• Local businesses want all of Soho to be pedestrianised (TimeOut) • Highland Mainline to run no trains between Inverness and Perth for 4 weekends (Inverness Courier) • Less ‘crush and rush’? Euston changes bring …
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Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.
Monday’s Friday Reads – 28 October 2024
• Why is the Victoria line so loud? (BBC) • It’s time, finally, to investing in public transport in the north (The Guardian) • Study of 7 mid-sized cities shows 61% fewer traffic deaths with …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 October 2024
• East West Rail: First train tests on multi-billion pound route (BBC) • Paddington tube station design error is finally righted after a century! (London Rail) • Exploring Paris Métro Line 11’s eastern extension (Fabric …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 October 2024
• Possible Scope of Sadiq Khan’s plans for Oxford Street (On London) • TfL Invites Bids for New London Trams Fleet (Rail Technology) • The Rise, Fall, & Rise Again of the Leeds Tram (Railway …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 18 October 2024
• Bakerloo line extension pre-contracts awarded (IanVisits) • National Highways to stop calling collisions ‘accidents’ (road.cc) • UK‘s new £340 million fully integrated rail, bus and coach station is open (BusAndTrainUser) • Can the UK …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 October 2024
• More problems this week for the Southend pier train (East Anglia Bylines) • How to Salvage the HS2 Embarrassment (New Statesman) • The Complete History of London’s Airport Express Services: Video (The TfL Three) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 October 2024
• Island Line services resume with completion of vital maintenance programme (Rail UK) • All change on the Overground (The Newsletter of Not Quite Everything) • The Purplewashing Paradox: Big Talk, Little Walk (The Accessible …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 7 October 2024
• A train driver responds (BusAndTrainUser) • North & West London Lines – Driver’s Eye View (Train_Paul 94) • Europe-wide train ticketing – only EU law is going to fix this mess (Jon Worth) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 October 2024
• A first look at the new Piccadilly line trains being built in Yorkshire (IanVisits) • A nightmare journey on GWR (BusAndTrainUser) • US port strike ends as dockworkers near agreement (Quartz) • Riding Transit …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 30 September 2024
• A cooler Underground: TfL eyes more stations for its new cooling technology (Ian Visits) • Ashley Down Station – the first ever train: Video (JenOnTheMove) • Germany faces major challenges for its trains (MediaRail) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 September 2024
• The 1973 railway plan that paved the way for the London Overground (Ian Visits) • The Long, Slow Failure of Ludgate Hill Station: Video (Jago Hazzard) • Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 September 2024
• Old Paddington tube – final weekend! (London Rail) • London tube map creator’s archive goes up for sale (The Guardian) • Cannon Street Station 1866-1966 (The Railway Hub) • Rail expert rubbishes Andy Burnham’s …
Continue readingFriday 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 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 September 2024
• 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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 13 September 2024
• 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 …
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