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A blog for my thoughts on transport mostly as well as politics and life more broadly

What you will get: Transport

What you might get: Bordeaux, AFC Wimbledon, cats, politics, wine, Birmingham, cities

And finally, respect to Claire (Mrs B) and Camille (little Miss B)

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  • aviation (8)
  • Birmingham (51)
  • Birmingham Mayor (15)
  • Bordeaux (1)
  • Buses (9)
  • Cats (1)
  • Cities (60)
  • High Speed Rail (48)
  • London (39)
  • Mobility as a Service (8)
  • Politics (81)
  • Rail (69)
  • Random Thoughts (58)
  • Transport (107)
  • Uncategorized (5)

My latest tweets

  • RT @njak_100: Alarming that this piece considers the Net Zero challenge in transport to begin and end with electric cars 😳 6 hours ago
  • RT @JMPSimor: If @DailyMailUK has a “paid for partnership” with the British Government - as it says it does - we need to know how much it’s… 6 hours ago
  • RT @cmajrail: Germany looking to force the pace on railway electrification, raising the electrified proportion of its network from 61% to 7… 7 hours ago
  • RT @mountain_ghosts: yes well covid would say that https://t.co/IPVFB8HeiU 7 hours ago
  • RT @katietarrant98: Only half the Grenfell Recovery Fund is actually spent on survivors and the bereaved, and even then they described what… 7 hours ago
  • RT @davidschneider: Reminder for media: It's not Boris, it's Boris Johnson Not cronyism, it’s corruption Not a government that “did ever… 7 hours ago
  • RT @joncstone: Tory London assembly member kicks up a fuss about TfL polling residents to ask whether they support new cycle lanes - cyclin… 7 hours ago
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Category: Random Thoughts

Mobility as a Service, Random Thoughts, Transport

Promoting and enabling Mobility as a Service: TravelSpirit and big ideas

We are hearing (and writing) a lot about Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and I won’t repeat it all here, … Continue reading Promoting and enabling Mobility as a Service: TravelSpirit and big ideas

Mobility as a Service, Random Thoughts, Transport

Talking the Future of Travel at London Tech Week

I was excited and intrigued to be invited by the Travel Tech Lab and London & Partners to speak at … Continue reading Talking the Future of Travel at London Tech Week

Random Thoughts

Happy holidays!

Having been flat out with work for the last 6 weeks I now have a few days to catch my … Continue reading Happy holidays!

Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

On the move/exciting times

Perhaps my (relative) lack of activity on t’internet has been noted these last few days? Perhaps not… But for those … Continue reading On the move/exciting times

Cities, High Speed Rail, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

Transport for the North – big infrastructure, big plans

Well it would certainly be fair to say that the Government and the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ have bold plans and big … Continue reading Transport for the North – big infrastructure, big plans

Birmingham, Cities, High Speed Rail, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

It’s all happening in Birmingham

Conscious that I have not been writing on here for a while (due to starting my new job!) I have … Continue reading It’s all happening in Birmingham

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts

‘Devo Manc’, is devolution now happening?

News appears this morning form Manchester that the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Central Government are well on track to … Continue reading ‘Devo Manc’, is devolution now happening?

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 2

In this Part I want to explore a practical application of integrated transport policy.  Quite often we have accepted second … Continue reading Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 2

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 1

I took part in an interesting discussion yesterday with other West Midlands transport types, one part of this discussion focused … Continue reading Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 1

Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

Cycling, what you need to know

I know of Dr Rachel Aldred in the transport world and as one of the other 5 UK transport tweeters named in … Continue reading Cycling, what you need to know

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