Talking Of The Rail Bus It is claimed to be cheap because it is “very” light and the track is not “heavy” so you don’t need to dig deep and move a lot of cables and pipes. The video suggests opening between station, city centre and hospital in 2024. Sorry guys – NO CHANCE! The concept of ‘Very Light Rail’…
One month after bus franchising began, Transport for Greater Manchester is reporting passenger growth, increased revenue and improved punctuality Andy Burnham: ‘I have no doubt the Bee Network will be transformational’ A month on from the launch of the Bee Network, Transport for Greater Manchester has revealed that the newly franchised bus services are operating at a level at…
After several years working with Chinese manufacturer BYD, Alexander Dennis has launched two new electric buses engineered fully in-house ADL said the two new products feature a ‘stunning new design language that emphasises their zero-emission credentials’ BY Andrew Garnett Alexander Dennis (ADL) has worked closely with Chinese battery and electric vehicle giant BYD since 2016 when the first batch of…
Morale may never have been this low, but has the industry got the leadership skills and conviction to do anything about it? ‘Morale has never been so low’ remarked an on-train employee as I travelled on his service last week. It’s an old cliché and one which folk used to levy at me as a boss, but it’s…
Pushing forward plans to close ticket offices before addressing hugely inconsistent rail fares was putting the cart before the horse Campaign for Better Transport this week published its detailed review of fares and ticketing The grand old DfT. They marched them up to the top of the hill and they marched them down again. The decision to pull…
PLASE NOTE This weekend brings our monthly Fellowship meetings on Sunday and Monday. Either there are a lot more months in the year due to the ravages of inflation OR months are a lot shorter, mirroring the reduction in sizr of chocolate bars! Either way, months appear with alarming rapidity. To add to the fun (?), after disposing of the…
But we don’t want to rush into anything! But the town council has a vision … … albeit an unhurried one. Actually the council hasn’t had a vision; it has paid someone else to have a vision. That someone is … The company is a relative newcomer (2013) to the game, but must be important and good because its on-line…
In Case You Haven’t Heard Both the withdrawal of the one-day travelcard-plus-rail … … and total ticket office closures … … have been rescinded. Sense at last! If You Want Rail Buses Or Railcars … … then the County Donegal Railway Joint Committee system would have been the place for you. It’s the bit of the island of Ireland, top…
To get our railways to Net Zero by 2050, Britain will need to electrify more than 13,000 km of track. That’s almost 500km of track each year, every year, for the next 27 years. So, how are we doing so far? Well, last year we managed just 2.2km. In fact, in the last 35 years we have only managed to electrify enough track…
Weird Rail Bus Types fbb suspects that both of the above were more about staff transport than public passenger use. If they were real trains, the income would not be viable, surely? But is the Parry People Mover a Rail Bus? This and its twin trundle happily up and down the short branch from Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town. They…