Campaign for Better Transport urges transport secretary to divert funding to public transport as CPT calls for ‘immediate decision’ on £2 bus fare cap Campaign for Better Transport has called for “large and unnecessary” road projects like the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing to be cancelled Ahead of this month’s budget, Campaign for Better Transport has urged transport secretary…
• A first look at the new Piccadilly line trains being built in Yorkshire (IanVisits) • A nightmare journey on GWR (BusAndTrainUser) • US port strike ends as dockworkers near agreement (Quartz) • Riding Transit While Female (Vital City) • InnoTrans 2024 – The Overview (Urban Transport) • Car use on Dublin quays plummets with new traffic plan (RTÉ) •…
McCulla Ireland recently announced a £3.1m investment into its biogas fleet, strengthening the firm’s sustainability credentials and propelling the firm into the future. Amongst Ireland’s leading providers of frozen, chilled, and ambient logistics solutions, McCulla Ireland brings together the full spectrum of transportation, warehousing, and customs capabilities for clients across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. Pairing extensive industry experience with…
Year of Warehousing Golf Challenge: Sunny skies and friendly competition as UKWA raises funds for Tempus Novo The UKWA Golf Challenge, held at the beautiful Belton Woods in Grantham last month proved one of the highlights of 2024 The Year of Warehousing, with members and guests enjoying blue skies and friendly competition. The highlight of the day was the closely…
In Birmingham? It is some time since fbb carried an autonomous bus story as the genre has slipped from boundless enthusiasm to rather feeble trials and to a growing belief that it ain’t going to work. But here comes a new one. Note the headline, then note the text. Key Birmingham bus route? The trial has not yet started. Also…
Clean transport pioneer Wrightbus has appointed a leading industry name as its new Head of Coach Sales, as it continues its drive to develop a long-range hydrogen coach. David Porter, who has over three decades of experience in the coach industry with Volvo and Van Hool, joined Wrightbus earlier this month. “I’m excited to join Wrightbus at this pivotal moment, and I’m…
Hitachi Rail has revealed the latest model of its ETR1000 train at a joint event with its partner Trenitalia at global rail exhibition, InnoTrans, in Berlin. With 78 ETR1000’s having entered service and a further 48 ordered for delivery, the iconic high-speed train has helped to transform rail travel in Italy, France and Spain, achieving almost 200 million km of service…
Get A Life. fbb! Today, fbb publishes his 5000th blog for which achievement he either needs sympathy or some kind of therapy! It all started one day in March 2010 with 10 page reads, a number which fbb found unbelievably amazing with no start-up publicity. Currently, despite Google’s occasional and illogical statistical stupidity, page reads average out at about 1000…
Major Upgrades at Islay Ferry Terminals Signal a Bright Future for Island Connectivity Significant progress at Kennacraig and Port Askaig ferry terminals is paving the way for the arrival of two new Islay vessels. These key infrastructure upgrades, led by CMAL, are set to enhance ferry services, promising more resilient and modern connections for the communities of Islay, Jura, and…
An Explore Before … Frankly, there was little to see of Ashley Hill station once the site had been cleared post the 1964 closure. Above is a general shot before the Filton Bank route reverted to four tracks. Fortunately, Google Streetview and/or Google Earth sites have not been well updated to record the building of the new Ashley Down station…