Lightweight "Upcycled" Ex-London Underground Trains Form an Economic Solution to Branch Line Services.
"Upcycling" - recycling by refurbishment and upgrading - comes to a railway line in the East of England Region.
15 Jul 2019
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Much Ado in Tring's Memorial Garden
Two weeks ago - and in view of the weather is was a good job it hadn't been the week before - saw the finale of 'Drama Impact's' Summer Tour with a light-hearted and frolicsome production of "Much Ado About Nothing".
19 Aug 2019
Liberal Democrats on the County Council seek Clarity on the Development of Electric Vehicle Charging Points for Hertfordshire
At the Hertfordhire County Council Meeting on the 16th July, 2019, Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst, who represents Central Watford & Oxhey and is the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Herts County Council submitted the following written question to Cllr Bibby, the Executive Member for Highways and the Environment:
22 Aug 2019
All-Party Support for Lib Dem Motion Seeking Clarity on the Status on non-UK EU Citizens Particulary Regarding Standing for Local Councils.
At the Hertfordshire County Council Meeting on 27th November 2018, the following motion was proposed by Chris White the County Councillor for St Albans Central and (since May 2019) Leader of St Albans & City Council and Councillor for Clarence Ward and duly seconded by Barbara Gibson, the County Councillor for Haldens and (since May 2019) one of the seven East of England MEPs.
25 Aug 2019
Reuse is the Best Way to Recycle. After refurbishment ex-District Line trains now run between Bletchley and Bedford
Re-use is near the top of the Recycling Hierarchy and Vivarail has as its main objective the reuse of obsolete electric train units that used to run on London's District Line. The company was founded in 2012 with the aim of heavily overhauling London Underground D78 Stock and upcycling them into new BR Class 230 diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs), and was the brainchild of Adrian Shooter, the now retired former chairman of DB Regio UK Ltd (better known in the UK as Chiltern Railways). Vivarail acquired over 200 units for this purpose.
11 Oct 2019
This Month saw a Modest Record Broken in Scotland as a Refurbished Train Completed a 40-mile Trip on Battery-Power alone.
A Diesel Powered D230 in Service at Beltchley ...
20 Jan 2020