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SkyScraper City The Northern Line  
10:01 10-Jan-08   [Replies: 24, Views: 977]    By: wjfox
We need a dedicated thread for this utter joke of a service. What is being done to improve and upgrade this fucking pile of useless cack? Practically every day there's some major problem with the ...
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SkyScraper City Japan Opens 'Tallest Lift Tower'  
15:49 3-Jan-08   [Replies: 3, Views: 415]    By: potto
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7169772.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7169772.stm]> Japan opens 'tallest lift tower' The tower will be used to test new ...
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SkyScraper City Northern Gateway Container Terminal  
08:39 28-Dec-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 472]    By: Unnamed
The Northern Gateway project aims to increase Teeside port capacity by about 1.5 MEU. Also it will deliver the ability to handle very large ships with a capacity of 9000 TEU each. 1 kilometre of b...
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SkyScraper City ITER: The solution to all our needs?  
19:51 27-Dec-07   [Replies: 16, Views: 542]    By: blahblah
Quote: What is ITER? ITER is a joint international research and development project that aims to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power. Th...
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SkyScraper City Grand Central commences Sunderland - London services  
06:54 27-Dec-07   [Replies: 13, Views: 456]    By: Unnamed
They are an open access operator and similar to Hull trains seem to be pretty good. Sunderland to London is about 427 kilometres, the travel takes about 3 hours and 44 minutes, a standard return t...
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SkyScraper City 2007 A great year for British transport infrastructure?  
21:44 26-Dec-07   [Replies: 61, Views: 1970]    By: Unnamed
After reading the article I thought 2007 is a very good year for British transport infrastructure, what do you think? Quote: 2007 - The year in transport reviewed - part...
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SkyScraper City Arup's HS2 proposals  
10:39 24-Dec-07   [Replies: 127, Views: 5697]    By: Unnamed
Where are they then? Sorry if anyone read the thread title and thought I had them btw. ...
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SkyScraper City A Tale of a Christmas Journey  
08:46 24-Dec-07   [Replies: 7, Views: 379]    By: blahblah
I travelled to Barnsley (parents) from Birmingham (Home) by train on Saturday. I did this for a number of reasons. Firstly, the other half is coming up to spend Xmas with my parents this year, b...
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SkyScraper City The return of the London Docklands Development Corporation?  
10:25 20-Dec-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 344]    By: Unnamed
There have been a lot of articles recently about the government's complete failure in delivering its part to the Thames Gateway development. And indeed, for anybody who gets involved, it is obvio...
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SkyScraper City Boris Johnson's 'Green' Routemaster  
11:10 19-Dec-07   [Replies: 64, Views: 2987]    By: DarJoLe
'Green' Routemaster plan outlined http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7149722.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7149722.stm]> Designs which could see the iconic Routemaste...
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SkyScraper City Croydon Trams-Upgrades and Extensions.  
00:41 19-Dec-07   [Replies: 6, Views: 320]    By: Unnamed
Today for the the first time I had to go to Croydon (kicked up a fuss at work about going as it meant trying to get out of London when everyone was trying to get in!) but it turned out to be not t...
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SkyScraper City PRT - Solution to failing Park & Ride schemes?  
19:24 18-Dec-07   [Replies: 29, Views: 1276]    By: potto
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7148731.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7148731.stm]> There are no drivers, no rails, no timetables and no emissions. But, most importantly for passengers...
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SkyScraper City Belfast Dublin train slowest in Europe  
22:29 17-Dec-07   [Replies: 58, Views: 3038]    By: Unnamed
There is a train running between Belfast and Dublin called the Enterprise, which I use frequently. I often read of other travellers' complaints about their train services, but the Enterprise trump...
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SkyScraper City London Midland orders 27 Turbostar trains (69 carriages)  
09:37 17-Dec-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 663]    By: Unnamed
These will replace the Pacers and will be introduced by July 2010. The production will happen at Derby (bogies in Germany) which is great news, as it means they can reopen production of the Turbos...
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SkyScraper City McAslan's Oxford Street Tram  
12:27 14-Dec-07   [Replies: 46, Views: 2102]    By: Unnamed
I know this should probably be in the transport threads but about bloomin time this was properly considered. Oxford St is currently, IMO a major embarresment to London (see also Leicester Sq)...th...
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SkyScraper City Why I'm going to move to France  
10:03 12-Dec-07   [Replies: 20, Views: 846]    By: Parkey
Quote: Who is getting serious about climate change? FOUR MONTHS of consultation on an unprecedented scale across France culminated at the end of October in a high-profil...
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SkyScraper City Euston Station Redevelopment  
23:12 10-Dec-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 861]    By: Unnamed
Are there any pictures showing what the platform level will look like after the proposed rebuild? Will it still be an enclosed shit tip with a shopping centre on top? All external pictoria...
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SkyScraper City National Express takes over GNER train operations  
23:25 9-Dec-07   [Replies: 48, Views: 1501]    By: Jaeger
National Express takes over GNER train operations Filed 10/12/07 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=4579 [http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=4579]> Ne...
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SkyScraper City Stonehenge World Heritage Site - Road Tunnel Plan Dropped  
14:39 7-Dec-07   [Replies: 42, Views: 1015]    By: potto
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/tra...cle3231222.ece [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/transport/article3231222.ece]> Stonehenge road and tunnel plans scrapped By Colin Brown, Deputy Polit...
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SkyScraper City Rail Stations in London.  
19:43 5-Dec-07   [Replies: 12, Views: 844]    By: Unnamed
After travelling for the last few years on the rail system in the UK and after a argument with a friend over train travel i decided to investigate just how bad (or good) we actually have it, in co...
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SkyScraper City Which house to you prefer?  
17:58 2-Dec-07   [Replies: 27, Views: 670]    By: Bob
Just thought I'd post a quick survey of preferred housing design. I'd appreciate your opinions. Thanks A. B. ...
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SkyScraper City Death to all Hullensians. Londoners to be saved.  
14:33 30-Nov-07   [Replies: 15, Views: 588]    By: legolamb
Leave Hull to flood, engineers say Published: 29 November 2007 15:16 Last Updated: 30 November 2007 10:11 Reader Responses Hull was badly hit by floods this summer Increase image Vi...
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SkyScraper City London - Low Emission Zone  
03:37 29-Nov-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 268]    By: labcreation
I have notcied these road signs being put up near my house. Never really heard about this in the news, here's what I found on the TFL site http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/default....
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SkyScraper City Voice of the Underground Fired  
09:08 28-Nov-07   [Replies: 19, Views: 568]    By: Unnamed
The voice of London's subway system fired after saying the 'Tube' filled her with horror 26 November 2007 LONDON (AP) - The woman behind the gentle, even voice which warns London's subway c...
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SkyScraper City Why the car still has an important role to play  
13:32 27-Nov-07   [Replies: 7, Views: 263]    By: blahblah
Quote: Honda Debuts All-New FCX Clarity Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Dynamic styling and performance herald major advances for fuel cell vehicles; limited marketing to begin...
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