Category: Transport
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…
Taxi firm Addison Lee rolls out in car 4G FREE of charge
At last a genuine reason not to have to make inane conversation with your cab driver. Addison Lee is rolling out 4G to its 4,800-strong London fleet, following a trial which saw 150 of its cars using the 4G service. The 4G network will offer passengers upload and download speeds of up to 12mbps which,…
Human-like skin for aircraft under development
A so-called "smart skin" – made up of tens of thousands of tiny sensors – could be fitted to future aircraft so that they can "feel" changes in speed, temperature, physical strain and movement. The system, which is being developed by BAE System's Advanced Technology Centre in Essex, will also allow the exterior of aircraft…
London Buses trialling free wifi
Transport for London has announced a trial of wifi on a handful of buses which, if successful, could roll out to thousands of other buses that serve the capital. Pic from here. The technology has been installed on a bus on route 12, between Dulwich and Oxford Circus, and the RV1…
London Underground to support contactless card & phone payments in September
London's Tube network will support payments through contactless debit and credit cards from September, it has emerged. EE has also announced that its customers will also be able to pay by tapping their handsets on the card readers. According to MayorWatch, improved "Wave and Pay" functionality will kick in on September 16th. Perhaps most intriguingly,…
British trains win wifi speed boost because of repeatedly delayed
Trains across Britain could be about to get faster wifi – thanks to, umm, trains being chronically late. According to the BBC millions of pounds is being raised by a fine imposed by the Office of Rail Regulation on Network…
