Edinburgh Airport Tram Terminus Scotland may not have a tram system that can mark 150 years of continuous operation, but it does have one that is very popular. In 2024, the first full year of operation from the Airport to Newhaven, Edinburgh Trams had 12.1 million customers, the first time in nearly 10 years that […]
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Photo: Corsica Ferries ship at Toulon As last year, SNCF in January were offering TGV fares on their Ouigo services from just €19 – available on just one day and valid for travel until the end of March. In 2025 I travelled for €19 from Paris to Nice and €29 from Nice back to Paris.
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In September 2025, I joined an eleven-day tour organised by Ffestiniog Travel entitled “Rural Romania Where Time Stands Still” by Professor David Murray-Smith. View the full article
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To participate in the 150th anniversary of the Munich Tram, I decided to have a run out on the tram network. I initially selected route 14 from Pasing – a community to the west of the city centre – to Gondrellplatz, a residential zone to the south east of Pasing: a journey of 20 minutes.
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In 2026, the Munich public transport company – Münchner Vekehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG) – marks the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the very first Munich Tram in 1876. So what better time to visit Munich and to try out the current tram network! The commemorative logo celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first Munich tram,
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The Scottish Government’s £2 Bus Fare Cap Pilot is a 12-month initiative to introduce a simplified fare structure to make bus travel more affordable and easier to understand. Supported by a £10 million investment, the pilot is designed to: Encourage modal shift by increasing fare-paying patronage. Promote equity by supporting low-income passengers and those in
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Who would not be intrigued by a bus that is called a tram? That question tempted me to go for a trip on the Irizar i.e tram (100 per cent electric) operated by Go-Ahead London on route 358 from Orpington to Crystal Palace (picture above: The Irizar i.e. tram on route 358, shown above at Bromley South station heading
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