Monday’s Friday Reads – 12 August 2019

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• Romminster, TfL’s most obscure branch line, getting new trains (CityMetric)

• ‘Genius’ protected intersection for British cyclists (Forbes)

• Graphic history of Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn Ry operations (TransitMaps)

• Milan’s extensive tram renewal (UrbanTransportMag)

• Sheffield City Region rail vision launched (RailwayGazette)

• Ikea India offers solar-powered rickshaw delivery (Curbed)

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5 comments

  1. That presentation of the Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn is not only brilliant, it’s a reminder of how graphic presentations should be made
    The authority on this is a US academic Edward Tufte, whose books on the subject are a highly-recommended ( If not actually compulsory ) read around the subject.

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    I note that no extensions appear to be proposed for Sheffield Trams, which indicates a serious failure of imagination, unfortunately.

  2. @ Greg : The article mentions an extension of “Tram Train” into the Dearne Valley

  3. Timbeau – that would be along existing “BR” rail tracks, not a proper tram extension, say down the Abbeyfield Road to Totley

  4. Glad to hear that the ridiculous idea of keeping a single class 315 unit to run Rompminster has been to ditches.

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