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

Acton Depot – London Transport Museum’s hidden gem!
As mentioned in my previous article, the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden is an amazing museum, and makes good use of the relatively limited


The London Transport Museum – a brief introduction to my favourite museum in London!
In this post, I’m going to write a bit about one of my favourite places to visit as a child, and why I still think


TfL Rail takes over Heathrow Connect from May – beginning of the end for Heathrow Express?
At present, there are three main ways to get to Heathrow Airport from London (or vice versa) – Heathrow Express, Heathrow Connect and the London


26-30 railcard trial issues – why didn’t RDG ensure their website has enough resources for traffic surges?
I’m writing this blog post in my lunch break, having spent the last 5 hours with a script on my computer refreshing a page every


Disruption communications – in need of improvement!
Introduction Much attention has been drawn in the media this past week to the passengers self-evacuating from Southeastern services near Lewisham following snow-related issues drawing


Thameslink May 2018 timetables released – re-visiting the East Midlands Trains Bedford issue
Over the weekend, Thameslink have finally put the majority of their services into online systems, so we’ve now got a near-complete picture on the peak