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British Trains: Did Privatisation Cause the Current Chaos?
British trains are terrible at the moment... I mean they've always had issues, but it's especially bad right now. So in this video we unpack the British railway system, explain the flaws and discuss why it is that Britain's trains just...
Barcroft Media
The Teen Who Dies If He Falls Asleep | BORN DIFFERENT
A TEENAGER who suffers from an extremely rare condition means if he falls asleep unassisted - he dies. Liam Derbyshire was born with Ondine's Curse, officially known as Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, which causes...
Curated Video
Why Are There Stones Along Railway Tracks?
The crushed stones that line railroad tracks are collectively called track ballast. More specifically, the track ballast constitutes the trackbed upon which sleepers or railroad ties are laid. As you may have seen, these stones are...
Economics Explained
How The Suez Crisis Might Give Rise To A New Industry: Modern Airships
How is the Suez Canal disaster going to impact the already struggling shipping industry? Who is actually going to end up paying the 400 million dollars an hour that this debacle was reported to cost? And how might all of this help...
The Kiboomers
Down By The Station | Puff Puff Choo Choo | Train Song for Kids | The Kiboomers
The Kiboomers! Down at the Station! Sing along as you watch the trains!
Watch our 'Down By The Station' video and sing along with the kids!
"Down by the Station" is a simple and fun Transportation song for preschool and kindergarten...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Magnetism - Current and Magnetic Fields
Electromagnets are incredibly useful. They can do all the things a normal magnet can do, but can also be switched on and off. Electromagnets have many uses, from moving cars in a scrap yard to high speed Maglev trains. The trains are...
Curated Video
I WONDER - Where Is The Highest Railway Bridge In The World?
This video is answering the question of where is the highest railway bridge in the world.
Weird History
Unbelieveable Gilded Age Excesses
Rich families of the Gilded Age lived lives nearly unimaginable today. The Gilded Age wealth disparity was so extreme that people today often compare them to what modern society terms the "one-percent" class.
FuseSchool
Different Types of Fuels for Transportation
Learn the basics about the different types of fuels, and their roles in transportation, as a part of environmental chemistry.
FuseSchool
Current & Magnetic Fields
Current & Magnetic Fields | Magnetism | Physics | FuseSchool Electromagnets are incredibly useful. They can do all the things a normal magnet can do, but can also be switched on and off. Electromagnets have many uses, from moving cars in...
Curated Video
The Wild World of Rollercoasters
Roller coasters are thrilling amusement rides found in theme parks around the world. They consist of a train of cars that run on a track, featuring a combination of ups, downs, and loops. With various launch mechanisms and safety systems...
Next Animation Studio
Why trains don't have seatbelts
Seat belts on trains can cause more harm than good because the train's massive momentum makes it harder to decelerate, increasing the risk of impact injuries, according to experts.
Weird History
Life In Fascist Italy
The period between WWI and WWII brought about major political changes in Italy, and yet it's fairly uncommon to discuss what actually went on in Benito Mussolini's fascist state during those years. Mussolini implemented policies and...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Get My Job - Train Driver
Get My Job explores the day in the life of different professions around Australia. All aboard! In this episode we meet a Train Driver, and learn some tips to help get you on track for becoming a train driver one day.
Wonderscape
Kindergarten Sight Words
In this video, Juliana introduces 25 sight words that are important for kindergarten students to know. She demonstrates each word and provides a sentence using the word. This program is a great resource for students to either get a head...
Press Association
Stock footage of trains
Stock footage of trains at Headingley and Burley Park stations near Leeds
Press Association
Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled
Rishi Sunak axed the HS2 project from Birmingham to Manchester and promised to use the £36 billion of savings to fund hundreds of other transport schemes.
The Prime Minister told his party’s conference, taking place in Manchester, the...
Press Association
Train drivers vote to accept multiyear pay offer and end two-year dispute
Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multiyear pay offer, ending a two-year dispute at 16 rail companies.
Aslef said its members voted by 96% in favour of a deal the union said was worth 15% over three years. The turnout...
Curated Video
Canada forces arbitration in freight train labor dispute, averting economic crisis
The Canadian government has ordered the country’s two major freight railroads to enter binding arbitration with their labor union to resolve a contract dispute. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
How the USGS earthquake warning system can change future disaster preparedness
The emergency alert system scared some residents more than the shaking themselves, but experts say that might be the point. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Aslef says rail strikes called amid ‘toxic situation’ in dispute with LNER
Aslef’s lead negotiator has said the union is putting “members first” in a “toxic situation” after announcing a fresh series of strikes.
Train drivers working for LNER – which runs the passenger service on the East Coast main line...