The Stansted Airport Track Transit System (TTS) will be decommissioned in 2026 after 35 years of airside …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 22 December 2025
• A New Map for London’s Various Transport Modes (Mappingford) • If you were to build a depot for Channel Tunnel passenger trains, where would you build it? (Jon Worth) • The Tokyo Train Station …
Continue readingFarewell to the Stansted People Mover
The Stansted Airport Track Transit System (TTS) will be decommissioned in 2026 after 35 years of airside operation at the London airport. This people mover system debuted as a novel piece of transit infrastructure when it was …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 December 2025
• Zipcar’s rivals consider London expansion after it reveals UK exit (The Guardian) • Northumberland Line – lessons learned from transforming connectivity: Video (IMechE) • Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review (BBC) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 December 2025
• Great Britain’s new rail timetable (went) live this weekend (The Guardian) • Great British Railways goes back to the future with new branding (Design Week) • 25 Places with two stations: 25 Suburban London …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 December 2025
• How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy (The Conversation) • Midlands abandoned railway island to be brought back into use: Video (Transport Matters) • British Transport Police trials live facial recognition …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 8 December 2025
• Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry to ORR (The Guardian) • TfGM Eyes Denton Rail Line for Metrolink Tram-Train Expansion (Rail Technology) • Anorak Corner (National Rail edition) (Diamond Geezer) • …
Continue readingTuesday Pub Meeting 9th December 2025
A reminder to those interested that our final monthly meeting of 2025 is on Tuesday 9th December at the Crosse Keys pub in the City of London from 7.00 p.m. For more details click ‘Monthly …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 December 2025
• TfL bids to take over Moorgate mainline w/ plan to increase Great Northern services (IanVisits) • Huge Changes for ECML in December 2025 Timetable: Video (NetworkNews) • East West Rail Update, w/ Cowley Branch …
Continue readingThe 2025 London Reconnections Christmas Quiz
Its that time of year again. Time for the London Reconnections Christmas Quiz. Unlike the preceding years there is not a single question on the Elizabeth line – or at least there is not a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 1 December 2025
• Melbourne Metro Tunnel Now Open: Video (Sydney Trains Vlogs) • Social media influencers to promote Melbourne Metro Tunnel opening (ABC News) • Debunked: air passenger growth doesn’t necessarily lead to economic growth (Transport & …
Continue readingHow battery trains could replace Britain’s diesel fleet (TheEngineer)
…The history of battery trains dates all the way back to the 1890s, with several successful iterations through the first half of the 20th century before diesel started to dominate. Early chemistries ranged from nickel-iron …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 November 2025
• Less WFH, more Lime, slower buses (London Centric) • The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair (Ian Visits) • Rendersinside Liverpool Street station’s £1.5bn redevelopment: Video (CityEd) • The New …
Continue readingThe unconventional life of late railway writer Ian Marchant
One of my colleagues at LR Towers lent me a book, saying it’s an interesting take on the trainspotter hobby that doesn’t fall into traditional genres. It’s part memoir, part travelogue, part punk music history, …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 November 2025
• 150 Years of Charles Holden: Video (Transport for London) • Avelia Horizon trains Eurostar ordered not compliant with Channel Tunnel evacuation rules (Jon Worth) • How 15-minute is your city? (Brandon Donnelly) • I …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 November 2025
• DLR to Thamesmead approved says Mayor (From the Murky Depths) • Stansted Airport to accept London’s contactless tickets (IanVisits) • £7bn East West Rail plan ramped up in design rethink (Construction Enquirer) • Full …
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