Category: Transport
British trains are getting free wifi from 2017
Rail minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government is planning to require train companies to offer free wifi to passengers from 2017. Hurrah! The way it will work is that when the different rail franchises come up for renewal, the government will build into the specification the provision of free wifi. For the…
Air travel could be about to become even more uncomfortable
Wait, wasn't technology and progress supposed to make travel more tolerable? It seems that Spring Airlines in China missed a memo, as it is pursuing plans to install paradoxically named "standing seats" in planes. According to The Telegraph, the airline has been pushing for standing seats on planes since 2009 - but airline safety regulators…
WATCH: Crossrail has NEARLY finished digging
Check out this movie trailer type video created by Crossrail to promote the fact that after years of digging, the new tunnels under London are nearly finished - and judging by the dramatic music and lights, will be directed by Christopher Nolan. With the rest of the tunnel boring machines finished, the final TBM has…
The Digest: Uber promises 50,000 jobs in Europe… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber taxi firm promises 50,000 jobs under 'new' Europe deal | BBC News "The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe. Travis Kalanick told a conference in Munich that Uber could create 50,000 jobs as part of a…
How can data improve train travel?
For millions of people trains are an annoying fact of life: Sure, they get you from A to B, but it never really is quite that simple, with delays, engineering and overcrowded carriages. Surely something can be done? Even when times are tight economically, isn't there a way that train companies can behave a little…
Check out the MASSIVE EMPTY TUNNELS under the streets of London
As Londoners will know, the city has been disrupted for several years by the construction of Crossrail - a new train line that will join east and west suburban rail services, and allow commuters to take trains right into the heart of the capital. Today, Crossrail has released some astonishing new images of the tunnels…
Barclay’s PingIt hooks up with First Buses
Ever got on a bus to find you don't have the right change? Exciting news for commuters outside London as First Buses has done something about it! No, the company hasn't been more heavily regulated by government and ran at a loss as a public service like it always should have been - but First…
Man gets $1200 in-flight wifi bill
While not quite the worst thing that can happen during a flight, this must be up there - right? A Canadian man travelling on Singapore Airlines from London to Singapore has landed himself a bill of almost $1200. Whoops. According to the Washington Post, Jeremy Gutsche got the penalty for using too much data on…
Wifi will now work at 150 Tube stations
Good news for London commuters this morning as Virgin Media has announced it has installed wifi in its 150th London Underground station. The news comes as Wimbledon, Richmond, Morden, East Ham, Barking and Upminster are all brought online, providing travellers with blessed relief from the horror or having to stare vacantly at other people. Apparently…
Whistl trials electric unicycle, the AirWheel Q3, for urban deliveries
It may look a bit like a poor man's Segway, but meet the AirWheel unicycle. Billed as a futuristic transport device, it's being deployed by whistl (formerly TNT Post) to get parcels around the city more quickly. Posties from whistl took to the streets of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham on Monday 15th September, creating…
