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Monday’s Friday Reads – 1 July 2024

On 1 July 2024 By Heliomass In Architecture, Buses, Friday Reads, Maps, New York, Tunnels

• Beck’s Maps at 90 (Cartographic Journal) • Nottinghamshire power station receives final coal delivery by rail (Rail Advent) • World’s longest railway tunnel to reopen after a year (Rail Technology) • The Paris RER …

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Friday Reads – 22 December 2023

On 22 December 2023 By Heliomass In Architecture, Friday Reads, London Bridge, Stations

• New TfL podcast celebrates 160 years of the London Underground (Rail UK) • New entrance to London Bridge station scrapped as development blocked (Murky Depths) • Is this a new era for high-speed rail …

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Friday Reads – 3 November 2023

On 3 November 2023 By Long Branch Mike In And finally, Architecture, Friday Reads, River, Waterways

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 9 May 2022

On 9 May 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Architecture, Crossrail, Friday Reads, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Brno donating trams & trolleybuses to help rebuild Kharkiv, Ukraine (TheMayor) • Before there was Crossrail, there was Crosslink: video (JagoHazzard) • Harry Beck’s 1935 Imperial Airways diagram (TransitMaps) • Art Deco design of …

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Friday Reads – March 4 2022

On 4 March 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Architecture, Friday Reads, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Vivarail to supply all-battery trains for West Ealing-Greenford line (Trains) • Every Story Matters: Discover TfL’s Pride roundels (LTMuseum) • Station to station: Spotters guide to prefab railway design (Guardian) • Tram-train for Catalonia …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 25 November 2019

On 25 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Architecture, Friday Reads, New York, Pedestrians

• Westminster Tube station gets Africa themed roundels (IanVisits) • How Barcelona replaced car domination with SuperBlocks (Vox) • Are train companies doing enough to help disabled passengers? (Which?) • The importance of station second …

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Friday Reads – 8 November 2019

On 8 November 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Architecture, Congestion Charge, Friday Reads, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Moleman of Hackney dug his own London tunnels (Londonist)• Montréal Métro station architecture showcase (MTLBlog)• Naples tram network reopening imminent (UrbanTransport)• Portland’s MAX LRT downtown tunnel study (OregonMetro)• Quito Ecuador’s new Metro opening next …

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