• Hatfield remembered, twenty years on (Rail Engineer) • Congestion and curves – challenges in constructing HS2 in the Chilterns (Ian Visits) • Learning to Drive a Train with GB Railfreight: Video (Jago Hazzard) • …
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Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.
Monday’s Friday Reads – 26 August 2024
• UK 20mph Zones & LTNs: Transport Minister Open to More Limits (CityLab) • Discovery of Victorian network under city’s streets set new challenge for London Museum (The Guardian) • Inside & Underneath the Class …
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• ScotRail peak fares to return as Scottish Government scraps pilot (STV News) • Ministers approve London City Airport passenger expansion despite climate concerns (E+T) • Union dispute shuts down Canadian freight rail amid fears …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 August 2024
• Riding the rails: a visual guide to the latest stretch of the Sydney Metro (The Guardian) • Thousands to be refunded after rail fare evasion convictions declared void (LBC) • New developer funding found …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 August 2024
• The long way round (Jonn Elledge) • London Circles Tube Map updated (Tube Map Central) • Train-Time Travel (Straphanger) • Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile Test with Massive Convention (CityLab) • Why …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 August 2024
• Paris 2024 Olympic Games a Transit success, except in Accessibility (Slate) • No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues will only be accessible by public transportation (AP News) • North End, London Underground’s Unfinished, Bomb-Proof …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 August 2024
• TfL to push forward with DLR Thamesmead extension after consultation (Rail Magazine) • Elizabeth line: Toiletless trains blamed for forced door openings (BBC) • Holborn’s Secret Platforms (BusAndTrainUser) • Cockfosters station – an appraisal …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 August 2024
• Victoria line crowned hottest Tube line in 2023, surpassing Central line (IanVisits) • TfL board celebrates ‘remarkable turnaround’ in finances (On London) • Rome’s Historic, Wacky, and Modern Railways: Video (RMTransit) • Edmonton Valley …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 July 2024
• French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony (Guardian) • 400% increase in GPS Spoofing; Workgroup established (OpsGroup) • Germany, autobahn: Will there finally be speed limits? (Slate) • Reflections of …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 July 2024
• Libraries in stations and on public transport vehicles (Straphanger) • America’s Transit Exceptionalism: The US has pretty much given up building subways (BenjaminSchneider) • The Truth About Harry Beck: The Play, starting in September …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 22 July 2024
• How GM’s little car kicked off the EV boom 30 years ago (Fast Company) • What Paris Can Teach Other Cities About Removing Roads (Next City) • Sydney Metro City Extension – How much …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 July 2024
• To Fill or Not to Fill: Infill Stations in NYC (Vanshnookenraggen) • Why Traffic Congestion Grows Exponentially, Why It Matters, & What To Do About It: Video (CityNerd) • Why Michigan Central Station matters …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 July 2024
• HS2’s Old Oak Common station box excavation complete: Video (HS2 Ltd) • The Second Victoria Line: Video (Jago Hazzard) • London’s Cold War tunnels get final approval to open to the public (IanVisits) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 July 2024
• Watch this space on rail devolution, says Khan (BBC) • The 20 year-old 2016 tube map (Diamond Geezer) • Tokyo’s oldest train line (The Guardian) • Multimodal opportunities as Luxembourg tramway extension opens (Metro …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 8 July 2024
• Evolution of Accessibility of Transport in London (Wikipedia-James Scantlebury) • Building Transit Legacy Projects for Olympic Games – An Overview: Video (RMTransit) • Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines (The Guardian) …
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