Category: Friday Reads

• ‘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 …

• 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 …

• 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 …

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 …

• 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 & …

• 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” …

• 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: …

• 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 …

• 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) …