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Hardly Any Passengers – But Greater Anglia’s Trains Are More Reliable

The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the Great Yarmouth Mercury.

This is the introductory paragraph.

It may be operating fewer trains and carrying a fraction of the passengers it was – but Greater Anglia’s trains are now much more reliable for essential workers, figures show.

Greater Anglia’s most punctual route was Manningtree to Harwich at almost 99 %.

April 10, 2020 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , | 3 Comments

Automated Vegetation Monitoring Technology Deployed In Train Cabs

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Railway Gazette.

This is the introductory paragraph.

Transport for Wales has worked with technology company One Big Circle Ltd to fit trains with ‘smart’ cameras designed to automatically record, analyse and report lineside vegetation risks.

This is surely, a simple application of technology, that will spot vegetation problems, before they cause serious trouble.

April 10, 2020 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , | Leave a comment