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Railways:-Main Page (this page includes these topics)
Freight
A brief look at passenger trains
Other Railways Pages:-
Railway Electrification
Investment, Disinvestment, Double - Dealing & Future Solutions.
Investment, Disinvestment, Double - Dealing (this includes these topics)
After WW11...
The 1960's - the axe man cometh.
Once closed, forever closed? / Could local community - run operations have been profitable?
Financial sleight of hand?
The Sham of the Public Consultations.
The Thatcher years.
Railway Privatisation.
Passenger numbers increase... / Unfulfilled potential...
Yet the failed "solutions" are still being revisited.
Future Solutions
Future Solutions (this includes these topics)
Some visionary ideas for the future .
The emergence of Community Railways.
Euopean examples.
Proven solutions which we have even started using here in Britain too...
To fund all this?
Passenger Train Variations:-
Long Distance InterCity Trains
Medium Distance Trains
Short Distance Trains
Automated 'Driverless' Metro Systems
Trams, Streetcars and Light Rail Vehicles
'Walk-through' Trains
On-train Refreshment Facilities, Double-Deck Trains & Taking Bicycles On Trains
Light Rail:-Main Page - Light Rail Fits In
Other Light Rail Pages:-
Compatibility With Parked Vehicles
Road Junctions Level Crossings And Traffic Signal Priority
Lawn Track - Creating Green Corridors
Pedestrian Zones And Transit Malls
Track & Route Sharing
Buses:-General (this page includes these topics)
How Long Must I Wait For It To Arrive???
Travelling By Bus With Bicycles
Coach And Bus, What Is The Difference?
Bus Deregulation Creates Confusion Which Deters Potential Passengers From Using The Buses.
Tourist Buses.
Some Bus Oddities
Other Buses Pages:-
Bus Priority Systems & BRT:-Solutions for both on and off road use
Special feature on kerb guidance (O-Bahn) NB: very large page!
Carrying The Crowds
A Bus For London
Electric Buses
Hybrid & Tribrid Buses
New Style 'High-Tech' Buses
Clean and Green Electric (street) Transports.
Advocating Electric Transport for London (Standalone page).
Monorails, Maglevs & 'Cabin' Transports.
'Niche' Transports:-
General (this page includes these topics)
Transport for hilly locations
Water Transport
'Lifts (elevators) escalators and moving walkways
Transport Integration.
Fares & Ticketing Systems.
Halts, Stops & Stations:-
General (this page includes these topics)
I n f o r m a t i o n
Stop & Station Location - Finding the Bus Stop!
Ticket Sales.
Shopping and Refreshment Facilities.
Litter.
Station Platform Doors.
When waiting in the street for buses or trams is a criminal offence.
Other Halts, Stops & Stations Pages:-
Shelters & waiting rooms.
Coping with large crowds.
Historic stations - the challenge of meeting modern-day needs!
Easy Access
Nostalgia, Heritage & Leisure:-
Heritage.
Nostalgia.
Leisure.
Enough Stick! How About Some Carrot.
Roads:-
General (this page includes these topics)
If 'Narrow' Roads Cause Congestion Can Wider Roads Cure It?
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes.
Road Safety & Positive Actions to Improve Safety
Just How Much L-o-n-g-e-r Before The (traffic) Lights (finally) Change???
Traffic Calming & Driver Annoying
Other Roads Pages:-
Road User Tolling and Congestion Charging.
Speed Limits
(Which includes Off-vehicle speed control).
Parking
Get caught in traffic - Go Nowhere!