A perennial and fairly meaningless question that is often asked is ‘what are the origins …
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Bonus Trains for Crossrail?
In an unexpected piece of potentially good news for London, it was reported last month that 10 new trains could be built for Crossrail. We look at the substance of the reports, catch up with …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 May 2024
• Why journeys from the UK are about to become much trickier (The Guardian) • c2c’s oldest trains to get major refurbishment (Ian Visits) • What’s really going on with high-speed rail in the US? …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 May 2024
• Turbulence on flights is getting worse because of climate change (New Scientist) • What happens when councils take control of buses? (BBC) • P&O Ferries Decarbonisation of its Fleet on Dover-Calais (Afloat) • Sydney …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 May 2024
• Midlands Rail Hub for Birmingham & Beyond, Explained: Video (Rail Focus) • More than 10,000 London black-cab drivers launch £250m Uber lawsuit (The Guardian) • City of London’s Radical Changes Encourage More Cyclists & …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 May 2024
• The Great Train Robbery – What Went Wrong?: Video (Paul Whitewick) • Okehampton Interchange (The Dartmoor Line) • What If Non-Drivers Helped Plan Our Transportation Systems? (Next City) • The Incredible Stockwell Bus Garage: …
Continue readingMuch ado, or not to do, about Level Boarding on Network Rails: Part 2
We just looked at TfL’s efforts to expand step-free access on its network. Level access is definitively patchy on TfL’s network, and the same goes for the Network Rail. Whilst the London Underground is famous …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 May 2024
• Government set to approve £1 billion tunnels for HS2-Euston link (IanVisits) • TfL extends Woolwich ferry operating hours to every 15 minutes (Standard) • Surrey Quays International Station: Video (Jago Hazzard) • More People …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 May 2024
• Rail strikes restart as Aslef train drivers embark on new action (The Guardian) • As Thames Barrier reaches 40, it will need adaptations for rising sea levels (E+T) • Gatwick Express 40th anniversary – …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 6 May 2024
• Touring the Rebuilding Old Street Station: Video (Hidden London Hangouts) • The Streets with no Game – they bore & stress pedestrians (Aeon) • Incorporating Art, Wayfinding, & Culture in Urban Rail Stations: Video …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 May 2024
• ‘Nervous of its own boldness’: the (almost) radical rebirth of King’s Cross lands (The Guardian) • This TfL AI experiment reveals how Tube station capacity could be increased – without building anything new (James …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 April 2024
• Sound Transit launches Bellevue-Redmond Line 2 light rail service (Trains) • Why Norway is rethinking its reliance on electric cars (Vox) • Can car-loving LA sell riders a future on rails? (Bloomberg) • “Hell …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 April 2024
• TfL running shorter DLR trains to keep the fleet running (IanVisits) • Calls for answers after train on fire rolls through downtown London, Ont. (CBC) • History of British Rail Symbols: Video (Jago Hazzard) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 22 April 2024
• ‘Uncomfortable, unpleasant, unsafe’: How London’s Euston Station became hell on earth (The Independent) • New findings show trains are up to 80% cheaper than planes for domestic travel (Rail UK) • The Unlikely New …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 April 2024
• Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast, as are others: What to do? (Grist) • Long Island Rail Road’s over 100 year Track Record (Urban Omnibus) • Building Transit on a real, non-Political, Plan …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 April 2024
• ‘Russia trying to sabotage European railways,’ says Czech transport minister (Brussels Signal) • Hammersmith Bridge to get a long-term cycle lane (Ian Visits) • TPE launches initiative to help neurodiverse passengers build travel confidence …
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