The UK could eliminate the majority of the carbon dioxide emissions from road freight by installing overhead charging cables for electric lorries on “e-highways” across the country, a report by government-funded academics suggests.
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1952: London’s trams trundle into history
After nearly a century of service the tram has made its final appearance in London.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_2963000/2963092.stm
Coronavirus will transform UK work and travel, says AA
The aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis will transform the way we live, work and travel in the UK, the AA says.
It predicts a permanent reduction in the demand for travel because people have learned during the crisis to use home-working technology.
The implications are profound for commuters and for government finances.
Book launch – THE CHESHIRE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
Hello Folks, your members might be interested in this event:
THE CHESHIRE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, 1904-07 Edited by Craig Horner Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 156
To celebrate the publication of this volume, the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire are holding a launch:
Date: Monday 27 January 2020
Time: 6.30-8.00pm (formalities to begin at 7.00pm)
Venue: 70 Oxford St (formerly ‘The Cornerhouse’), Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M1 5NH
Would you mind publicizing it amongst your members. Thanks.
Electric buses: Why were trolleybuses ever scrapped?
They were the original electric buses but 50 years ago today saw the plug pulled on the last trolleybus in Wales. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51034523
Elizabeth steams through Weston
https://www.facebook.com/bbcradiobristol/videos/1577365002320600/?comment_id=1589483267775440
Ten speedy facts about motorways
The M1 – Britain’s first full-length motorway – has turned 50 this year. Its first section, which ran from St Albans to Rugby, opened in December 1959. To mark the half-centenary of this iconic road, connecting North with South, we’ve pulled together some fascinating facts about Britain’s motorways to get your mind racing. Not to be read whilst driving!
Wheels of fortune? A new age for electric motors
This is particularly apposite following the excellent talk by Professor Greenwood on the future of alternative power sources at the Autumn conference.
When it comes to making electric cars better, it’s the batteries that you’ll hear about the most.
But what about the motor that actually drives the car?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49958457
Paul McCartney’s psychedelic Wings tour bus rediscovered
Almost 50 years ago, Sir Paul McCartney and his band Wings decided to decorate an open-top bus in psychedelic colours to take them on tour across Europe.
He converted the double-decker for his post-Beatles band and their families, with the seats on the upper deck replaced by mattresses and bean bags.
Now, after being found in Spain, the Wings Over Europe bus is back in the UK and is to be sold at auction.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49962615
Reunited with vintage police car after 33 years
(The police car is now in Swansea Bus Museum.)
The former owner of a vintage police car has got back behind the wheel of his “beloved” vehicle after 33 years.
Brian Gough, 82, paid £50 for a 1951 black Wolseley in 1974, and donated it to South Wales Police’s museum in 1986.
After moving around museums for 30 years, it went on display at Swansea Bus Museum where Mr Gough climbed into the driver’s seat once again . . .
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49238374