• Robotaxis are coming: London must be prepared (OnLondon) • Washington DC Metro: The Great …
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Friday Reads – 20 September 2024
• Oxford Street just got a step closer to going completely car-free (Time Out) • Cardiff Crossrail Tramway Proposal (TransportforWales) • East West Rail Autumn 2024 Update: Video (Rail Focus) • Railway stations on track …
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• Liverpool: Farewell tour marks end of the line for 1970s trains (BBC News) • Transit App Now Provides Safety-First Bike Directions (Streetsblog) • A little love for the Post Office and its new trucks …
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• TfL cyber-attack: teenager from Walsall arrested in connection with data breach (The Guardian) • London Gains Momentum in Electrifying Its 9,000-Strong Bus Fleet (Hyperdrive) • Tender process for London’s new trams: 4 suppliers are …
Continue readingThe Lost Art of Passenger Comfort & Good Design – Railway Interiors Part 1
Modern trains are expected to handle crush loads at times, rough use and vandalism, yet have pleasing interiors and comfortable seating that will last in good condition for 15-20 years or more. In addition, the …
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• Tube anniversary: 100 years of the Hampstead railway to Edgware (London Rail) • TfL, DfT ‘in discussions’ over new Crossrail 2 safeguarding (Building) • How Chiltern Railways built a new rail chord & station …
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• Network Rail’s accessibility programme ‘significantly underperformed’ in last 5 years (New Civil Engineer) • TfL land near Cockfosters station housing development given green light (Property Wire) • A new bus in London! (Emily Turner) …
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• Unusual London Overground trip via Primrose Hill is possible this coming weekend (Ian Visits) • York’s original railway station to open to public for one Oct weekend only (The Railway Hub) • Heathrow Rail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 August 2024
• Hatfield remembered, twenty years on (Rail Engineer) • Congestion and curves – challenges in constructing HS2 in the Chilterns (Ian Visits) • Learning to Drive a Train with GB Railfreight: Video (Jago Hazzard) • …
Continue readingGuangzhou’s Massive new Railway Station: A Stadium-sized Cathedral to Train Travel
Guangzhou, perhaps more familiar by its anglicised name of Canton, is a port megacity in Southern China. It sits alongside Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and several other cities in the Asian economic powerhouse that is Pearl …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 August 2024
• UK 20mph Zones & LTNs: Transport Minister Open to More Limits (CityLab) • Discovery of Victorian network under city’s streets set new challenge for London Museum (The Guardian) • Inside & Underneath the Class …
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• ScotRail peak fares to return as Scottish Government scraps pilot (STV News) • Ministers approve London City Airport passenger expansion despite climate concerns (E+T) • Union dispute shuts down Canadian freight rail amid fears …
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• Riding the rails: a visual guide to the latest stretch of the Sydney Metro (The Guardian) • Thousands to be refunded after rail fare evasion convictions declared void (LBC) • New developer funding found …
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• The long way round (Jonn Elledge) • London Circles Tube Map updated (Tube Map Central) • Train-Time Travel (Straphanger) • Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile Test with Massive Convention (CityLab) • Why …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 August 2024
• Paris 2024 Olympic Games a Transit success, except in Accessibility (Slate) • No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues will only be accessible by public transportation (AP News) • North End, London Underground’s Unfinished, Bomb-Proof …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 August 2024
• TfL to push forward with DLR Thamesmead extension after consultation (Rail Magazine) • Elizabeth line: Toiletless trains blamed for forced door openings (BBC) • Holborn’s Secret Platforms (BusAndTrainUser) • Cockfosters station – an appraisal …
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