London Reconnections

Friday Reads – 9 September 2022

On 9 September 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Crossrail, Friday Reads, Safety, Stations

• Grimshaw wins Waterloo Station masterplanning commission (ArchitectsJ) • Bond Street Elizabeth line station tour preview video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Railway Guardian app reports transport harassment & violence to BTP (RailInsider) • Germany’s 27-year struggle to …

The Crossrail November Timetable

On 6 September 2022 By Pedantic of Purley In Crossrail, Long reads

TfL fairly recently issued a press release announcing daily through running on the Elizabeth line from Sunday 6th November 2022. This was not a surprise as a combination of leaks and intelligent guesswork based on …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 5 September 2022

On 5 September 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Friday Reads, Logistics, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Off-peak Heathrow Tube fares scrapped, but there’s a workaround (DiamondGeezer) • Amazon’s e-cargo bikes to replace 1,000s of London van deliveries (Guardian) • Work starts to finally connect Barcelona tram networks (Barcelona) • European …

Friday Reads – 2 September 2022

On 2 September 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• E-bikes to be added to Santander bike hire fleet in Sept (SouthLondonPress) • Germany’s €9 train ticket scheme saved 18m tons of CO2 emissions (Guardian) • The different philosophies of the French & German …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 29 August 2022

On 29 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Buses, Friday Reads, History

• Liverpool’s 1st railway station listed as Scheduled Monument (Liverpool&McrRyTrust) • Boston subway train fire adds to troubled safety record at underfunded transit agency (CityLab) • Milan is taming cars & people love it (Forbes) …

Friday Reads – 26 August 2022

On 26 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Friday Reads, Pollution, TfL, Zero Emission

• How TfL plans to build 20,000 new homes (Guardian) • Design, wellbeing, & the Elizabeth line: A joyful connection (Grimshaw) • Northern employees to be trained to ID & support vulnerable passengers (RailTechnologyMag) • …

We’re gonna need a bigger boat – London’s First Highway: Part 4

On 25 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Long reads, River, Waterways

As passengers are returning to London’s transport, with some overcrowding, it’s time once again to turn our attention to the Thames’ role in expanding the region’s transport. The River was the capital’s original highway, and …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 22 August 2022

On 22 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Tunnels

• Vintage Intercity train Co launches 1st class service alternative to Avanti West Coast (BusinessLive) • Construction of Germany’s deepest S-Bahn station (TunnelOnline) • Advocates sue Montréal transit agency for cutting ads criticizing high fares …

Friday Reads – 19 August 2022

On 19 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Friday Reads, Pollution, Safety, TfL

• TfL could be nationalised (RailTech) • Secrets of the Elizabeth Line: video (GeoffMarshall) • These maps help you see & noise pollution in your city (FastCompany) • Vancouver, St Louis saw increased safety, decreased …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 15 August 2022

On 15 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians

• Edinburgh Festival visitors choosing to travel by rail (RailAdvent) • Ten great films set railway stations (BFI) • Vancouver, Stockholm, & the suburban metro model (PedestrianObvs) • NYC’s most forgotten train terminal (LiamO’Connell) • …

Friday Reads – 12 August 2022

On 12 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Logistics, New York, Pedestrians, Waterways

• Great British Railways: where passengers come last (FT) • GLA takes over moribund Royal Albert Dock ‘3rd Financial Centre’ (Guardian) • Berlin’s Tegel Airport transforming into climate-neutral, car-free district (FastCompany) • NYC Ferry will …

Wednesday’s Friday Reads – 10 August 2022

On 10 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Infrastructure, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Trolleybuses

• TfL gardens opening on disused platforms & spaces (IanVisits) • Battery equipped off-wire trolleybuses are the great, green bus solution (Guardian) • New Paris tram-train T13 reuses part of Grande Ceinture (UrbanTransport) • Liège …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 8 August 2022

On 8 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Electrification, Friday Reads, New York, Waterways

• New poll: Soaring petrol prices, cost-of-living boost rail travel (RailUK) • Finance hub that hoped to rival Canary Wharf ends in liquidation (CityLab) • Network Rail proposes discontinuous electrification for Boston MA commuter rail …

Friday Reads – 5 August 2022

On 5 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Airports, Friday Reads, HS2, Maps, Sustainability

• Heathrow bans short-haul tickets to alleviate flight problems (BBC) • HS2 building tunnel under Euston for the Underground (IanVisits) • New trial to detect drivers on mobile phones in Warwickshire (BBC) • Germans want …

Elizabeth Line Envy: Thameslink deserves some map respect

On 4 August 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Long reads, Maps, TfL, Thameslink

In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Riker was challenged by a subordinate. His response was “I bring all the options to the Captain.” This needs to be one of TfL’s map …