Access Upgrade Time was when all stations on the network had a station plan with index, codes and photos of key facilities. As is happening every where in public transport, the quality of these guides has been declining until they are now almost useless. Such is the current situation at Peckham Rye. Under the generic heading fof “maps” there are…
Hidden And Forgotten The consequences of Peckham Rye station’s being hidden “round the back” are obvious even today. It is not an attractive approach for any passenger wishing, foolishly, to use the train. Here is the entrance from the south … … and the entrance from the north … … and looking back along the shopping arcade facing east! And…
Impeccable Peckham Rye Rises (1) Were you to approach Peckham Rye station from the obvious town centre entrance you would be in Rye Lane. It’s a dump! fbb has never been there and, on the evidence above, never will. Peckham was the fictitious home of Derek and Rodney Totter and Uncle Albert (previously Grandfather) and their dodgy business carried out…
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Time For A Rewrite Even Arriva’s non partnership 37 from Leicester to Thurnby Lodge presentation is poor. On the outward timetable there is no mention of the traditional Dudley Avenue route … … as shown back in Midland red days. Humberstone Park is a reasonable clue and will help people on board spot their stop. But the outward service terminates…
Sorting It Out? One thing does seem clear in this combined First Bus amd Arriva timetable fot buses to Thurnby Lodge, namely that everything runs via Uppingham Road. The route out of Leicester starts with Humberstone Road … … and ancient readers may remember a station of that name passed by most trains going north to Loughborough and Derby or…
Europa Road has taken delivery of its first electric truck from innovative commercial vehicle contract hire business, Vertellus. Under Vertellus’ 3-month EV Discovery Programme, Europa Road will test the Renault Trucks E-Tech 18-tonne vehicle at its state-of-the-art groupage 1hub in Dartford. During the trial, Europa Road will use the electric truck to travel between its growing network of local branches…
Bramble Energy has joined forces with Equipmake, Aeristech and the University of Bath to develop a new hydrogen double-deck bus integrating Bramble’s printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFCTM) technology. Bramble Energy is the lead partner of the Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (HEIDI) which has received £6.3m funding from the Advance Propulsion Centre as part of the Automotive Transformation Fund.…
FDC Holdings, a logistics specialist based in Preston, has purchased its HQ building from Harworth, its former landlord. The 330,000 sq ft unit, situated on Four Oaks Road in Walton Summit, includes 20,000 sq ft of office space. The company has said it plans to invest £2m on a range of building improvements and capital equipment. TPN The Pallet Network’s…
Volvo Trucks tests hydrogen-powered electric trucks on public roads for the first time. The tests have been conducted above the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden – in an extremely cold climate. Last year, Volvo Trucks showcased its fuel cell electric trucks for the first time. These zero exhaust emission trucks use hydrogen to produce their own electricity onboard…