six weeks before a change was to be implemented. This was extended to eight weeks and then further extended to ten weeks. The main reason was that it took much longer to update electronic systems like Traveline rather than in…