• 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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Monday’s Friday Reads – 1 December 2025
• 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 readingFirst platforms installed at Old Oak Common (RailEngineer)
On Thursday 29 May, HS2 revealed the first section of platform to be installed for Britain’s new high-speed railway. In the underground box at HS2’s Old Oak Common station, engineers have begun installing the platform …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 31 October 2025
• HS2 Faces 4 Year Delay: Video (RailFocus) • Cowley Branch rail line to reopen to passengers after 60 years in £120m project (BBC) • Chancellor Reeves guarantees Leeds Trams ‘spades in the ground’ timeframe …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 29 August 2025
• Plans progress to expand Greater Manchester’s tram & train network (Rail UK) • Huge HS2 bridge rotation & move completed in Birmingham ahead of schedule: Video (HS2) • 3D map shows how the Underground …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 15 August 2025
• Labour to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail project (The Guardian) • Is HS2 heading to Manchester by stealth? (Michael Dnes) • Revival of Northern Powerhouse Rail could save HS2 to Manchester (James O’Malley) • ScotRail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 August 2025
• HS2 to unveil interior of their trains to public for first time this weekend (RailTech) • Chiltern’s parliamentary rail replacement ghost bus (BBC) • Transport for Wales rail journeys & revenue up, brand-new trains …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 July 2025
• UK manufacturing industry calls for full HS2 resurrection for freight benefits (The Engineer) • Waterloo Station’s disused rail link (Ian Visits) • London: Is the Overground an S-Bahn? (Next Metro) • 7 Everyday Hacks …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 18 July 2025
• The next HS2 train to arrive will be… (Michael Dnes) • London Underground’s 4LM signalling upgrade reaches Neasden depot (IanVisits) • Netherlands to Convert Decommissioned Trains into Mobile Military Hospitals w/ War Threat (UNITED24 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 11 July 2025
• Greater Manchester mayor tables underground rail network for city region (New Civil Engineer) • What’s gone wrong with HS2?: Video (Green Signals) • Britain’s newest luxury sleeper train to travel England & Wales (RailUK) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 July 2025
• HS2 TBM Anne Completes Final Stretch of Northolt Tunnel (Railway-News) • TfL 25 (Diamond Geezer) • Let’s Ride … The Settle and Carlisle Line: Video (Geoff Marshall) • Wheelchairs, Waitings and Ratings: The New …
Continue readingFoundations complete for HS2’s Old Oak Common station (RailUK)
The foundations for Britain’s newest high-speed railway station have been completed at Old Oak Common in London, marking a significant step forward for the HS2 project. The 850-metre-long underground station base, which will house six …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 April 2025
• HS2 completes first anti-boom portal (Construction Index) • Edinburgh Trams ‘tap on/tap off’ system to launch soon (Herald Scotland) • Park Royal – A Station Fit for a King?: Video (Jago Hazzard) • How …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 7 April 2025
• Second HS2 tunnel reaches Greenford, completing Western Northolt tunnel (Ian Visits) • Nancy replaces single-rail TVR gadget-bahn with modern battery trolleybuses (Streetsblog) • Manhattan Congestion Pricing Not Rerouting Traffic to Other Boroughs (Streetsblog) • …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 March 2025
• HS2 drives £10 billion west London economic boost (RailUK) • Railways & Canal Tunnels History #2 (London Rail) • Train company performance data posted live at stations (Rail UK) • The World’s Most Stressful …
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