Welcome to Transported By Technology!
Hello! Thank you for reading my blog. I’m Mike, a technology professional (and soon to be studying part-time for a Masters degree) with a personal interest in travel and transport (particularly rail) – so this blog covers both sides of that – and sometimes links the two!
Blog Articles

#WhyHS2 – A High-Level Overview
Earlier this month, work officially (in reality, preparatory work has been going on for some time now, particularly around the new London and Birmingham stations)


Is it possible to ‘Travel Safely (by rail) This Summer’?
Cover image: One of Greater Anglia’s new long-distance electric trains at Chelmsford station Over the last few weeks, the messaging around train travel has softened


Coronavirus and Aviation – What Next?
(Cover image – a British Airways plane waits on the runway at London City Airport. The airport is currently closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak,


Flying after Brexit – What you need to know
(Featured image: An Air Europa plane is pushed back from its stand at Zurich Airport, November 2019) In the first of a two-part blog series


Flight Shaming – Should The Train Take The Strain?
In recent months, discouraging flying, or ‘flight shaming’, has become a hot topic. From Greta Thunberg crossing the Atlantic in a sailing boat, to Extinction


Our InterRail Challenge!
It’s just over a week before I, along with a friend, set off on a trip I’ve been excited to do for a very long