• 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 …
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Friday 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) • …
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• 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 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 …
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• 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 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 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 …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 17 November 2025
• Plans to run West Midlands trams to Dudley delayed: Video (Transport Matters) • Edinburgh should reopen its ghost line (A Letter from Scotland) • New Plans to Accelerate Development of High-Speed Rail Across EU …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 November 2025
• Holborn Viaduct Station: Doomed from the Start?: Video (Jago Hazzard) • Roseburn Path: What is the row over a new Edinburgh tram line about? (BBC) • Greater Manchester to Introduce Simplified Fare Scheme (Railway-News) …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 November 2025
• Would your home have been under a motorway? (London Centric) • The secret plan to turn Regent’s Canal into a motorway: Video (Luke O’Sullivan) • For Better Public Transit, We Need Better Stories (Planetizen) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 November 2025
• Beaulieu Park: Britain’s newest railway station (BusAndTrainUser) • Not being allocated depot space at Temple Mills: blessing in disguise? (Jon Worth) • Time to scrap unreliable Thameslink from the Woolwich line? (Murky Depths) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 November 2025
• Exploring the hidden tunnels at New Street Station: Video (Transport Matters) • This has nearly been a Tube line three times… : Video (Jago Hazzard) • Netherlands Railway generates social profit of €1.33 billion …
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