Merry Christmas… for the purposes of security and safety management
Published on 23 December 2012 in Transport, London, railways, trains
When festive dotmatrix signs go bad
Posts about "railways"
FirstGroup. The rail company everyone just hates
Published on 15 August 2012 in Transport, First Great Western, First Group, railways, trains, Virgin Trains
There has been a lot in the press about the news that Virgin Trains has lost its franchise on the West Coast Mainline, to be replaced by First Group.
Duplication on the Twitter rails
Published on 28 June 2012 in Internet, Transport, railways, social media, Twitter
Duplication in the Twittersphere when it comes to railways and social media
The Survival of the Caledonian Sleeper
Published on 24 June 2012 in Transport, Caledonian Sleeper, First Scotrail, railways, Scotland, sleeper trains, trains
The Caledonain sleeper survives to run another day
All aboard the Rocky Mountaineer: Kamloops to Jasper
Published on 7 September 2011 in Travel and Holidays, Canada, railways, Rocky Mountaineer, trains
It’s clear that a Rocky Mountaineer train can’t set off from a station without someone standing on the platform waving goodbye to the passengers. Kamloops’s staffing levels however are a bit lower than Vancouvers, leaving just four people to stand and say goodbye to us as we leave the station for our second and final day of train travel as we head to Jasper. The train has also shrunk a bit overnight; several of the coaches and at least one engine have been left behind somewhere, presumably on a nearby railyard. From Kamloops the Rocky Mountaineer can go in one of two directions. Some trains head over the Canadian Pacific lines to Banff, but ours is going the other way to Jasper on the Canadian National line. It will take us into the Canadian Rockies proper. But first there’s breakfast to think of as the train crew work once more to put the pounds on their passengers.
All aboard the Rocky Mountaineer: Vancouver to Kamloops
Published on 6 September 2011 in Travel and Holidays, Canada, railways, Rocky Mountaineer, trains
"All aboard!" chorus the Rocky Mountaineer staff loudly as the train hoots in sync in a slightly cheesy way. Passengers are invited to make their way to their seats. The Rocky Mountaineer is getting ready to depart.
All aboard the Rocky Mountaineer for the adventure of a lifetime. And a picket line.
Published on 5 September 2011 in Travel and Holidays, Canada, railways, Rocky Mountaineer, trains
"One of the World's Ultimate Experiences" says the Lonely Planet about the Rocky Mountaineer. There's just the matter of the picket line to cross first.
The £31.80 train ticket for a 20 mile journey
Published on 19 August 2011 in Transport, railways, train tickets, trains
A train ticket I bought this week brought a whole new level to rail fare insanity.
Train ticket collection – how doing something pointless can make sense for the user
Published on 6 June 2011 in Internet, Transport, internet, railways, train tickets, trains, usability
I wandered over to the fastticket machines, put my card in and lo, my tickets printed out several hundred miles away from where they were supposed to.
The Oystercard website – exposing the underbelly of your technology is not necessarily what’s best for your users
Published on 17 May 2011 in Internet, Transport, London Underground, Oystercard, railways, train tickets, Transport for London, usability, web development
I've learned that the Oystercard website is quite bad for tracking all this stuff - a fact that amazes me.