“The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed” science fiction author William Gibson …
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English Settlement: Devolving Powers to Enable Intermodal Fare Integration: Part 2
“The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed” science fiction author William Gibson famously wrote. This is definitely the case with public transport in the UK. Whilst London’s intermodal fare zones and payment …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 March 2025
• HS2 drives £10 billion west London economic boost (RailUK) • Railways & Canal Tunnels History #2 (London Rail) • Train company performance data posted live at stations (Rail UK) • The World’s Most Stressful …
Continue readingTuesday LR Meeting 11th March 2025 7p.m. Onwards
A reminder to those interested that our second meeting of 2025 is on Tuesday 11th March at the Crosse Keys pub in the City of London at 7.00 p.m. Please note: We now advertise our …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 March 2025
• London bus depot decimates a river (London Rail) • First cycle train enters service on the Heart of Wales line (Rail UK) • Call for Edinburgh’s south suburban rail line to reopen to passengers …
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• Channel Tunnel plans for direct links to Germany, Southern France, & Switzerland (Railtech) • The Great Unwashed Bakerloo 72 Tube Stock (London Rail) • New York subways testing system using smartphones to find track …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 February 2025
• HS2 Euston tunnel work put on hold for another review (Construction Enquirer) • First look at unusual branding for the new £2m Silvertown tunnel bike bus (The Standard) • SouthEastern Class 465 in Network …
Continue readingCrossrail: 4tph to Terminal 5?
We were slightly surprised by a fairly recent article in the Evening Standard suggesting that Andy Lord, TfL Commissioner for Transport, wants to at least double the number of Crossrail trains to Heathrow Terminal 5. …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 February 2025
• Famed British Rail ‘ship’ has no buyers (London Rail) • Penny Lane was about a bus station: Video (NealBeatZone) • Map of High-Speed Rail in France 2025 (Lars’ Transport Maps) • Chicago’s Secret O’Hare …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 February 2025
• Pathfinder 1, The airship that could usher in a new age (BBC) • The Long Modernization of the Italian Railways (Marco Chitti) • MTA looking to dig tunnel underneath Queens cemetery for IBX light …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 February 2025
• ‘So patronising’: rail bosses spark anger by hiding train departure times (The Guardian) • The Blackfriars Station That Isn’t in Blackfriars: Video (Jago Hazzard) • Is Berlin’s Public Transport Actually Better Than London’s? Video …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 February 2025
• I was sent to cover the Moorgate train disaster. I had no idea it had killed my father (The Guardian) • A Million Cars Disappeared: NYC after a Month of Congestion Relief Pricing (Fast …
Continue readingRailway Interiors – Next Generation Fleets Part 2
In The Lost Art of Passenger Comfort & Good Design – Railway Interiors Part 1, we looked at individual components and functionalities of train interiors – from seats, layout, information displays, and storage spaces, down …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 February 2025
• Did Lime switch to bike tyres ‘less suitable for London’s roads’? (London Centric) • We Had A Bike Stolen And This Is What Happened Next: Video (GCN) • The Passing of Donald Shoup, The …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 February 2025
• Why Bakerloo line trains occasionally call at Kilburn High Road station (IanVisits) • The Victorian River Thames (London Archives) • Why Taiwan Kaohsiung’s New Railway Station Revolutionizes Transit Hubs: Video (Herman Luk) • Tourists …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 February 2025
• This Cyclist has Gotten 1000s of Motorists Fined for Dangerous Driving: Video (Streetsblog) • The Future of the NYC Second Ave Subway: Video (TransitTalk) • Full size Brick Train sculpture in Darlington (Colossal) • …
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