• This Cyclist has Gotten 1000s of Motorists Fined for Dangerous Driving: Video (Streetsblog) • The Future of the NYC Second Ave Subway: Video (TransitTalk) • Full size Brick Train sculpture in Darlington (Colossal) • …
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Friday Reads – 31 January 2025
• The early history of trams in Edinburgh (Threadinburgh) • Aircraft Carrier Airships Went Horribly Wrong: Video (Mustard) • Every Train in Every Wes Anderson Film: Video (Railway Mania) • Heart for transplant delivered by …
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• TfL & Motts discuss West London Orbital Overground line, feasibility stage completed (New Civil Engineer) • Renaming the Overground – 10 years ago (Diamond Geezer) • School Dropoff Is Everything That Sucks About Car …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 January 2025
• Lime bike brake failures keep breaking Londoners’ legs (London Centric) • Famously quirky Osterley Bookshop in old Tube station is closing down (Ian Visits) • Hungerford Bridge Refurbishment Set to Begin (Railway-News) • Bank …
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• TfL aims to use more AI to improve platform safety (BBC) • UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’ (The Guardian) • Underfunded and Overwhelmed: The Struggle for Public Transit Funding in …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 January 2025
• Robotaxis are coming: London must be prepared (OnLondon) • Washington DC Metro: The Great Society Subway: Podcast (JourneyWithPurpose) • Mumbai’s first underground Metro corridor, Aqua Line 3, opening in phases (MagicBricks) • Elon Musk …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 January 2025
• Global (non-US) Rapid Transit Projects planned to open in 2025 (TransportPolitic) • Matthew Somerville pulls Live Underground Train Tracker due to possible legal action (CLondoner92) • How Madrid built its Metro Cheaply (WorksInProgress) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 January 2025
• New Jersey commuters report crowded trains with congestion pricing (PIX11) • US Rapid Transit Projects planned to open in 2025 (TransportPolitic) • The Interconnexion between Broad Street & Liverpool Street Stations, as were (LondonRail) …
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• Royal Mint launches £2 coin to mark the Railway’s 200th anniversary (Rail UK) • Paris & Berlin high-speed train link launches w/ fares from €59 (Euronews) • Cars Need Buttons, Not Touchscreens, for Safety …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 January 2024
• Bow Goods Yard Freight & Logistics Masterplan Approved (Rail Technology) • HS2 arrives at Paddington, in Lego Model Form (London Rail) • Tyne & Wear Metro running after flyover propped up (BBC) • Is …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 30 December 2024
• Go-op: Britain’s first cooperative railway (The Guardian) • South Australia introduces special license for drivers of “Ultra High-Powered Vehicles” (CarScoops) • Who Owns the Streets? How Cars Took Over Shared Spaces: Video (Justine Underhill) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 December 2024
• Kentish Town tube station reopens, and yes its a gift from Santa (London Rail) • London’s transport chiefs strike positive note about year ahead (OnLondon) • Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 December 2024
• No Tyne & Wear Metro service south of River Tyne due to highway flyover fault (BBC) • New Berlin-Paris high-speed rail service epitomises Europe’s thirst for train travel (RFI) • New York State Governor …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 20 December 2024
• TfL updates staff uniforms with a new, brighter look (Rail UK) • Piccadilly line to remain suspended between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge until mid-January (Ian Visits) • Northumberland line: another success in the making …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 December 2024
• How Madrid built its metro cheaply (Works In Progress) • New York City’s Subways: Moving Millions – A Data Story (Vital City) • Another American streetcar line, another disappointment (Sean Marshall) • One of …
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