As TfL makes plans to reduce bus network capacity, one of the people in charge of running the capital’s bus services gives a rare interview. John Trayner is managing director of Go-Ahead London, the capital’s …
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Friday Reads – 12 October 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • UK rail companies’ message: We’re very sorry (NYTimes) • Tube Map of Summer Olympics host cities 1896-2020 (BrilliantTrains) • Civilising the City of London (UrbanTransportGroup) • London City Airport’s …
Continue readingIntelligent system adjusts glass transparency (GlobalRailNews)
Forget curtains and blinds, one company exhibiting at InnoTrans has unveiled an intelligent technology that shuts out light from train carriages in a futuristic fashion. Dubbed ‘Intelligent Glass Control’ or IGC by developer Continental, the …
Continue readingLR Meetup at Royal Oak pub, 11th October
The second Thursday of the month brings with it our meetup, which happens next on 11th October from 6pm. As always, these are informal affairs where the beer flows, offering an opportunity to put faces …
Continue readingOfo retreats from US bikesharing (CityLab)
Ofo is out: Just a year after launching 40,000 lemon-yellow bicycles in more than 30 different markets in the United States, the Chinese dockless bikesharing company is scaling back its operations and has laid off …
Continue readingWhich city has the world’s most modern trains? (Railway-Technology)
Between Brussels’ autonomous fleets, New York’s passenger-centric design and London’s top-notch signalling, which countries are leading by example and delivering some of the world’s most modern, efficient and reliable metro systems? Transport systems around the …
Continue readingVienna increases public transport mode share (Harvard)
In 2012, the City of Vienna capped off several decades of heavy investment in the expansion and modernization of its already-extensive public transport system with a dramatic reduction of annual transit ticket prices. Since 1993, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 5 October 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • St Pancras at 150 (HydeParkNow) • Women built “The Ladies’ Bridge” – Waterloo (AtlasObscura) • Why Liverpool MerseyRail needs its Circle Line (CityMetric) • How Boston designed its T …
Continue readingFrance prioritising rail stations as urban hubs (RailwayGazette)
The French government is to prioritise investment at key rail hubs outside Paris. Reflecting what Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne terms ‘a national priority’ to improve access to rail services outside the Paris region, €2·6bn is …
Continue readingSeattle’s trackless trolley electric backbone (RouteFifty)
When transportation planners drool over the Emerald City’s transit successes, they shouldn’t overlook the decades of investments in this legacy asset. In transportation circles, the word “trolley” can sometimes come with decades-old reputational baggage. Getting …
Continue reading2nd crack found at SFO Transbay Transit Center (SFGate)
San Francisco’s new Transbay Transit Center will remain closed at least through the end of next week, officials said Wednesday, after yet another cracked beam was discovered during an overnight safety inspection. The $2.2 billion …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 September 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads: • When poetry, light & warmth advertised the Tube (EthicalGirl) • The wonderful world of off-peak London (MappingLondon) • Chat with Mark Ovenden, World Metro Maps author (GeoffMarshall) • Five …
Continue readingMTR Crossrail creates virtual reality stations for training (Railway-Technology)
The operator of London’s upcoming Elizabeth Line has developed a platform that allows trainee staff to hone their safety and security skills in a virtual train station. In this Q&A, MTR Crossrail finance director Andy …
Continue readingWorld Metro ridership league table (UITP)
Metros are of critical importance for mobility, as societies are becoming ever more urbanised. At the end of 2017, there were metros in 182 cities in 56 countries, carrying on average a total of 168 …
Continue readingTime & money savings in King Street Transit Pilot (CityBuildingInst)
With the King Street Transit Pilot coming to its official end this fall, we’re all taking stock of the project’s results. Overall, the pilot has been a positive success. We know from data released by …
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