London Transport Withdrawals.
The concept of the so called Boris bus/Wrightbus New Route Master (2013) was a good idea at the time, but it was soon found to have two serious flaws? Planned as a reintroduction of the famous RM RML series in modern service it promised London charm and the Mayor of London Boris Johnson believed it would impact on a rise in tourism?
The first flaw was the open deck-stairwell at the rear, allowing Oyster card holders to jump the fares to the rear and upper deck. The second was that the back of the bus upstairs having no rear window made it very dark, the problem was the expense to rectify and thus it was decided that it was cheaper to replace them from this year.
London transport has opted for an Italian Electric bus instead which is more environmentally friendly, after the initial trials of ten this is now to be massed introduced!
Tuesday 28 March 2017
Tuesday 21 March 2017
Moon base and Mars Mission?
U.S. President DJ Trump Promises?
Within his term the U.S. will reach for the stars again, just like John F. Kennedy did in the 1960's? Then we now know was a hit and miss affair, hopefully this time science will be applied with quality engineering and safety in mind?
Why do humans want to go the stars?
Finding life is one reason the other is the adventure and self-achievement of what we can do? But there is a third reason and that is of mining rare minerals and other new found properties, which will be of great value back here on Earth.
Have we got the technology to send people to a base on the Moon?
Conditions would be similar to the Antarctica snow bases, but oxygen supplies would be an issue on the other hand a Mars mission already tested in Russia on a ground station lead to several of the crew suffering some serious psychological issues.
The answer to Mars is that we will need to get familiar with living on the Moon first, as with the years of the various Space stations up to the International ISS?
Within his term the U.S. will reach for the stars again, just like John F. Kennedy did in the 1960's? Then we now know was a hit and miss affair, hopefully this time science will be applied with quality engineering and safety in mind?
Why do humans want to go the stars?
Finding life is one reason the other is the adventure and self-achievement of what we can do? But there is a third reason and that is of mining rare minerals and other new found properties, which will be of great value back here on Earth.
Have we got the technology to send people to a base on the Moon?
Conditions would be similar to the Antarctica snow bases, but oxygen supplies would be an issue on the other hand a Mars mission already tested in Russia on a ground station lead to several of the crew suffering some serious psychological issues.
The answer to Mars is that we will need to get familiar with living on the Moon first, as with the years of the various Space stations up to the International ISS?
Tuesday 14 March 2017
British Royal navy Decline?
Unseen Navy?
Living by the sea, one has the advantage of seeing many kinds of ships and vessels of various types passing by, apart from the wildlife and the carry on of people? Over the years one has noticed a dramatic decline in British Royal naval ships in our waters?
(Thank You for sending HMS SMITER from Padstow in Cornwall).
There are various news items that report that our navy is shrinking, because of costs? Perhaps because Britain still has many rocks and islands around the world to protect so much of the navy is now spread apart to thinly to be of any real effect?
NATO Perhaps has seen its day in relation to the current U.S. administrations unpredictability or our ships have become more powerful, so we need less of them to be physically seen?
Living by the sea, one has the advantage of seeing many kinds of ships and vessels of various types passing by, apart from the wildlife and the carry on of people? Over the years one has noticed a dramatic decline in British Royal naval ships in our waters?
(Thank You for sending HMS SMITER from Padstow in Cornwall).
There are various news items that report that our navy is shrinking, because of costs? Perhaps because Britain still has many rocks and islands around the world to protect so much of the navy is now spread apart to thinly to be of any real effect?
NATO Perhaps has seen its day in relation to the current U.S. administrations unpredictability or our ships have become more powerful, so we need less of them to be physically seen?
Farm Machinery. Two.
Sophistication and the Robotic Age?
Most of the new machines of various type coming on to the market are now built for one role, thus the days of the common tractor may be coming to an end? Over the last one-hundred and fifty years the need for labourers has gone down from 50 to 5 on most farms.
The steam engine began the mechanised decline and this was followed by the ever increasing size of the fields in Europe. Today we are entering the driver less car and soon the farm machine will follow, with the operator working from the laptop in their home.
What started off as a game, will soon become a reality in robotic farming. What of the machines, well perhaps all will be repaired by themselves, even cutting out humans? But the updating and programming will remain a human intervention for some time yet?
Most of the new machines of various type coming on to the market are now built for one role, thus the days of the common tractor may be coming to an end? Over the last one-hundred and fifty years the need for labourers has gone down from 50 to 5 on most farms.
The steam engine began the mechanised decline and this was followed by the ever increasing size of the fields in Europe. Today we are entering the driver less car and soon the farm machine will follow, with the operator working from the laptop in their home.
What started off as a game, will soon become a reality in robotic farming. What of the machines, well perhaps all will be repaired by themselves, even cutting out humans? But the updating and programming will remain a human intervention for some time yet?
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