• Parts of HS2, & the Lower Thames Crossing delayed two years due to soaring costs (Guardian) • Le Métro in Île de France: a new year retrospective (FabricOfParis) • Using a railway carriage as …
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The Slow Death Of Heathrow Express
When discussing Crossrail, commenters have often speculated on the ultimate demise of Heathrow Express – the private train operating company that runs a non-stop express service between Paddington and Heathrow. This speculation is generally predicated …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17 February 2023
• Fast charge battery trial to resume after GWR agrees to purchase Vivarail assets (RailUK) • Wales road building projects stopped after failing climate review (Guardian) • Ottawa’s LRT didn’t go wrong, it started wrong …
Continue readingDeutsche Bahn, Lufthansa see major increase in air-rail demand (RailTech)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Lufthansa have registered a 25-per cent increase in joint air-rail services to and from Frankfurt Airport over the past two years, the companies write on Monday. In April 2021, DB and …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 13 February 2023
• Expanded ULEZ cut toxic NOx pollution across London by 23% report finds (Guardian) • Vancouver testing accessibility app to help sight challenged better navigate transit (MassTransit) • The best rapid transit in the US …
Continue readingJakarta’s Transport & Urban Planning – Progress?
Jakarta, the (current) capital of Indonesia and home to over 10 million inhabitants, has long been plagued by choking traffic and air pollution. It spent the previous decade developing integrated public transport to increase modal …
Continue readingJR Freight to transport bonded cargo for airlines (RailwayGazette)
JR Freight is to begin the regular transport of bonded cargo between warehouses and Tokyo’s main airports in April 2023, as part of a programme to reduce emissions and provide reliable logistics services as Japan …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 21 November 2022
• TfL publishes step-free access consultation results, trials new gap ramp (RailUK) • UK electric car owners to pay road tax from 2025: Autumn Statement (Guardian) • Germany’s €49/ public transport ticket FAQ (JonWorthEuroBlog) • …
Continue readingCalling out sandbagged costs before they become real (PedestrianObsvs)
Sandbagging is the practice of making a proposal one does not wish to see enacted look a lot weaker than it is. In infrastructure, this usually takes the form of making the cost look a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 October 2022
• Underground staff problems cause large rise in step-free suspensions (DisabilityNews) • The unbuilt Tube station at Mount Pleasant: video (JagoHazzard) • Inside the ghost pod metro of Paris: video (TimTraveller) • The NYC Subway …
Continue readingRio to convert 2 BRT lines to LRT (Int’lRailJ)
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Eduardo Paes, has announced a 15-year plan to replace the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system with a 251km light rail network. The city’s current network, which was …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 12 August 2022
• Great British Railways: where passengers come last (FT) • GLA takes over moribund Royal Albert Dock ‘3rd Financial Centre’ (Guardian) • Berlin’s Tegel Airport transforming into climate-neutral, car-free district (FastCompany) • NYC Ferry will …
Continue readingElizabeth Line Envy: Thameslink deserves some map respect
In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Riker was challenged by a subordinate. His response was “I bring all the options to the Captain.” This needs to be one of TfL’s map …
Continue readingDB is 1st intermodal partner of Star Alliance airline group (RailwayNews)
On 1 August 2022, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will become the first intermodal partner of the Star Alliance, the world’s largest global airline alliance. The collaboration will allow DB and Star Alliance passengers to book integrated …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 4 July 2022
• 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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