Sunday, 5 January 2025

Upgrades to Stranraer needed.

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While central Scotland has been doing quite well recently with railway reopenings and electrifications galore, the South West has seen a sev...
Friday, 27 September 2024

Cycling infrastructure needs joined-up thinking.

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 Cycling is one of the greenest and healthiest modes of transport. Whether it's making short trips around town for shopping or commuting...
Saturday, 6 April 2024

Could EMALS be fitted to UK Aircraft Carriers?

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One of the most controversial design choices of the UK's new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers is that, despite their size, they a...
Sunday, 21 January 2024

Where next for high speed diesel units?

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Electrification and introduction of bi-mode trains is bringing about the withdrawal of many high speed diesel trains in the UK. The nomadic ...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023

New Zealand needs Inter-City trains.

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  So I recently returned from a month-long holiday in New Zealand, and in terms of trains it was certainly an eye-opening trip. In the UK we...
Wednesday, 5 April 2023

The car lobby's culture war is insane and dangerous.

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  The accompanying image was modified by me from a popular meme that characterises well-known environmental activist Greta Thunberg as deman...
Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Low Carbon Logistics

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Away from the “blah, blah, blah” of the main COP26 events in Glasgow, the Low Carbon Logistics conference at Mossend (held on the 8 th , 9 t...