• ‘World-class’ architects chosen for Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation (Architects Journal) • Major expansion plan for Manchester Castlefield Viaduct sky park (BBC) • The Railway needs more money: Refocus advance fares (Freewheeling) • Tram trains for …
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Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.
Friday Reads – 24 October 2025
• No, you aren’t imagining it: the Tube is getting louder (Jonn Elledge) • Harry Beck: More than a Map – Illustrator, Cartoonist, Designer, Portraitist (TfL Archives) • Stonehenge Road Tunnel Plan Killed By Government …
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• Waymo to start operations in London: I have thoughts (Along for the Ride) • 1st electric train test run on ScotRail Glasgow East Kilbride line (Rail Advent) • Green light for Dublin’s 19km Metrolink …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 October 2025
• Timely arrival: Great British Railways clock launches at London Bridge (The Guardian) • Old Piccadilly line trains to be cannibalised to keep Bakerloo line running (Ian Visits) • Other Stations: 226 Garages & Service …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 October 2025
Headline photo of Virgin Pendolino service rushing north through Rugby used under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA licence (found at Deed – Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic – Creative Commons), attributed to Matt Buck. • Clock is ticking on …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 6 October 2025
• Was the DLR Worth it?: Video (Network Nathan) • Commute as Culture: Identity in Motion (Around the Tracks) • The High Cost of Free Transit (Changing Lanes) • Kirigami Parachute Could Transform Aid & …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 October 2025
• Birmingham residents to benefit from new Caledonian Sleeper service (Rail UK) • London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit (BBC) • South Tottenham scoops Best in Show as TfL reveals 2025 “In Bloom” …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 September 2025
• UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent (The Guardian) • TfL could Overgroundise Great Northern line for Crews Hill housing expansion (Ian Visits) • Under Our Feet – The Mail Rail: …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 September 2025
• Bakerloop express bus service to start on Saturday with free travel offer (Ian Visits) • Gilligan: NPR makes HS2 look sensible (Passenger Transport) • How Montreal’s miracle metro could change everything: Video (The Flying …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 22 September 2025
• Richmond Station restored to 1930s Art Deco glory after multi-year project (IanVisits) • Overground interchanges (Diamond Geezer) • The transit trilemma (Benedict Springbett) • An historic German transport link that remains forever Belgian (E+T) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 September 2025
• Inside the technical work of the UK’s rail accident detectives (E+T) • Travel mode comparisons should not only quantitative, but qualitative (Train Time) • New study finds EVs are lowest carbon US drive, but …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 15 September 2025
• Edinburgh’s new cycle hire scheme launches today (Midlothian View) • Britain’s New Train Ticket System is Starting!: Video (Nick Badley) • Is China’s High Speed Railway System Massively Overbuilt, or just Overbuilt? (JR Urbane …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 September 2025
• Why tube strikes can improve Londoners’ commutes (London Centric) • What’s the fastest Manchester Metrolink tram journey?: Video (Metrolink Insights) • Creating Northern’s new network map (Transport Designed) • How Seoul Metro Installed Platform …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 8 September 2025
• Why Has Brussels’ RER Network Taken So Long?: Video (Railways Explained) • Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones (The Guardian) • Protecting Workers on the Track: An encounter …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 September 2025
• The value of common design on the Elizabeth line: Video (IStuctE) • Hidden history Newcastle Central station: Video (LNER) • Lisbon Gloria funicular crash: 15 dead as ‘never seen’ tragedy strikes (Economic Times) • …
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