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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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  • AFC Wimbledon (12)
  • 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 (67)
  • Random Thoughts (57)
  • Transport (105)
  • Uncategorized (5)

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Uncategorized

Connecting across Birmingham

It seems paradoxical to be welcoming the growing evidence base and interest in the major issue of air quality and … Continue reading Connecting across Birmingham

Uncategorized

Skills and cooperation – the railway is planning for the future

October has been an astonishingly busy month in the UK railway, lots of great work is being done including on … Continue reading Skills and cooperation – the railway is planning for the future

High Speed Rail, Rail, Transport

A new legacy for the first UK Very High Speed Train

Some may have noticed on social media yesterday (Tuesday 8 August) that a big green Power Car landed in Doncaster… … Continue reading A new legacy for the first UK Very High Speed Train

High Speed Rail, Rail, Transport

Saving the first UK Very High Speed Trains

Today, it was announced that Alstom and Eurostar are gifting 2 of the original Eurostar power cars to the new … Continue reading Saving the first UK Very High Speed Trains

Cities, Mobility as a Service, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

The path to the future of transport…

I was struck by this article today – http://uk.businessinsider.com/uber-tesla-waymo-struggle-to-disrupt-auto-industry-2017-6 I don’t know why i was so struck as the thrust of … Continue reading The path to the future of transport…

Mobility as a Service, Transport

Update (new role) at Travelspirit

After 13 months acting as the voluntary CEO of the Travelspirit Foundation, I am delighted to say that Giles Bailey … Continue reading Update (new role) at Travelspirit

Birmingham, London, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

Can we have less interesting times now?

I have heard that famous curse being quoted with increasing frequency over the last few months… ‘may you live in … Continue reading Can we have less interesting times now?

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