Yearly Archives: 2024

Friday Reads – 20 September 2024

• Oxford Street just got a step closer to going completely car-free (Time Out) • Cardiff Crossrail Tramway Proposal (TransportforWales) • East West Rail Autumn 2024 Update: Video (Rail Focus) • Railway stations on track to boost nature (Barnet Post) • The Truth About Harry Beck review – the Tortuous Journey behind the Tube Map (Guardian) • The plan to…

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Vision Logistics Rebranded To Life Couriers

Vision Logistics is to be rebranded Life Couriers, as our award-winning logistics solutions go global. Award-winning healthcare logistics on a global scale We’re excited to announce that we will be rebranded under the name Life Couriers. Having been a part of the Life Couriers network since an acquisition in 2022, the rebranding fully integrates the UK operations into the Life Couriers group,…

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Statement from Logistics UK Regarding ORR Stats

“News from the Office for Rail and Road, that the quantity of freight moved by rail increased by 7% year on year in the quarter April-June 2024, is a demonstration of the key role that rail can play in driving growth and increased productivity across the economy,” says Ellis Shelton, Senior Policy Advisor at business group Logistics UK. “As economic…

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ADLINK Unveils Next-Generation Railway Technology

ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, will showcase its latest innovations in railway technology at InnoTrans 2024. The booth will feature three main sections, each dedicated to highlighting a unique aspect of their cutting-edge solutions: Passenger Information Display Systems (PIDS) Experience: ADLINK’s latest PIDS solutions, developed in collaboration with AUO, showcase the future of passenger information systems. Visitors…

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First Plant-Based Passenger Ferry Travelling Adriatic

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…

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Best Bus to Catch to Betws-y-Coed (1)

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…

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Best Bus to Catch to Betws-y-Coed (1)

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…

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Airport Passengers Served by New Zero-Emission Buses

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,…

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Languishing At Llandudno – 4

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…

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Languishing At Llandudno – 3

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…

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