I’m just back from Madrid where the FIAA show, completely dedicated to bus and coach, is always a worthwhile one. I had thought that with the problems the Spanish economy is facing, the big impact this has had on new registrations as well as losses from the ranks of the manufacturers, notably Tata Hispano, it […]
It is just a matter of days now till the industry descends on the NEC, Birmingham, to see for itself what Euro Bus Expo holds. As ever, the show is a great opportunity to see the latest vehicles and technology all in one place. By the way, if you want to know what is to […]
Getting off the motorway at Eindhoven is the first challenge, the city’s motorway box which doubled as a ring road has been upgraded to two parallel routes with the only access from the motorway to the ring road at the points where radial motorways join. Local and through traffic is effectively segregated but miss the […]
Strictly Come Dancing has hit the screens of the UK for another season, and once again many millions will each week watch the developing partnership of the professional dancer and their willing if sometimes incompetent student. The success or failure of these dancing duos owes much to the faith and trust that each side puts […]
The site is run by the Bletchley Park Trust, Registered Charity number 1012743, whose mission, according to their website, ‘is to preserve and develop Bletchley Park as a world-class museum, heritage site and education centre in order to enhance the understanding of the critical contribution of Codebreaking and intelligence in World War Two, the birth […]
Despite warnings and the threat of a Judicial Review it went ahead and confirmed to operators that this was what it was going to do. Only on 26 June, after Stagecoach had been through all the processes that will result in the closure of its Brynmawr depot on 20 July, and operators including Cardiff Bus […]
There is no doubt that cash was expensive to handle, costing £24m a year, a saving that TfL says will be reinvested in the network. It will also help to maintain quick boarding times as cash payment increased stop dwell times. However, cash payers were already paying a substantial premium for their journey compared with […]
I’ve always been a bit of a sucker for the gold edged invitation with the same portcullis emblem you used to get on the back of an old thrupenny bit that indicates a call to the House of Commons. There’s something about walking past the spot where Charles 1st faced his Parliament and more recently […]