You need to know little about urban railways’ cartography to know the name Harry Beck, …
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ELL 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 …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Electric Cars and the Urban Environment
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Electric Vehicles On 25 February, £9.3m from the DfT’s ‘Plugged-in Places’ fund was announced for London. This funding, coupled with £5.6m from TfL and …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Crossrail
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Sponsors Crossrail (CRL) has submitted to Sponsors a comprehensive update of the scope, schedule and costs of the project (the Initial Control Baseline or …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Road & Buses
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Traffic Signal Timing Reviews Traffic signal timings are reviewed in order to reduce the time vehicles spend idling in queues, the number of stops …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The DLR & National Rail
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] DLR: Three-Car Capacity Enhancement Project DLR operated its first three-car train in public service on 22 February, with the official launch by Kulveer Ranger …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Overground
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] [There are some interesting Surrey Canal Road points in here. Lewisham’s final report/approval paper is due at their next council meeting on the 14th …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Improving the Underground
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Visit by H.M. the Queen On 24 February, Richard Parry, Managing Director of London Underground (LU) hosted a visit by Her Majesty the Queen …
Continue readingThe Number 1 Railway Detective Agency
The curious case of the trains that did not bump at tea time. Taken from the A406 Bridge this picture shows a District Line train on the line from Ealing Broadway to Hanger Lane Junction …
Continue readingNew TfL Fare Tables Online
TfL have reworked the Fares and Ticketing section of their website. The general layout and structuring has been reworked and a new single fare finder. Most importantly, at least for those mourning the loss of …
Continue readingCrossrail – Crossed Legs
We have previously drawn attention to Farringdon’s colourful and somewhat smelly history. It would appear that whilst the station’s future should be less colourful it may, alas, not be any less aromatic. Farringdon stands in …
Continue readingLUL Ticket Offices Closures Document
Yesterday’s Mayor’s Question Time was a rather political one, perhaps unsurprising given that it will be the last one before local and general elections. It was clear that the general theme from non-Conservate Assembly members …
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