• The Assassination of HS2 by the Coward Rishi Sunak (S.Y. LEE) • Sunak’s ‘scorched earth’ slashing of HS2 means further legs will never be built (NewCivilEng) • France to launch German-style cut-price monthly rail …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 October 2023
• The war on motorists: The secret history of a myth as old as cars themselves (Guardian) • RMT tube strike to cause severe disruption to the London Underground next week (IanVisits) • The history, …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 11 September 2023
• Ticket office stealth closures: London train Cos reveal they stopped hiring new counter staff (Standard) • 1st West End Tube stations receive 4G/5G coverage (RailUK) • The NIMBY infra tax on new UK & …
Continue readingHS2 Supreme Court land ruling to impact future infrastructure schemes (Building)
Supreme Court decided hope value of four sites on route should be considered together, not separately. Compulsory purchases for major infrastructure projects could cost less in the future, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling described …
Continue readingHow Montréal’s REM learnt from the Paris RER – Automatic for the People
Move over RER, Montréal’s new fully automated Réseau express métropolitain (REM)’s first segment has opened. Once fully completed, the REM line will link directly across Montréal Island north, south, and west. Essentially, a Regional Express …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 July 2023
• Manchester, Yorkshire, & Liverpool Mayors initiate legal process against ticket office closures (RailAdvent) • Full Tube Map of human anatomy [safe for work] (VisualCapitalist) • The American car death cult [close registration request] (AmericanProspect) …
Continue readingFloors – The Next Dimension in Safety and Wayfinding
Station and platform floors have traditionally been unadorned, and only recently has their potential as a blank canvas for relaying information to passengers been utilised. The floor is the stage on which the drama of …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 May 2023
• TransPennine Express to be brought under government control (RailUK) • Meet the Tube moquette designer: Video (GeoffMarshall) • Improving accessibility of public transport for people with sight loss (RNIB) • Brunel’s Thames Tunnel south …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 April 2023
• UK Orient Express dropped due to border hassles (RailTech) • ScotRail removing peak rail fares for six month trial (RailTechnology) • Rotterdam opens last extension of Line B, to the beach! (RailwayPro) • The …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 April 2023
• Aviation industry awarded £18Bn in public finance since the Paris Agreement (DeSmog) • West London Orbital Overground line likely to get approval (IanVisits) • East Lancs Railway faces accusations in sacking of 10 year …
Continue readingBank station upgrade: bespoke solution for pile interceptions (GroundEngPlus)
At the 2022 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Transport for London (TfL) senior engineer for tunnels Paul Dryden discussed a tricky pile intercept on the Bank Station capacity project. At the conference in October …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 March 2023
• TfL going paper ticket free will leave Londoners behind (LondonTravelWatch) • The Short Story of London’s Trolleybuses: Video (JagoHazzard) • Reopening of abandoned Merseyside railway under consideration (AnonWidower) • Why Nancy is scrapping its …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 March 2023
• TfL data shows 20mph speed limits significantly reduce collisions & injuries (IntelligentTransport) • Underground perfection & imperfection, Tube Mapper’s Luke Agbaimoni: Video (RailNatter) • Vienna’s symphony of public transport: Video (UrbanCyclingInst) • The good, …
Continue readingEverything I learned from Scotrail’s automated station announcements
Just occasionally, something good happens on the internet. Jon Brady, a reporter at Scotland’s Daily Record newspaper, tweeted that he’d unearthed a two hour MP3 containing all ScotRail’s automated station announcements. A coder named Matt Eason split them into 2,440 individual …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 February 2023
• Review of TfL’s recent rail & Tube upgrades (IanVisits) • Disabled campaigners are to thank for accessibility on the Elizabeth Line (TransportForAll) • Cardiff Council announces vision for Cardiff Crossrail (SWalesMetro) • Designer selected …
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