Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating as TFL has to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently Passengers … Read more
The world’s first AI-powered, all-electric hydrofoil boat — which automatically stabilises itself a smoother ride — has been demonstrated at the Venice Boat Show. The craft — the Candela C-7 — was presented today at the second iteration of the nautical event, which is being held at the Venetian Arsenal until June 6, 2021. The long-range boat, which … Read more
More than half of Britons would not feel safe on public transport after June 21 without face coverings – and two fifths are nervous about going into shops New poll suggests many people would not feel comfortable ditching face masks Survey showed more than half of Britons would not feel safe on public transport Almost … Read more
Developed by Aurrigo, the three Auto-Shuttles will run a two-mile route from Madingley Road Park and Ride around the University of Cambridge’s West Campus.
Newly released photos show the construction of Hyperloop – the high-speed vacuum train that will hurtle customers along at up to 750 miles/hour (1,200 kph). Virgin Hyperloop, which is one of the companies constructing the ambitious project worldwide, gave Reuters a tour of its test site near Las Vegas. Photos show its 1,640 foot-long white metal tube … Read more
Car registration figures released today have confirmed that over half-a-million plug-in vehicles are now on Britain’s roads. A recent boom in sales saw plug-in hybrid and pure electric cars account for one in ten registrations in 2020 – a figure that continued to rise in 2021 to around one in eight new motors. However, when … Read more
Bus travel is returning to pre-pandemic levels much faster than rail in Britain, bosses revealed today as people go back to using buses for their ‘everyday jobs’ such as shopping and going to school. Passenger numbers on buses in Newcastle are now at 45 per cent of levels before March 2020 despite the country still … Read more
Advances in electric motors, battery technology and autonomous software has triggered an explosion in the field of electric air taxis. Larry Page, CEO of Google parent company Alphabet , has poured millions into aviation start-ups Zee Aero and Kitty Hawk, which are both striving to create all-electric flying cabs. Kitty Hawk is believed to be … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has claimed Britain’s Covid crisis would’ve been a ‘heck of a lot worse’ without the Government’s extortionate contact tracing scheme. Mr Shapps attempted to defend the £22billion Test and Trace programme after a damning cross-party report found it had ‘no measurable effect’ on the epidemic. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said there … Read more
Wait for the little green WOMAN: London transport bosses change the figures on traffic crossings to mark International Women’s Day Transport for London changed the figures as part of International Women’s Day Pedestrians will have seen the new look icons in several London high streets TfL says they ‘serve as a reminder of the contribution … Read more