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Category: Friday Reads

Monday’s Friday Reads – 11 October 2021

On 11 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Buses, Friday Reads, History, Stations

• Imberbus 2021 behind the scenes video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • Northern Virtual Reality simulation to assist disabled (Railway-Tech) • Fog on the Underground (ThomasBrissot) • Man builds home in style of a Grand Trunk Railway Station …

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Friday Reads – 8 October 2021

On 8 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, HS2, Pedestrians, Stations

• Tesco’s rail logistics keep their shelves stocked (Guardian) • The case against transit project mega contracts (EnoTrans) • HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Nancy’s tram plan postponed in favour of trolleybus …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 October 2021

On 4 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Should train guards wear body cameras? (Railway-Tech) • Paris caps speed at 30km/h to boost soft transport & road safety (RFI) • The promise of US electric school bus adoption (GreenBiz) • We once …

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Friday Reads – 1 October 2021

On 1 October 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail 2, Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, New York

• Crossrail 2 critical to prevent train overloading into Waterloo (IanVisits) • UK’s last aerial ropeway uses gravity to move 300mt a day (TomScottYouTube) • Amsterdam expands smart bike parking tags for better station access …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 27 September 2021

On 27 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Design, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads

• Addison Lee taxi firm orders electric SUVs to speed up all EV fleet (CityLab) • And now in colour: Harlow Town Station’s Mid-Century Modern style (BeautyOfTransport) • Istanbul’s European rail terminus to reopen (RailTurkey) …

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Friday Reads – 24 September 2021

On 24 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Battersea Extension, Buses, Friday Reads, History, Maps

• Ian Visits the Northern Line Extension opening (IanVisits) • Diamond dissects the Battersea Droop on the Tube Map (DiamondGeezer) • Battersea Power Station Bullet Train’s lost plans (LondonLaunch) • BR logo designer appalled by …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 September 2021

On 20 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Battersea Extension, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pollution

• Battersea Northern Line Extension: First look video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • TfL proposing new fines to cut Red route congestion (AirQualityNews) • Never mind going electric, where will we park? (BBC) • Vancouver considering road pricing …

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Friday Reads – 17 September 2021

On 17 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Micromobility, Overground, Pollution, Stations

• Pollution on some new UK trains 13 times London’s busiest road (Guardian) • Underground trains getting faster thanks to signalling upgrade (IanVisits) • The Overground’s secret station (GeoffMarshall) • New open access operator Lumo …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 September 2021

On 13 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Maps, Micromobility

• The live, interactive TfL Go Tube map app (TfL) • Towards the inclusive railway for all users (RailEngineer) • Under South Kensington’s massive escalator replacement (IanVisits) • UK 2020 e-bikes sales almost double over …

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Friday Reads – 10 September 2021

On 10 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Bridges, Friday Reads, New York, River

• TfL needs to reassess flood risk after stations left underwater (NewCivilEng) • Boat tours of illuminated Thames bridges (IanVisits) • The last flying boat on the Thames (DavidHodgson) • A video tour inside a …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 September 2021

On 6 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Buses, DLR, Friday Reads, HS2, Logistics, Pollution, Stations, Waterways

• HS2 restoring listed Curzon Street station (RailTechnology) • Underground train Boxing Announcement (PriscillaOprescu) • Huddersfield’s Platform 1 crisis & mental health charity (PaulBigland) • Nancy’s tram project postponed in favour of trolleybus line (UrbanTransport) …

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Friday Reads – 3 September 2021

On 3 September 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, Funiculars, History, Logistics, New York, Podcast, Pollution, Waterways

• London’s clean air rules for trucks could benefit all of UK (SmartCitiesDive) • Bristol’s abandoned funicular tunnel used by BBC in WW2 (IanVisits) • The History of Britain’s canal system (HistoryOfLondon) • When cars …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 August 2021

On 30 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Cycles, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, New York, Uber, Vertical transport

• Enjoy the TfL accessibility boom whilst it lasts (StepFreeLondon) • Stand out too much on the Tube? Moquette-ware (IanVisits) • Cargo bikes deliver faster & cleaner than vans: study (Guardian) • New York MTA …

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Friday Reads – 27 August 2021

On 27 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Electric Vehicles (EVs), Friday Reads, New York, Pollution, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Tunnels

• Railway industry to tackle sexual harassment on trains (RailInsider) • Rail Alphabet 2: NR’s Wayfinding Design Manual – Pt 2 (BeautyOfTransport) • The lost history of the electric car (Guardian) • Toronto’s Crosstown LRT …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 23 August 2021

On 23 August 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Arts, Design, Friday Reads, Logistics, Sustainability, Vertical transport

• Leicester installs bee-friendly green bus shelters (CitiesToday) • Travelling on Trains & Tubes art show (MallGalleries) • The psychological benefits of commuting to work (Atlantic) • Canada invests more in first Indigenous railway (RenewCanada) …

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