• 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 …
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Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.
Monday’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 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 readingFriday Reads – 31 January 2025
• The early history of trams in Edinburgh (Threadinburgh) • Aircraft Carrier Airships Went Horribly Wrong: Video (Mustard) • Every Train in Every Wes Anderson Film: Video (Railway Mania) • Heart for transplant delivered by …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 January 2025
• TfL & Motts discuss West London Orbital Overground line, feasibility stage completed (New Civil Engineer) • Renaming the Overground – 10 years ago (Diamond Geezer) • School Dropoff Is Everything That Sucks About Car …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 January 2025
• Lime bike brake failures keep breaking Londoners’ legs (London Centric) • Famously quirky Osterley Bookshop in old Tube station is closing down (Ian Visits) • Hungerford Bridge Refurbishment Set to Begin (Railway-News) • Bank …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 January 2025
• TfL aims to use more AI to improve platform safety (BBC) • UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’ (The Guardian) • Underfunded and Overwhelmed: The Struggle for Public Transit Funding in …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 January 2024
• Bow Goods Yard Freight & Logistics Masterplan Approved (Rail Technology) • HS2 arrives at Paddington, in Lego Model Form (London Rail) • Tyne & Wear Metro running after flyover propped up (BBC) • Is …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 30 December 2024
• Go-op: Britain’s first cooperative railway (The Guardian) • South Australia introduces special license for drivers of “Ultra High-Powered Vehicles” (CarScoops) • Who Owns the Streets? How Cars Took Over Shared Spaces: Video (Justine Underhill) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 December 2024
• Kentish Town tube station reopens, and yes its a gift from Santa (London Rail) • London’s transport chiefs strike positive note about year ahead (OnLondon) • Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 December 2024
• No Tyne & Wear Metro service south of River Tyne due to highway flyover fault (BBC) • New Berlin-Paris high-speed rail service epitomises Europe’s thirst for train travel (RFI) • New York State Governor …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 December 2024
• TfL updates staff uniforms with a new, brighter look (Rail UK) • Piccadilly line to remain suspended between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge until mid-January (Ian Visits) • Northumberland line: another success in the making …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 December 2024
• How Madrid built its metro cheaply (Works In Progress) • New York City’s Subways: Moving Millions – A Data Story (Vital City) • Another American streetcar line, another disappointment (Sean Marshall) • One of …
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