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1939 Sydney suburban train map in style of Beck's 1933

Becksploitation – Sydney’s Beck-style railway maps

On 22 May 2025 By Long Branch Mike

You need to know little about urban railways’ cartography to know the name Harry Beck, …

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Pittsburgh Railway Company Map in 1954

The Evolution, then Devolution, of Pittsburgh’s Streetcar Network

On 29 April 2025 By Daria Phoebe Brashear
Art Deco LR Towers w Airship Overhead

LR Update March 2025 – Interested in Joining Us?

On 26 March 2025 By Long Branch Mike
English Settlement Swindon Horse XTC album cover

English Settlement: Devolving Powers to Enable Intermodal Fare Integration: Part 2

On 13 March 2025 By Long Branch Mike

Crossrail: 4tph to Terminal 5?

On 25 February 2025 By Pedantic of Purley

Monday’s Friday Reads – 25 July 2022

On 25 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Buses, Friday Reads, Nudges, Stations, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• TfL trials cooling solution for Tube network (RailUK) • London cycling up by 25% since pre-Covid (EveningStandard) • Future looks bright for buses & transport in some British cities (CentreForCities) • New York Penn …

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Friday Reads – 22 July 2022

On 22 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Fonts, Friday Reads, Stations, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• UK Court orders Gov’t to explain how it will reach Net Zero targets (Guardian) • Some thoughts & history on the Johnston Memorial at Farringon (DougRose) • World’s most unconventional rail line? Zurich’s S10 …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 18 July 2022

On 18 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, New York, Sustainability, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Waterways

• West Midlands Metro tram extension opens Sunday 17 July (RailPro) • Northumberland passenger line reopening campaign well fought (ChristianWolmar) • Eversholt & Vivarail examining feasibility of Class 321 battery multiple unit (ModernRailways) • Spain introducing …

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Friday Reads – 15 July 2022

On 15 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Aerial, Buses, Friday Reads, London Overground

• London Overground Barking Riverside extension to open 18 July (RailAdvent) • Imminent announcement of £2 cap on all bus fares in England for 6 months (Bus&TrainUser) • Valencia opens long delayed surface/underground tramline T10 …

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Central London Bus Cuts – An Alternative Viewpoint

On 13 July 2022 By Pedantic of Purley In Buses, Ken Livingstone, Long reads, TfL

With all that has been going on in the world, it may have actually escaped your attention that TfL are now consulting on a new round of bus cuts in central London. This is nothing …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 11 July 2022

On 11 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Logistics, Sustainability

• Uber Files leak reveals ruthless global lobbying campaign (Guardian) • Fleetwood Poulton rail line reopening approved (BBC) • Germany’s beleaguered rail network is overdue for a $14Bn overhaul (CityLab) • Fiat rooftop car factory …

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Friday Reads – 8 July 2022

On 8 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Electrification, Friday Reads, History

• Paddington station’s new Elizabeth to Bakerloo transfer tunnel (IanVisits) • Prepare yourself for the negative levels of Crossrail (DiamondGeezer) • London Transport after Ashfield: Post-War Chairmen 1948-87: video (LTMFriends) • Ireland to progress with …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 July 2022

On 4 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, Northern line, Pedestrians, Tunnels

• New powers for TfL to fine motorists caught in cycle lanes (Zag) • Video exploring the Northern Line Extension (NetworkNathan) • HS2 develops modular pre-fab tunnel arches (AnonWidower) • Long environmental assessments delay much …

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Friday Reads – 1 July 2022

On 1 July 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Friday Reads, Night, Pedestrians, Sustainability

• 9 more abandoned rail schemes receive funding toward restoration (NewCivilEng) • Northern line Night Tube to return July 2 (RailUK) • Paris beltway to swap traffic lanes for green space (CityLab) • Rotterdam rooftop …

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Reconnections’ Miscellany: Good & bad transport language – June 2022

On 30 June 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Long reads, Miscellany

This month on Reconnections’ Miscellany: Bacronym Retronyms BUS – Bi-level Underground Substitute ESCALATOR – Electric Stair Case (Ascending/Lowering) Allowing Travellers Onward Routing OMNIBUS – Overland Metropolitan New Innovative Bi-level Underground Substitute DRIVERS – Defect-Responsive Independently-Verifying …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 27 June 2022

On 27 June 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, DLR, Friday Reads, Overground, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• TfL advances plans for DLR & Overground extensions (NewCivilEng) • Wales stops funding north-south air route in favour of rail (Railway-Technology) • Lyon announces light rail express line instead of metro (IntlRailJ) • Lausanne …

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Friday Reads – 24 June 2022

On 24 June 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Accessibility, Crossrail, Friday Reads, New York, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Elizabeth Line to Ebbsfleet extension could cost £3.2bn (IanVisits) • German rail traffic surge exposes high speed gaps (PedestrianObvs) • NYC Subway vows to be 95% accessible by 2055 (MassTransit) • The overgrown tracks …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 June 2022

On 19 June 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Friday Reads, History, Maps, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Map of air conditioned London urban rail lines (GeoffMarshall) • Crossrail’s station footprints (MappingLondon) • Have you spotted the Transport Trust Red Wheels plaques? (Londonist) • New pub opens in Lancaster railway station (RailUK) …

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Friday Reads – 17 June 2022

On 17 June 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Maps, New York, Sleeper Trains, Trams/Streetcars/LRT

• Barking Riverside new Overground station to open early (RailAdvent) • Cardiff-Northwest Corridor tram-train report published (MetroReport) • Traintrackr LED circuit board display now available for some Tube lines (MappingLondon) • 7 potential New York …

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Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 June 2022

On 13 June 2022 By Long Branch Mike In Arts, Crossrail, Friday Reads, Pedestrians, Stations

• Elizabeth Line autumn target: through running & Bond Street opening (ModernRailways) • Lyon announces new express light rail project, cheaper than métro option (IntlRailJ) • Istanbul’s Sirkeci Station 45 years after the last Orient …

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