David Willey's Transport blog
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...
Saturday 2 October 2021
Truck driver shortage is an opportunity for modal shift.
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Recent days have seen reports of panic buying of fuel as the media have suggested a fuel shortage due to a lack of truck drivers to deliver...
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