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

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


Eurostar to Amsterdam – better than flying?
Featured image credit: Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, the first train that’s scheduled to carry passengers (albeit press and other invited parties) will depart London St


East Midlands Trains engineering works confusion
As a follow-up to my analysis of the East Midlands Trains timetable changes from May, I’ve noticed that during the engineering works last Sunday (and,