London Reconnections

Monday’s Friday Reads – 31 August 2020

On 31 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, COVID, Electrification, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Tunnels

• 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 …

Friday Reads – 28 August 2020

On 28 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Eurostar announces October direct Amsterdam – London service (GlobalRail) • The hustle and bustle sound of London, from 1928 (MuseumOfLondon) • Brunel’s little known Windmill Bridge (Three Bridges) in photos (TalesBraziersGrotto) • The hospital …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 24 August 2020

On 24 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Friday Reads, Intermodal, Pedestrians, Thameslink, Tunnels, Uber

• Uber drivers launching legal bid to uncover app’s algorithm (Guardian) • Secret history of Thameslink’s core – video (AnotherStationMile) • New cycleways deliver $3bn annually in health benefits across Europe (Forbes) • Extending strategic …

Friday Reads – 21 August 2020

On 21 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, COVID, Design, Friday Reads

• Fenchurch Street station may need to be moved (IanVisits) • More London bridges could face restrictions due to TfL cash woes (NewCivilEng) • How it’s made video – Underground roundel signs (LondonTransportMuseum) • Rail …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 17 August 2020

On 17 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Buses, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians, Pollution, Technology

• Underground accessibility updates from the lockdown (StepFreeLondon) • Noise cameras coming to UK to silence thunderous exhausts (NewAtlas) • BAM Nuttall facing another claim over Cambridge Guided Busway flaws (ConstructEnq) • Travel the Parliamentary …

Friday Reads – 14 August 2020

On 14 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In COVID, Crossrail, Data, Freight, Friday Reads, New York, Signalling, Stations

• Let’s not let COVID ruin the joys of train travel (Guardian) • American SUVs not allowed in Britain (PriceTags) • Crossrail’s multiple signalling systems challenge (RailEngineer) • St Albans ends fight against rail freight …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 10 August 2020

On 10 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Cycles, Friday Reads, Overground, Pedestrians, Thameslink

• London’s low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) keep cars at bay (CityLab) • Proposal to reopen Camberwell railway station, & Overground option (IanVisits) • Think of cycleways as priority lanes for ambulances (Forbes) • Best Parisian …

Crossrail (finally) reaches Stage 2 of opening

On 7 August 2020 By Pedantic of Purley In Crossrail, Long reads, Signalling

You may wonder how you missed the news of Crossrail achieving its second milestone (out of five) in its opening strategy to fully open the Elizabeth line. The reason is simple. It hasn’t been publicised. …

Friday Reads – 7 August 2020

On 7 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Data, Friday Reads, Sleeper Trains

• Underwhelming new TfL Go app still worth it for walking advice (SteveChambers) • Bridge loving PM refuses to fund Hammersmith Bridge repair (NewCivilEng) • Has Amtrak’s ex-airline CEO declared war on its long distance …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 3 August 2020

On 3 August 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Maps, Network Rail, Stations

• London’s non-TfL cycling lanes Tube map (CityMetric) • Season tickets now obsolete: we need flexible tickets now (Wired) • NR small & medium size station design & integration process (DesignCouncil) • The real parking …

Friday Reads – 31 July 2020

On 31 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Cycles, Friday Reads, Intermodal, Maps, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• The plan for open topped, COVID-safe, London buses (CityLab) • Gov’t ending message to avoid public transport (TransportXtra) • England’s new, funded cycling and walking bold vision (NickSanderson) • Salzburg – Vienna flights cancelled …

Friday Reads – 27 July 2020

On 27 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Friday Reads, TfL, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Mayor plans to power TfL Tube with green energy (RailBusinessD) • TfL: Buses ‘deserve priority over everything’ on London roads (Standard) • Settle & Carlisle charter trials offer alternative rail service (RailMag) • Isle …

Friday Reads – 24 July 2020

On 24 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Cycles, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pedestrians

• Bus, rail networks can no longer exist on separate planets (NewCivilEng) • City of London to convert parking bays into bike corrals (Forbes) • TfL introduce car-free zones & wider pavements in Square Mile …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 July 2020

On 20 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Maps, Micromobility, Pollution, Uber

• Banksy Tube graffiti removed but TfL ask him to use another space (ArtNewspaper) • Overground upgrading East London line, with government funding (IanVisits) • Portland TriMet reallocates $18m from transit police to public safety …

Friday Reads – 17 July 2020

On 17 July 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Bridges, Data, Friday Reads, New York, Stations

• Network Rail seeking contractor for Forth Bridge walk (RailTechMag) • Traffic clogged Brussels is building its own RER network (Forbes) • Comeback could reopen 4,000km of closed rail lines – in Germany (RailGazetteIntl) • …