Robert Knight
@rupertairbear.bsky.social
Transport and Travel in the UK and Europe. Visited every railway station in GB. All views are my own. https://linktr.ee/rupert_airbear
I've had to get multiple buses to get to Milton Keynes this morning, not helped by a cancellation. I eventually managed to pick up an X5 at Bicester Village. If only there was some sort of railway between Oxford and Milton Keynes that made this journey quicker and easier? 🤔
The BYD BD11B has a heated drivers seat.p I didn't realise this was even an option on buses! To be fair, I didn't even realise it was possible to have comfortable drivers seats at all.
An example of a former diesel bus that has been converted to electric by Wrightbus in Bicester, alongside a brand new Electroliner. The NewPower has up to 385kWh of battery capacity, so less than a new bus, but it costs half as much.
Time for a look around the Euro Bus Expo at the NEC today, and almost immediately I've found a Stagecoach West bus!
I'm back! And I dragged a load of my friends on an adventure! youtu.be/TgX850Vt6ds @sarahwiththetrains.bsky.social @nattj.bsky.social @nickbadley.com @rupertairbear.bsky.social
I'm back - with a bang! Let's drag everyone to Nottingham!
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I sold my first £1 discounted travel for school and NHS staff, which has been funded by the revenue collected from the Oxford congestion charge and latterly the traffic filters. A real benefit for Oxfordshire bus users.
Plans for the long-awaited rebuild of Oxford’s railway station are getting underway with “a detailed review of future capacity”, to be followed by public consultation. Network Rail are planning new west-side and east-side entrances as well as improved bus connections for onward travel.
My friend Jen is doing an amazing thing and is going to be running the London Marathon 2027 for Henshaws, a sight loss charity. If you can, please donate. 🙏 www.justgiving.com/page/jenonth...
JenOnTheMove 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈@jenonthemove.com · last wk.JEN IS DOING A MAD PLAN - Against all odds, I'm going to run the London Marathon 2027. Yes... you heard it - I'm mad! I never shut up about Henshaws, they've continued supporting me, I want to continue supporting them Read my story 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/jenonth...
They're cutting the speed limit on my route to and from work, so it's time to go through the motions. For a couple of weeks, I'll probably be annoyed about a few extra of driving minutes every day. Then I'll get over it and wonder how I ever thought the old speed limit was acceptable.
#OnThisDay 11 years ago Chiltern Railway started running between Marylebone and a new station at Oxford Parkway via Islip, Bicester Village (replacing Bicester Town, pictured: std70040), and a new chord. Trains extended to Oxford proper December 2016. buff.ly/pHqg1XU
The finish line at Crewe 10k today 🏁 I would never have imagined myself as a runner a year ago, but now it's become something I enjoy doing.
I did Crewe 10k this morning with this amazing bunch of people! I did it in 1:00:18, so close to a sub-1 hour run but still pleased with the outcome.
I was in Nottingham this morning for Victoria Embankment Parkrun, which I got to do with my running group.
Dutch cycle infrastructure is incredible, and public transport is also very good. But I have found some provision for pedestrians to be poor, sometimes requiring peds to take unnecessary detours whereas cyclists and motorists get a direct route. The photo shows a good pedestrian crossing.
🇳🇱 Haarlem 🇳🇱 Zandvoor aan Zee 🇳🇱 Amsterdam Sloterdijk 🇳🇱 Haarlem-Spaarnwoude 🇳🇱 Halfweg-Zwanenburg 🇳🇱 Overveen 🇳🇱 Voorhout 🇳🇱 Hillegom Another 8 Dutch stations ticked off today. It seems I'm well on my way to getting all 400...
Step off a train at Den Haag Centraal, look up and there's a tram!
Going to Zandvoort on a cold October afternoon that isn't a race day turned out to be a bit...boring. 😂
Chiltern are recruiting more staff (that's more potential membership fees for RMT to collect) and existing jobs are not affected. Trains on EWR will have two members of staff onboard. This dispute does no favours to the RMT, and they really need to let this one go.
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 2w agoGuards from the RMT union on (nationalised) Chiltern Railways went on strike last weekend, but with minimal disruption to services. Chiltern has recruited Customer Service Inspectors to serve as a second member of staff on Oxford–MK trains, but the RMT calls this “a significant risk to safety”.
The city of Haarlem is a short train ride from Amsterdam, and much quieter. It has plenty to see, including St Bavo's church.
🇳🇱 Gouda 🇳🇱 Utrecht Centraal 🇳🇱 Utrecht Maliebaan The tree stations I ticked off yesterday on my museum day.
The Spoorwegmuseum is served by an hourly shuttle service from Utrecht Centraal, which stops right outside the entrance to the museum. After calling at Utrecht Overvecht, the train reverses at a junction by the A27 motorway to access to the branch to the museum.
This afternoon I went to the Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht, which has a selection of locomotives and carriages to look around. If I have one criticism, it's that very few exhibits had any sort of exhibit label to explain their history.
I've been to Gouda, and specifically the Gouda Cheese Experience. You get to learn about the history of Gouda cheese, how it's made and the tour ends with a tasting session.
🇳🇱 Den Haag Laan van NOI 🇳🇱 Den Haag Mariahoeve 🇳🇱 De Vink 🇳🇱 Voorschoten 🇳🇱 Lieden Lammenschans 🇳🇱 Heemstede-Aerdenhout Six more stations ticked off on this quiet Sunday afternoon.
Electric cars are not a new thing. Here's a Baker Electric Roadster from 1908.
This morning I visited the Louwman Museum in Den Haag. It has a fascinating and varied mix of vehicles from the dawn motoring through to the present day.
