Saturday, 3 June 2017

Buses need to be more user-friendly.

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I have something of a love-hate relationship with buses. I love buses, the actual vehicles themselves, but travelling on them can be quite s...
Thursday, 4 May 2017

Council elections are a chance to stop the NIMBYs.

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The Mossend International Railfreight Park  is a controversial development at the well-established Mossend freight terminal near Bellshill....
Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Could Britain ever have double-deck trains?

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Double-decker trains. They're fairly common in North America and continental Europe, where they allow increased passenger numbers for th...
Thursday, 19 January 2017

Defining standards for passenger train accommodation.

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Amongst all the railway enthusiasts on facebook (and IRL) there is (and has always been) a certain amount of banter about which trains are ...
Tuesday, 27 December 2016

X points the way to Vegas

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Given its notable tourist industry, you would think that Las Vegas, Nevada would have a frequent passenger train service. Sadly, this is not...
Friday, 4 November 2016

It's not easy being DC

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The Southern Railway and its predecessors were early adopters when it came to electrification, and most of the former Southern region is cur...
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Putting all our eggs in one airport is the wrong choice.

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It was announced today that a third runway at Heathrow is to get the go-ahead, despite opposition from environmental groups and local resid...