• Cities’ offices depend on vertical transport COVID maths problem (Wired) • Wapping Tunnel reopening proposal for Liverpool (AnonW) • Runaway Tube trains of (recent) yore (HydeParkNow) • Blue Pullman HST charter to take to …
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Aluminium corrosion resolved in Severn tunnel (RailInsider)
In open air, the overhead contact wire is made from copper and is suspended from a catenary system supported by either lineside posts and cantilevers or gantries (portals). The wire is kept under tension to …
Continue readingHow Scotland is maximising the Sparks Effect (GarethDennis)
Electrification in England and Wales has not been as quick or cost-effective as expected, resulting in scheme cancellations and a loss of appetite in government. Gareth Dennis investigates why Scotland still has a taste for …
Continue readingOld Oak Common: Part 3 – Looking Over the Fence
Think of Old Oak Common (OOC) as the Canary Wharf of west London. That’s the Vision: bold and challenging. But will a ‘super hub’ emerge? While the grand plan for OOC may depend on decisions further up the metaphorical line, to a certain extent OOC leapfrogs the institutional black hole of rail strategy and drives deeper changes in strategic planning for London as a whole.
Continue readingTfL Settlement: GOBLIN To Be Electrified, West Anglia Franchise Devolved
TfL have released a press release officially confirming a number of elements of their latest settlement and the spending review statement by the Chancellor today. This is a rare press release that is worth quoting …
Continue readingThameslink Confirmed as Hammond Announces More Rail Spend
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond revealed details today of a number of rail projects for which news had been missing since the Spending Review. Most notable in the announcement was confirmation that Thameslink will indeed be …
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