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Journey by Journey / Transport for London / Re: Climate change protests to target overground?
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on: April 18, 2019, 07:26:33 pm
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When you see video clips like the one attached to this story, you can’t help but think the powers that be a quite happy to let bridges and streets in London remain blocked which had caused no end of problems for those going about their daily lives. Can be hard enough in London as it is. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8888682/cops-rave-extinction-rebellion-eco-warriors-oxford-circus-arrests-commuters-agony/Talk they are going after Heathrow. When does the government, responsible for law and order in this country, decide enough is enough? This country is already a laughing stock because of the mishandling of Brexit, now we allow people to close off major roads and bridges in the nation’s capital for days on end with our police dancing and riding on skateboards with the protesters. These protests are going on in various countries around the world. I don't know where Extinction Rebellion originated but it's an international organisation. |
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Journey by Journey / Transport for London / Re: Climate change protests to target overground?
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on: April 18, 2019, 11:38:20 am
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If Extinction Rebellion's aim is to call attention to their demands, rather than promote or hinder any specific activity, then blocking the Overground and busy mainline stations is quite a good way to do it. Unfortunately for rail travellers.
There is a sad irony in targeting one of the widely accepted solutions to the problem and consequently undermining it's reputation for reliability and robustness with the travelling public. Yes. Though I dare say in terms of strict CO2 accountability, regular train travel isn't sustainable either. |
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Journey by Journey / Transport for London / Re: Climate change protests to target overground?
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on: April 18, 2019, 09:20:10 am
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I suppose that its very difficult to protest in a way that gets noticed without inconveniencing the public to some degree. We should make sure all houses are properly insulated as other nations have done - but how do you protest ? Climbing up someone's loft with some glass fibre is hardly news worthy !
The problem is at the heart of capitalism itself - and changing our priorities away from making 100 people more wealthy than entire nations towards a fairer sustainable future for all isn't something the establishment are prepared to countenance. They will need to be forced into it eventually whether they like it or not. The alternative is that we put private profit first, ignore the consequences and everyone looses.
If you're going to try to lay the problem at the door of capitalism you may wish to consider that China produces 28% of the World's carbon dioxide emissions....more than the USA, Russia & India combined. China has not been a communist country for a couple of decades. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Smoke and Mirrors / Re: "I would recommend passengers to sit as far as possible from the engine ..."
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on: April 15, 2019, 10:43:28 am
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Some studies have found that the air inside a car is more polluted than the air at the side of the road. The problem appears to be that exhaust gases from the vehicles in front are sucked into the car, either by air-con or simply by motion. Presumably it's a similar basic problem with trains, albeit the fumes are coming from the train's own engine not other trains'. But it must vary a lot with airflow, which is going to be affected by all sorts of fixed and changing factors (like shape of vehicle and speed).
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Train Horns causing disturbance
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on: April 09, 2019, 09:33:36 am
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I'm a couple of hundred metres from the Severn Beach line and sometimes, but only on certain days, I hear trains hooting. They seem to be hooting somewhere near the Arches (where the line crosses the A38 between Redland and Montpellier). I guess the variability from day to day is down to wind direction (the predominant wind would carry sound away from us) but why are they hooting at all?There is a signal there but that doesn't seem like a reason. (I'd just like to add it's not a disturbance at all and I've never heard anyone nearby mention it – it's nowhere near as loud as the sirens and as for the police helicopter which comes over from time to time... )
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