TfL have uploaded a film showing how they daily monitor air quality on the Tube...the day after reports that the temperature in carriages was too high even to carry cattle!!
And travel plans for holiday makers have been disrupted (in the UK) after severe electrical storms upset signalling etc...
Turkey manages to inaugurate the high speed line between Ankara and
Istanbul..
And congratulations to the volunteers who have given new life to Garratt 6029 in Australia!
And congratulations to the Talyllyn Railway for receiving a royal award...!
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UK
How London Underground manages and monitors air quality on the Tube (TfL)
Have you ever thought about the air you breathe whilst travelling on the Tube? This film shows how we monitor and manage air quality on the Tube including the workers who clean the platforms and train tunnels overnight.
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(Video)
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