To complete our round-up of what the London and South East Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) proposes for routes south of the Thames we look at the south eastern sector – essentially the routes into Charing …
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Thameslink and London Bridge – Background, Progress and Still Some Confusion
The original intention with this article was to write a short piece on what is to happen at London Bridge in the next seven years. Unfortunately, for reasons that will become apparent later, this has …
Continue readingThe RUS: Thameslink Technicals and Hypotheticals
As most readers will know, the Thameslink Programme is a £5.5 billion project to upgrade and expand the the Thameslink service. More accurately, it is the name given to two related projects. One is lead …
Continue readingIn Pictures: London’s Stations From the Air
Towards the end of the autumn, Network Rail had a survey helicopter in the air over London. As regular readers will know, the staff here at LR towers have a bit of a soft spot …
Continue readingThameslink Confirmed as Hammond Announces More Rail Spend
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond revealed details today of a number of rail projects for which news had been missing since the Spending Review. Most notable in the announcement was confirmation that Thameslink will indeed be …
Continue readingIn Pictures: The New Viaduct at Borough Market
With details of Thameslink’s fate allegedly due to manifest this week, it seems a good time to take a trip south of the river and take a look at how the work on the viaduct …
Continue readingQuango cuts and Crossrail and Thameslink Rumours
With the 20th of October fast approaching, rumours have begun to surface as to the likely ways in which Transport spending will be affected by the coming budget cuts. Already, some things have become clear. …
Continue readingBlackfriars Concepts and a Potential New Name
Network Rail have released a number of new concept images for Blackfriars station, where upgrade work is now heavily underway. Network Rail claim that the work at Blackfriars is still on schedule, with the northern …
Continue readingNot Messing About On The River
One of the disappointments of the Olympic’s construction phase has been the failure to spark a revival of water borne freight promised by the works on the Bow Back River and the River Lea. However, …
Continue readingThameslink Signalling Awarded
Network Rail has announced the award of the, £32 million, Thameslink core area resignalling contract to Invensys Rail. The project is designed to provide a significant increase in route capacity, allowing 24 trains per hour …
Continue readingThe Second "Great Stink"?
We have commented previously on the vexed question of toilet facilities being included in the new station complex at Farringdon. The Islington Gazette carries a story of continued intransigence by Crossrail whilst Thameslink appears to …
Continue readingA Quick Thameslink Update
West HampsteadUnder the unfinished stub of the new footbridge and lifts at West Hampstead Thameslink life is begining to stir both on the embankment and the former track bed of the up and down Hendon …
Continue readingThameslink Completion in 2016?
This piece was intended originally simply to be a summary of the recent Parliamentary Thameslink debate, which my colleague Mwmbwls had alerted me to and which contained a number of interesting questions about the project …
Continue readingBlackfriars Bridge Slide
Network Rail have released an interesting Time-lapse video showing the new eastern section of bridge at Blackfriars being slid into place. The replaced bridge is at the north end of the station, immediately past the …
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