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Friday Reads – 23 May 2025
• History is made as First Commuter Railway in the UK goes Signal-Free (Rail Advent) • No evidence’ that gov’t’s Jet Zero strategy to cut aviation emissions is working (New Civil Engineer) • The delays …
Continue readingBecksploitation – Sydney’s Beck-style railway maps
You need to know little about urban railways’ cartography to know the name Harry Beck, the creator of the circuit diagram-style map of the London Underground. You will probably also know that his simple concept …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 May 2025
• The Suprising Success of UK Railway Reopenings (Full Steam Ahead) • Airport expansion plans risk undermining UK climate targets without boosting economy (E+T) • Tower Subway and the Mystery of the Southern Entrance (A …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 16 May 2025
• Weaver Network unveiled as ‘new era’ for West Yorkshire public transport (BBC) • How LA switched road priority globally from pedestrians to cars a century ago (Zag) • La Dolce Vita Orient Express’ interior …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 May 2025
• Is devolution of suburban rail to London going to arrive? (On London) • Has a tram network been ruled out of Glasgow’s Clyde Metro project? (The Herald) • Why Chicago still hasn’t fixed the …
Continue readingTuesday LR Meeting 13th May 2025
A reminder to those interested that our next monthly meeting of 2025 is on Tuesday 13h May at the Crosse Keys pub in the City of London at 7.00 p.m. A reminder we now advertise …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 9 May 2025
• Elizabeth line giant digital advertising screen plans criticised (BBC) • Age of consent to be a train driver lowered to 18 years (Ian Visits) • Ikea Backs Traffic-Free Oxford Street to Serve New London …
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• London Underground’s longest advert ever (London Rail) • Making a future for London’s black cab trade (On London) • The Midland Pullman Past & Present (Railway-News) • Why We Lost The World’s Only Double-Sided …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 2 May 2025
• Superloop: No More Buggy & Wheelchair Boarding Battles (Accessible Link) • The scourge of roadworks (BusAndTrainUser) • How the Channel Tunnel Got Built: Podcast (More Jam Tomorrow) • Trip Report: Amtrak Floridian Gets a …
Continue readingThe Evolution, then Devolution, of Pittsburgh’s Streetcar Network
Only a handful of North American cities have kept their pre-war streetcar networks. Why was Pittsburgh one of them? A city native explains in this guest post. The Roots Pittsburgh is a city whose location …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 28 April 2025
• Live train performance data rolled out at 1,700 stations in England (Railway Technology) • Gatwick to accept ‘stricter limits’ on plane noise & higher PT split for 2nd runway (BBC) • The Safety Advantages …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 25 April 2025
• Pope of the people, man of the rails: the quiet power of Francis’ love for trains (RailTech) • Clever tube trivia in the Elizabeth line’s new station stickers (Ian Visits) • Network Rail Painting …
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 readingFriday Reads – 18 April 2025
• Hard shoulder driving lanes on ‘smart motorways’ lead to needless deaths (BBC) • Why are America’s trains so slow? (Benjamin Schneider) • Italy’s new high-speed rail line looks to reverse depopulation, lift southern economy …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 April 2025
• London Euston completely closed, no trains to Milton Keynes Central, on Easter Weekend (Rail Advent) • Construction of Sheffield in-fill tram-train stop gets underway (Metro Report) • Longer trains planned as new Northumberland Line …
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