London Reconnections

Vulcanised Technology: Ride Long and Prosper – Movin’On 2021 (Part 1)

On 22 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Long reads, Roads

There are many more electric cars on the streets and motorways. Notwithstanding their much cleaner propulsion, there is another key difference – electric cars weigh about 1,000 pounds/454 kg more than comparable internal combustion engine …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 September 2021

On 20 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Battersea Extension, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pollution

• Battersea Northern Line Extension: First look video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • TfL proposing new fines to cut Red route congestion (AirQualityNews) • Never mind going electric, where will we park? (BBC) • Vancouver considering road pricing …

Friday Reads – 17 September 2021

On 17 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Micromobility, Overground, Pollution, Stations

• Pollution on some new UK trains 13 times London’s busiest road (Guardian) • Underground trains getting faster thanks to signalling upgrade (IanVisits) • The Overground’s secret station (GeoffMarshall) • New open access operator Lumo …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 September 2021

On 13 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Maps, Micromobility

• The live, interactive TfL Go Tube map app (TfL) • Towards the inclusive railway for all users (RailEngineer) • Under South Kensington’s massive escalator replacement (IanVisits) • UK 2020 e-bikes sales almost double over …

Friday Reads – 10 September 2021

On 10 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Bridges, Friday Reads, New York, River

• TfL needs to reassess flood risk after stations left underwater (NewCivilEng) • Boat tours of illuminated Thames bridges (IanVisits) • The last flying boat on the Thames (DavidHodgson) • A video tour inside a …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 September 2021

On 6 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Buses, DLR, Friday Reads, HS2, Logistics, Pollution, Stations, Waterways

• HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Underground train Boxing Announcement (PriscillaOprescu) • Huddersfield’s Platform 1 crisis & mental health charity (PaulBigland) • Nancy’s tram project postponed in favour of trolleybus line (UrbanTransport) …

Friday Reads – 3 September 2021

On 3 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, Funiculars, History, Logistics, New York, Podcast, Pollution, Waterways

• London’s clean air rules for trucks could benefit all of UK (SmartCitiesDive) • Bristol’s abandoned funicular tunnel used by BBC in WW2 (IanVisits) • The History of Britain’s canal system (HistoryOfLondon) • When cars …

Night Tube Part 2: A Hard Day’s Night

On 1 September 2021 By Jonathan Roberts In Central line, Jubilee line, Long reads, Night, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line

Night Tube This is the Night Tube crossing the border, From Zone One to suburban order, Emails for luvvy, texts for more, Facebook to all, including next door. Uphill from Camden, a steady climb, Lots …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 August 2021

On 30 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, New York, Uber, Vertical transport

• Enjoy the TfL accessibility boom whilst it lasts (StepFreeLondon) • Stand out too much on the Tube? Moquette-ware (IanVisits) • Cargo bikes deliver faster & cleaner than vans: study (Guardian) • New York MTA …

Friday Reads – 27 August 2021

On 27 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, New York, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• Railway industry to tackle sexual harassment on trains (RailInsider) • Rail Alphabet 2: NR’s Wayfinding Design Manual – Pt 2 (BeautyOfTransport) • The lost history of the electric car (Guardian) • Toronto’s Crosstown LRT …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 23 August 2021

On 23 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Arts, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, Sustainability, Vertical transport

• Leicester installs bee-friendly green bus shelters (CitiesToday) • Travelling on Trains & Tubes art show (MallGalleries) • The psychological benefits of commuting to work (Atlantic) • Canada invests more in first Indigenous railway (RenewCanada) …

Friday Reads – 20 August 2021

On 20 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Buses, DLR, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads

• Mott’s £6m plan approved for Hammersmith Bridge (ConstructIndex) • What is the City, Greenwich, & Lewisham railway? (Variably) • The future of electric buses is its own past (RidersBloc) • Former EV leader Toyota …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 August 2021

On 16 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Friday Reads, Kings Cross, Micromobility, Pedestrians, TfL

• Is TfL proof that public transport should be run by local government? (CityMonitor) • The hidden tunnels beneath King’s Cross station (LTMuseum) • Motor City Birmingham to throttle short car journeys (Forbes) • Inside …

Friday Reads – 13 August 2021

On 13 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Airports, Cycles, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Roads, TfL, Waterways

• Race to save Underground from flooding (Wired) • How safe do women feel travelling in London: prelim survey results (LondonTravelWatch) • New Highway Code: motorists to cede priority to pedestrians & cyclists (Forbes) • …

Reconnections’ Miscellany: Codes for Living – August 2021

On 12 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In London Terminals, Miscellany

What do those Underground station codes mean? Every LU station room, lobby, corridor and stairway has small blue Station Identification Demarcation (SID) signs with white lettering in the following format level/number: Numerators 1 to 13 …