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Author: Heliomass

Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.

Monday’s Friday Reads – 18 December

On 18 December 2023 By Heliomass In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Taxis, Zero Emission

• Are we there yet? Barriers to transport for disabled people in 2023 (Transport for All) • UK online train ticket sellers warned to be more upfront about booking fees (The Guardian) • Revamped Central …

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Friday Reads – 15 December 2023

On 15 December 2023 By Heliomass In Friday Reads

• New Subway fleet enters passenger service in Glasgow (SPT) • Limit reached in the UK train baggage area (RailTech) • Biden to invest $8B for nationwide expansion of passenger rail (Route Fifty) • Evolyn …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 11 December 2023

On 11 December 2023 By Heliomass In Data, Friday Reads, Taxis, TfL, Thameslink

• Brent Cross West station: The next stage in a long London journey (Dave Hill) • Passengers trapped on cold, dark trains as travel chaos hits west London (The Guardian) • South Western rail boss …

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Friday Reads – 8 December 2023

On 8 December 2023 By Heliomass In Congestion Charge, Friday Reads, History, Overground

• Counter-terror officers investigate ULEZ camera explosion (BBC) • Overground upgrade sees 2025 target for improved services (Murky Depths) • The surprising story of steam trains on the Central line (IanVisits) • Steam Trains & …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 December 2023

On 4 December 2023 By Heliomass In Friday Reads, History, Pedestrians

• Class 730s start running for LNWR (BusAndTrainUser) • London Underground thefts rise by 83% in a year (BBC News) • The world’s first railway station identified (Rail Engineer) • 1976: The Train Station with …

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Friday Reads – 1 December 2023

On 1 December 2023 By Heliomass In Friday Reads, London Underground, Pedestrians, Sleeper Trains

• London Underground tops 4 million journeys in a single day (IanVisits) • First passenger trains run to City of London using digital signalling (Network Rail) • The Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France (The …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 27 November 2023

On 27 November 2023 By Heliomass In Buses, Eurostar, Friday Reads, Jubilee line, New York

• Eurostar Amsterdam to London Trains Will Run Empty (Evening Standard) • Superloop Begins to Take Shape (BusAndTrainUser) • Driving trains on the Jubilee Line for the Last Time: Video (It’s just an idea) • …

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Friday Reads – 24 November 2023

On 24 November 2023 By Heliomass In Buses, Friday Reads, Overground, Piccadilly line, Sustainability

• Riding The New Tube For London: Video (Geoff Marshall) • Gatwick: A Great Station Upgrade; Now Sort The Trains And Fares (BusAndTrainUser) • Exploring Stratford to North Woolwich: Video (The TfL Three) • Toyota …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 November 2023

On 20 November 2023 By Heliomass In Friday Reads, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension Plans Brought Forward (Railway News) • Baltimore’s Red Line Should Be a Stadtbahn (Martha Lauren) • To Fight Fare Evasion, PATH Turnstiles ‘Speak Up’ (Railway Age) • Stockholm Plans to …

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Friday Reads – 17th November 2023

On 17 November 2023 By Heliomass In Accessibility, Central line, Friday Reads, HS2, Maps

• Aslef announces industrial action in December (The Guardian) • Look out on the Central line (IanVisits) • Paris Mayor to set vote on increasing parking fees for SUVs (BBC) • HS2 Old Oak Common …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 November 2023

On 13 November 2023 By Heliomass In Aerial, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians

• The Most Dangerous Spots for Cyclists in London (Bloomberg CityLab) • Edinburgh to be first Scottish city to ban pavement parking (BBC) • Modernizing New York Commuter Rail (Effective Transit Alliance) • Russia said …

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Friday Reads – 10 November 2023

On 10 November 2023 By Heliomass In Friday Reads

• Gatwick Airport station upgrade reduces delays (IanVisits) • Google Street View goes underground on the Tube (BBC) • Why rail electrification is so slow in Britain (Economist) • US announces $16.4B for Northeast Corridor …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 November 2023

On 6 November 2023 By Heliomass In Friday Reads, History, Pollution

• Edge Hill Engine Station: where it all began (Rail Engineer) • We Need To Do Something About Noise Pollution (Better Cities) • What TfL can learn about us from our mobile data (James O’Malley) …

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