Truck engine maker Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds of thousands of engines to allow them to emit excess pollution, the largest-ever civil penalty for a Clean Air Act violation, the US Justice Department said on Friday. The Department said Cummins allegedly installed so-called “defeat devices” to bypass or disable…
But First Of All … If you are a passenger, may all your buses and trains run on time (some hope!) and if you are a manager, may Government advice and financial help be useful long term (some hope!). And How’s Your Vexillology? It is the flag of here … … and it’s not a graphic for a SciFi movie,…
As promised here are the answers to the Christmas Quiz. Comments are based on a limited number of responses sent in. Please mark your own work and tell us how you got on. The limited consensus available suggests the quiz was much harder this year. Answers are highlighted in bold. If you haven’t tried the quiz and fancy doing so…
Edinburgh Excitement fbb has commented before on the excellent CHRISTmas Day network of services operated in Edinburgh by Lothian Buses, still owned by Edinburgh Council and therefore, one must presume, keen to offer support to its residents! But there is more. The two “country” operations of Lothian buses also publish a festive timetable and have buses running on Christmas Day.…
Antipodean Adventure Part 4 The globe-trotting pair called in at Singapore on the way to NZ and Oz, as you do. The above is just one of the spectacular terminals at Changi Airport. But if you look closely behind the waterfall you might just spot … … the “Shuttle” LRT train which will link you with Singapore’s MRT (Mass Rapid…
• More of the new Piccadilly line trains could be built in the UK (Ian Visits) • Regent’s Park – The Station That Shouldn’t Be There: Video (Jago Hazzard) • On demand transit doesn’t work (CityLab) • The deepest station in Japan is also one of the scariest (Sora News 24) • Ride on the recently opened Tren Maya: Video…
Nightjet of the new generation – a new travel experience. With modern design, more privacy and greater comfort, the new train makes overnight train travel even more pleasant and takes you to many European cities overnight in a climate-friendly way at speeds of up to 230 km/h. Austria’s new sleeper train with level boarding… has quite an impressive accessible sleeper…
Antipodean Adventure Part 1 No 1 son plus wife have enjoyed a trip overseas earlier this month. It was partly work as son was giving a couple of keynote lectures; but the couple took advantage of the business trip expenses to buy a second fare and have a bit of an explore. Sadly, No 1 son did not seem to…
NLA’s latest report, ‘Industrial & Logistics: Can London Deliver?’, provides an in-depth look at London’s vital Industrial & Logistics sector, featuring exclusive viewpoints from key organisations in the industry – including the Greater London Authority, Aukett Swanke, Prologis UK, and Turley. The report draws on research, interviews, and roundtable discussions with sector leaders, making recommendations of practical and realistic solutions…
Keeping The Trains Running At Axminster (1) This was Axminster station in the 1930s with the branch train to Lyme Regis waiting patiently in the bay platform; and the same platform in 1965 with only a short while to last before closure. It is very much changed now. There is no sign of the branch platform and huge new footbridge…