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The Joy Of A Hat, First Impressions…
I was reflecting the other day on the start of my career in the bus industry, it started in 1983, I recall reporting for duty at the rather grand head office of the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. The training office was located adjacent to the Stray, the name given...
read moreThe Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum (No Seekers)
Well here I am sat in Clent Towers and maybe it is important that at this point my dear reader friend that I must declare my hand, these views are mine and mine alone, not necessarily does this blog reflect the view of uTrack. But having just watched a sad history...
read moreUk Bus Summit 2019
I was delighted to note that the excellent UK Bus summit will yet again be taking place in the heart of Westminster where the key figures and decision makers will meet to discuss the role of the bus at arguably one of the most decisive times as the bus reaches a...
read moreWorrying Trends On UK Bus Usage From TAS
The very latest TAS survey published this week and authored by the highly respected Chris Cheek, paints a worrying and gloomy picture for the UK Bus Industry, which reports that across the nation in 2012 revenue fell by 6%, even worse it showed that the UK workforce...
read moreCILT : A Proud Centenary
So with 2019 comes a special anniversary, as we celebrate the one hundred year of the Chartered Institute Of Logistics And Transport. It is in fairness a noble and worthy celebration, the Institute has played a considerable role in shaping the future of Logistics and...
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Is Public Service Driving A Bus?
I was having a meander across Faceache yesterday when I came across a comment from a chap who I had known from the early nineties. When I first met him he was a young, well educated, and articulate man who had a passion for the bus industry. He was a self confessed...
read moreGetting Ahead In Dublin
It was most encouraging to see my first copy of CBW or Coach And Bus Weekly slide into my pigeon hole at Clent towers. As my eager fingers peeled back the plastic cover, low and behold, what did I see but two of Go Ahead Dublin’s finest, new, shiny buses, gleaming in...
read more2019: A New Year Beckons
Well the turkey is a distant memory, the pigs in blankets have gone into hibernation for the winter, and the decorations while still up, seem a little incongruous to the general grey, drab, post Christmas celebrations. However, all is not lost, the New Year brings...
read more2018; A Great Year For uTrack
So, there we have it, another year over as the good ship uTrack meanders to an end as I write this the final blog of 2018. It has been a year of growth and consolidation with significant expansion with some great new staff in both the Dublin and Birmingham offices....
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All Hail The New Fat Controlers….Maybe?
I was both intrigued and surprised to learn on the BBC news that the government is wanting to allow private rail companies to compete on routes that are presently operated by rail Companies that have previously won rail franchises. I have to say this was a complete...
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The Renaissance Of First UK Bus.
I have been watching with great interest over the past severn years the progress of First UK Bus. I worked for First for over 20 years eventually being made redundant in 2006. Ironically in 2018, I find myself in that strange world where through the fickle finger of...
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UK Bus Awards: The Big Book Of Winners
So there I was minding my own business when the postie arrived with his traditional goodie bag of invoices, statements and a plethora of new credit cards that apparently I am eligible for, along with discounted funeral plans and invitations to join residential nursing...
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Hereford Bus Depot….Reflections On The Past
There is an old saying, “ Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be”, as ever a clever play on words no doubt invented by a wag with a great sense of humour. I do not quite know how or why but somehow I have come to realise that actually I have become quite an old bloke. Now...
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CILT…..Shaping Government Policy at Number 10!
I remember someone saying to me some years ago, why do you bother with CILT, it does not do anything, it does not change anything, why bother? Well, as you can imagine I had plenty to say about the positive reasons why being a member and getting actively involved was...
read moreCILT Fellows Lunch…Jolly Good!
Well here we are again, it is that time of year again, all of Santa’s little helpers have served time on the naughty step and those who have been good are on their way to the rather splendid Copthorne Tara Hotel in the Royal borough of Kensington. To no doubt enjoy...
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Transport Select Committee…Digging Deep
I recently saw a photo on Faceache as someone called it of several fine and decent fellows, who I know, who were snapped in a well known London boozer, located close to the House of Commons. An establishment that I have to confess I have enjoyed the benefits of in the...
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Life? A Glass Half Full, Or Half Empty?
One of the many joys of writing blogs, is the fact that to be quite honest, you never really know just where the journey is going to take you. Now, the theorist may advocate that you should simply follow the age old principle of following a beginning, a middle, and an...
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Rail Fares Going Up Again? What The Dickins?
It is always a strange time of year this officially the last day of Autumn, as the curtain closes on November, and the Christmas tree is officially hoisted outside number 10 Downing street, the phenomenon known as the festive season is almost upon us. So, surely that...
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