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First Közvágóhíd railway bridge installed over one weekend

Alastair — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:21:39 +0000

This is a neat piece of civil engineering. If you take the Soroksári út road into the centre of Budapest each day, you’ll know how busy it is. The Ferencváros – Kelenföld S-bahn railway line, which crosses over the road near the Közvágóhíd tram stop, needs expanding. It’s a major infrastructure project that means extra […]

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Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership

Alastair — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:53:09 +0000

Chiltern Railways services will move into public ownership tomorrow – Sunday 20 September 2026. Connecting London Marylebone with communities across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands, Chiltern Railways will become the sixth operator whose services transfer into public ownership as part of the government’s drive to build Great British Railways (GBR) its new national […]

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MSC World Asia has completed her sea trials and will start cruising the Mediterranean in December

Alastair — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:43:14 +0000

MSC World Asia, built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, is MSC’s third LNG-powered World Class vessel. Though she uses Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as her primary fuel, she is also capable of running on bio and synthetic renewable LNG fuels, and is has shore power connectivity, which allows the ship’s engines to […]

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New Battery-Electric Trains for TransPennine Express

Alastair — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:05:26 +0000

Rail passengers are set to enjoy faster and more frequent services when a new fleet of battery-electric trains begin operating on TransPennine Express* routes. Great British Railways (GBR), the UK Government’s new body that runs most of Britain’s rail network, has signed a £1 billion contract with train manufacturer Alstom to build 29** of their […]

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National Motor Museum to leave Beaulieu

Alastair — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:09:14 +0000

That’s a bit of a shock! It’s a bit like hearing the ravens are quitting the Tower of London. Yesterday, the National Motor Museum Trust issued a statement announcing that it has begun the process of identifying a new home for the National Motor Museum as its current lease at Beaulieu is approaching the end […]

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The UK’s first electric tour boat

Alastair — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:35:26 +0000

The Silver Raven, which started operating the official 40-minute ‘Tower of London River Tours’ on the Thames in March this year, is the UK’s first electric tour boat. She is one of the new generation of river craft on an increasingly greener artery through London’s heartland. “It’s got to happen,” says her captain, Chris Manktelow. […]

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Five minute EV FLASH charging from BYD

Alastair — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:55:50 +0000

Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD have just demonstrated their FLASH charging system for the first time in the UK. This could be something of a game-changer. As we all know, one of the main disadvantages of electric vehicles is the time it takes to re-charge. Despite improved charging systems, you simply can’t pull into a service […]

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M24 is the new name for the Le Mans 24hr Museum

Alastair — Sat, 23 May 2026 15:41:18 +0000

The former Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (“The Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans”) has undergone a renovation and will be re-opening its doors on 28th May 2026, 16 days before this year’s 24hr race event, as simply M24 – Musée du Sport Automobile. And it has a new Patron; seven-time Formula […]

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First Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Section Immersed

Alastair — Fri, 08 May 2026 16:41:06 +0000

The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is a major European civil engineering project to lay an 18 km (11.2 mile) road and rail tunnel under the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark. (See The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel for overview.) Earlier this week, the first of its 89 pre-fabricated concrete tunnel sections was floated out of the harbour at Rødbyhavn […]

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The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel

Alastair — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:16:54 +0000

The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is a major European civil engineering project to lay an 18 km (11.2 mile) road and rail tunnel under the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark. You notice I said “lay” and not “dig”. This amazing tunnel will be laid in sections in a giant trough dredged out of the seabed, and […]

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