LS8 UK 2005: transport and culture 2011-12-10T18:19:06Z tag:daveches.co.uk,2006-12-06:/blog/20061206201028679 greymatter2rss version 2.0 Dave Ches ls8@daveches.co.uk announcements Most people roll their eyes at the mention of long-distance coach services with the likes of Megabus and tell you how much better the train is. Yes,... tag:daveches.co.uk,2011-11-28:/blog/archives/00000127 2011-11-28T09:06:00Z preston tram Stories about the spiralling costs and uncertainty around the Edinburgh tram line have broken through into the national media on a number of... tag:daveches.co.uk,2011-09-11:/blog/archives/00000126 2011-09-11T09:39:00Z by train to the airport All Scotland's major mainland airports have a railway running alongside their boundaries, but only Prestwick has a station. It's a bad reflection on... tag:daveches.co.uk,2011-06-29:/blog/archives/00000125 2011-06-29T09:12:00Z on the spot fines The headlines about the new the Strategic Framework for Road Safety say, "On the spot fines for careless drivers". Surely this in fact really means... tag:daveches.co.uk,2011-05-11:/blog/archives/00000124 2011-05-11T05:45:00Z the Brompton With the demise of the Routemaster bus, London took another step towards its overground transport systems resembling those in any other major western... tag:daveches.co.uk,2011-04-17:/blog/archives/00000123 2011-04-17T09:47:00Z Philip Hammond Is Philip Hammond the right man to be leading transport policy at the moment? <br /><br /> His £7.5million fortune makes him one of the wealthiest of the... tag:daveches.co.uk,2011-03-16:/blog/archives/00000122 2011-03-16T08:40:00Z