Monday’s Friday Reads – 1 March 2021

History of British railway freight control from telegraphs to TOPS (NewcomenSoc)

Why some bike shares work & others don’t (BBC)

Graham F’s video pick: Zürich snowplow tram cab ride (ZürichTramVideos)

Locomotive in controlled derail to power small town in ice storm (SteemIt)

What the Rideau Canal Skateway teaches about active winter transport (OttawaCitizen)

The duo that documented the Birth of NYC’s Subway (AtlasObscura)

The choice vs captive transit rider distinction misses the point (StreetsBlog)

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