The Anonymous Widower

‘Bakerloop’ Bus Route launches In Autumn, TfL Says

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

This is the sub-heading.

A new bus route named the Bakerloop is set to launch in autumn to connect stations and areas in south-east London.

This graphic clipped from the BBC article shows the route.

I don’t deny that South London doesn’t need more buses, but I am getting rather fed up with SadIQ showing he is a South Londoner by putting on more and more buses for his friends.

My regular bus to Moorgate is the 141 bus, which must be the worst bus route in London on an overall basis.

June 10, 2025 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Earth Friendly Concrete Spotted On Moorgate

I’ve been hoping to spot one of Capital Concrete’s trucks before, but this is the first one, I’ve seen delivering Earth Friendly Concrete.

I said more about the product in Earth Friendly Concrete.

June 10, 2025 Posted by | Environment, Transport/Travel, World | , , | Leave a comment

Eden Project Morecambe Revealed In New Images

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

This is the sub-heading.

New images of what the long-awaited ecotourism attraction Eden Project Morecambe will look like have been released.

These three paragraphs add more detail.

The shell-inspired structure, sister site to the original Eden Project in Cornwall, is due to open in late 2028 and is expected to attract thousands of people to the Lancashire town.

CGI images, by architects Grimshaw, show how the design will look on the edge of Morecambe Bay promenade.

The project team said the structure would be “instantly recognisable” as an “emblem of sustainability” with a “deep connection to place” and complimenting heritage landmarks nearby.

The BBC article contains a selection of stunning images.

I have never been to the original Eden Project in Cornwall, as I don’t drive and it is difficult to get to by train.

But Morecambe from Euston is an easy sub-three hours train journey and not much over an hour from Liverpool and Manchester.

So the Eden Project Morecambe will be much easier to get to and will surely bring in the visitors.

But it needs a better train between Lancaster and Morecambe than this.

Note.

  1. The train is a British Rail-era Class 156 diesel train, that was built in the late 1980s.
  2. A diesel train to an eco-project is probably not the right image.
  3. If they get all the visitors by rail, that I think they will, a two-car train will probably not have enough capacity.
  4. The platform appears to be electrified and be around 70-80 metres long.
  5. The Lancaster and Morecambe service is less than five miles.

But I believe, that this platform could be used to charge a battery-electric train through a pantograph.

This train would then be able to trundle silently all day between Lancaster and Morecambe stations.

 

June 10, 2025 Posted by | Environment, Transport/Travel, World | , , , , , | 2 Comments