Only a handful of North American cities have kept their pre-war streetcar networks. Why was …
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In The Quest for Rear-Entrance, Is The True Routemaster Legacy Being Lost?
Listen carefully. The sound you can hear is the Whiplash Lawyers Association rubbing their hands together as they drool over TfL keeping them in the manner to which they have become so accustomed. In April …
Continue readingNew Routemaster Contract Costs Revealed
Saturday’s Times reported that the first of Boris Johnson’s new Routemaster buses will cost £1.6 million each, with five of the hybrid vehicles to be built under the £7.8 million contract awarded to Northern Ireland’s …
Continue readingThe ELL Preview Service Is Now Running
I can confirm this because I am currrently on it.
Continue readingELL Live Testing: On The Second Day, Look to the East
Current indications are that the first services in the live testing operation will be tomorrow (27th April), and will be: 1: 1205 Dalston Jn – New Cross2: 1210 New Cross Gate – Dalston Jn. The …
Continue readingDeutsche Bahn to buy Arriva
Transport firm Arriva is to be taken over by the public-owned German railway operator Deutsche Bahn for £1.6bn. Arriva, the UK’s third largest transport firm, have been the subject of buyout ever since rumours since …
Continue readingAn ELL Launch Update
Given the previous ELL Post has now hit its 120th comment (and is thus rather difficult to read if you’re new to it), we felt that this was probably worth a quick post of its …
Continue readingSurrey Canal Road: The Curious Case of the Disappearing DfT
The Story So Far… With construction of the ELL Extension Phase 2 (ELLX2 to its friends) due to begin this autumn, one particular question related to the line is becoming increasingly urgent – will a …
Continue readingELL Reopening Delayed Until Next Week
ELL “live test” passenger operations have been delayed until next week, with Monday 19th or Tuesday 20th the likely start dates. There is little information as of yet to why the opening has been delayed, …
Continue readingMayor Drops "Later Trains at Weekends" Commitment
The Evening Standard reports that Mayor Johnson has now officially dropped his commitment to running the Tube later on Fridays and weekends, citing the ongoing upgrade works and union difficulties: “We are going through a …
Continue readingLost in the electoral maelstrom – The South London Line?
We have previously reported on the tangled political blame storm that has enmeshed the London Brighton and South Coast Railway’s South London Line. A “who said what?” row broke out between the Mayor of London …
Continue readingELL Services to begin 15th April
London Reconnections understands that the ELL is likely to reopen to passengers on the 15th April. This will not be the full service – which will open on the previously announced 23rd May, but will …
Continue readingIn Pictures: Blackfriars Bridge Work
This month saw widening work on Blackfriars bridge, photos of which are below. The major lifting work had been completed and the new ribs on the eastern side are in place. At the time the …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: General Planning, Strategy and Finance
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Mayor’s Transport Strategy The public and stakeholder consultation of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) closed on 12 January. In total, 5,579 responses were received …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Safety and Information
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Touting Since 1 August 2008, licensed private hire drivers convicted of taxi touting lose their licence for a minimum of one year. Their fitness …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Walking and Cycling
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Making Walking Count On 29 January, TfL unveiled a new West End walking route which has benefited from £2.4m of public realm improvements, funded …
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