David Smith: Toddling with a lawn moor and rationality

Mobility Memories: What's the word?

MOBILITY MEMORY VOCABULARY: WHAT IS THE WORD? David’s memories have added a new word to my emerging Mobility Memory Vocabulary. But I don't know the word.... "Breathe out". "Settle-in". Really...what is the word? It is a word which describes the contentment you feel that you’re in place, in your seat, and the journey is starting. It should particularly relate to a transport trip. Contentment doesn't cut it somehow. Music Credit: Life of a Wandering Wizard [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/puppet-show/life-of-a-wandering-wizard/] by Serge Quadrado [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/]   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

David Smith: Toddling with a lawn moor and rationality

Two questions: When were you last on a bus? What is your favourite transport app? The conversation always takes many directions. David and I are partners in Fuse Mobility [https://www.fusemobility.co.uk/] where we do transport and transport technology consulting But that’s NOT IMPORTANT: this was a chat about David and his transport life. His mobility stories. His choices. Music Credit: Life of a Wandering Wizard [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/puppet-show/life-of-a-wandering-wizard/] by Serge Quadrado [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mobility Memories: The Incredible journey

Memories of mobility. Happy and scary – not in the middle.  Being stuck in the old slam door train carriage with a mad woman. Nearly being marooned at the cinema in Kilmarnock (The Incredible Journey) because all the bus fare had been spent on sweets. Vivid fear of being marooned or stuck – out of control. And the golden freedom of traveling by yourself when you are small. Some of the small detail and imagery is there forever: the smell of the upholstered seats in the train carriage; the time (0819 – not 0820) of the morning train from Stewarton to Glasgow in the 1960s (for those interested, it is now 0805 or 0832). I was talking to a lovely woman on the train on Monday and she also recalled these trains very vividly: “Coffin Carriages” she called them. What is it about the old slam door railway compartments that make them so emotive? * Emotive Mobility * Mobility Memories * Mobility Moments Find out more on the Mobility Stories [https://www.sympatric.co.uk/mobility] blog page Incredible Journey Poster image credit: https://www.pastposters.com/details.php?prodId=33306 [https://www.pastposters.com/details.php?prodId=33306] Music Credit: Life of a Wandering Wizard [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/puppet-show/life-of-a-wandering-wizard/] by Serge Quadrado [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dot: Safety and belonging in Tiree

Two questions: When were you last on a bus? What is your favourite transport app? The conversation always takes many directions. To the really important things. Today it is about island transport and life with Dot! Dot's wonderful jewellery is here [https://www.dotdotsim.com/]. Next time you are in Tiree pop in to her workshop - or do mail order!  The interconnectedness of affordable housing and being capable of delivering rural and island services is described perfectly in this letter. [https://www.thenational.scot/comment/24299754.people-love-islands-killing-housing-crisis/] The death of a bus service [https://johnkennedytransport.com/ring-and-ride] Find out more on the Mobility Stories [https://www.sympatric.co.uk/mobility] blog page Music Credit: Life of a Wandering Wizard [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/puppet-show/life-of-a-wandering-wizard/] by Serge Quadrado [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mobility Memories: We all like to travel…don’t we?

Memories of mobility can be so strong and emotive. Did you go on the bus much when you were a kid? What do you think of when think about going out in the car when you were a child? Music Credit: Life of a Wandering Wizard [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/puppet-show/life-of-a-wandering-wizard/] by Serge Quadrado [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.