You need to know little about urban railways’ cartography to know the name Harry Beck, …
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Streatham Hill: Another Depot in Trouble with the Neighbours
We have been following with interest the arguments concerning the development of the new depot being built by Network Rail for Thameslink at Hornsey (see here and here). After objections by the local council to …
Continue readingThe End of the PPP: TfL Buy Out Tube Lines
Tfl have bought out Tube Lines’ shareholders for a reported £310m. The deal sees Bechtel and Amey bought out completely, although Amey will continue to act as primary contractor on various works across the Jubilee …
Continue readingIn Motion: 172001 On The NLL
For those interested in the new GOBLIN rolling stock, there’s a rather excellent video of 172001 running through West Hampstead on Youtube.
Continue readingSurrey Canal Road: A Very Postal War
In our previous Surrey Canal Road post, we attempted to give some kind of overview of what has become an increasingly drawn out and convoluted saga – the attempt to get £7m out of the …
Continue readingIn Pictures: Overground Works At Dalston Kingsland
With the ELL now running its preview service, attention turns towards other Overground activities in North London. Dalston Kingsland is currently the focus of much activity, as the picture below shows. This photo was taken …
Continue readingIn 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 …
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