With a legacy of professionalism and an unwavering commitment to customer service, Rowell’s Transport continues to be a trusted partner in the agricultural and haulage sectors. Rowell’s Transport feature in T&L issue 268. Click to read Founded in 1986 by Alfred and Trevor Rowell, Rowell’s Transport has remained a family-run business with a reputation for providing high-quality bulk haulage services.…
Friday Reads – 8 November 2024
• Discontinuous electrification selected for East West Rail (Rail Business UK) • Infrastructure tsar warns of ‘real challenge’ for HS2 to reach Euston (Standard) • Oxford’s Brand New Railway Project: A Look At The Cowley Branch Line: Video (SomeNorthLondoner) • Consultation launched on new plans to transform Liverpool Street Station (Rail UK) • Eurostar to run direct Amsterdam-London service from…
APEX/IFSA Global EXPO Showcases the Future of Aviation
Nearly 3,000 of the top airline industry decision-makers, including representatives from 90 airlines, walked the industry’s most comprehensive show floor, APEX/IFSA Global EXPO 2024. Co-located with Future Travel Experience (FTE) the record-breaking event featured 262 exhibitors across three shows representing the full spectrum of the passenger experience. Attendees experienced cutting-edge airline-related technologies, products, and services, such as advanced in-flight connectivity,…
The Shenfield Electrification Scheme: Background
A perennial and fairly meaningless question that is often asked is ‘what are the origins of Crossrail?’ It inevitably depends on how far you want to go back in time but one contender could be the groundbreaking scheme developed in the 1930s to electrify the Great Eastern (GE) Main Line from Liverpool Street to Shenfield with the intention of providing…
Bluebird Bothered By Battle (1)
Back in the heady days of the Great Britain Bus Timetable, Alexander Midland ran its service 38 every 20 minutes between Linlithgow and Edinburgh. The service was hourly between Stirling and Linlithgow. Later editions recorded the company’s sale to First Bus. A timetable leaflet suggests some stability in the service … … but with some journeys running as X38. Later the…