In the concluding part of our recent series on the London Overground, we talked about the future of TfL’s Concession system. We also touched briefly on the wider topic – the “elephant in the room” …
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John Bull is the Editor of London Reconnections. A transport journalist and historian, his writing often focuses on the political or strategic challenges facing London's transport network and beyond.
New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live
TfL appear to have begun public testing of the new online service for tracking buses via Countdown. The full list of Countdown locations was recently made available on the TfL website recently, giving an overview …
Continue readingEnd of Bendy Buses on Route 73
Yes. This is a genuine TfL graphic. From the 3rd of September the 73 will no longer be served by bendy buses, with double deckers taking over the route. According to London Bus Routes, Arriva …
Continue readingDLR Stratford International Extension to Open 29th August
Sources indicate that the Stratford International Extension to the DLR now has a fixed opening date – the 29th August. The opening of the extension has been delayed for some time now – an uncharacteristic …
Continue readingFocusing On Kings Cross
Whilst the coming work at London Bridge may have been drawing our eye lately there is, of course, a major station project underway well north of the river as well – the redevelopment of Kings …
Continue readingIn Pictures: Brompton Road Station
This post arguably needs little introduction. IanVisits (an occasional and always welcome guest author here at LR Towers) and M@ from Londonist were able to visit parts of Brompton Road, one of the Piccadilly Line’s …
Continue readingReport Number 1: Over and Under, Operations at Oxford Circus (1964)
Halcrow have had a long association with London’s Transport infrastructure, and as Annie Mole over at Going Underground has highlighted, they now have an interesting glimpse into the Victoria Line’s past on their website. This …
Continue readingNew Pudding Mill DLR Station Approved
Newham’s Strategic Development Committee have approved the plans for the new DLR station at Pudding Mill Lane. The Current Pudding Mill Lane, which opened in 1996, sits across the site of one of Crossrail’s tunnel …
Continue readingThe Future of the Overground Part 3: Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
“Opening new railways is London is less a case of building new ones and more a case of finding old bits you can reopen.” – Howard Smith, COO of TfL London Rail “When they see …
Continue readingThe Future of the Overground Part 2: Orange Squash
In the first part of this trip into the Overground’s future, we spent a considerable amount of time in the past (you can find that article here). Doing so may on the surface have seemed …
Continue readingThe Future of the Overground Part 1: Tangerine Dreams
In March 2011, 96.7% of London Overground services arrived on time, ranking the line second out of all rail services monitored by Network Rail’s performance surveys. In April, the slightly lower figure of 96.3% was …
Continue readingAn ELL and NLL Overground Roundup
Last week saw an opportunity arise to see the work taking place on Phase 2 of the ELL Extension close up, as well as pay a brief visit to the new NLL control centre at …
Continue reading55 Broadway’s Future Under Review
The continued occupancy by London Underground of 55 Broadway, its iconic headquarters, is currently under review. The Grade 1 listed building, which includes St James Park station, is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest …
Continue readingLast 67 Stock Service Tomorrow
For those interested, the 30th June will see the last run of 67 Stock in passenger service on the Victoria Line. Train number 247 will operate the service, which is currently planned to be: 15:52 …
Continue readingSiemens’ Desiro City to be New Thameslink Rolling Stock
Rail Magazine are reporting that Siemens have won the race to supply the new Thameslink Rolling Stock, beating out Bombardier. Both Alstom and Hitachi exited the rolling stock race early, leaving Siemens and Bombardier to …
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