Friday Reads – 21 March 2025

By John Bull 1 min read
BYD BD11 All Electric Double Decker Bus

• London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned (Guardian)

• London's Most Controversial Bus, the BYD BD11 Reviewed: Video (Network Nathan)

• Britain's Bike-Friendliest 'New Town' Is a Model for Car-Free Living (CityLab)

• The 1991 Island Line runaway train (LondonRail)

• Athens metro project tunnel mistakenly excavated 160m in the wrong direction (eKathimerini)

• Rio de Janeiro revives proposed metro line (Int'l Rail Journal)

• Boeing's Worst 7 Years, & the Man Fighting For Answers (Wired)