Monday’s Friday Reads – 25 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
2d ago
• Restoration of historic Parkhead Viaduct for Black Country Metro route nears completion (West Midlands Combined Authority) • Boston Plans Frequent Battery-Electric Trains on commuter train line (Streetsblog) • LA is (Not-So) Quietly Adding a LOT of Bus Lanes (TransitCenter) • Why does the US have such terrible public transit? (The Guardian) • EVs Can’t Fix a Global Epidemic of ‘Car Harm,’ Study Finds (CityLab) • Carmakers Must Bring Back Buttons; Europe (Hagerty) • Coaches Repurposed Into Fancy Rooms At Singapore Resort (SAYS) • Franschhoek Wine Tram, Yes this is real (Urban Transport Magazi ..read more
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Friday Reads – 22 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
1w ago
• Fear of Self-Driving Cars Persists as Industry Faces Uncertain Future (AAA) • Agra Metro to Taj Mahal starts service (Urban Transport) • Councils from Paris to the Yarra want to use parking fees to clamp down on big SUVs (The Guardian) • Kuala Lumpur’s Amazing Transit Network: Video (RMTransit) • The Washington Metro has eleven types of station architecture (Greater Greater Washington) • Tokyu Q Seat, the empty express first class (KHKQ Beside Trains) • History of US Railway Post Offices (Trains) • All aboard the moon train (Business Insider) Industry News – updated every business day Webin ..read more
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 18 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
1w ago
• Plans to run new direct rail services to London (BBC) • HS2 tunnel workers hit out at site conditions (Construction Enquirer News) • Gallery of unique early Underground Maps (Bryars & Bryars) • New Zealand abandons rail projects (Int’l Rail Journal) • The railway station under a River (EuroGunzel) • Johns Hopkins study recommends narrow travel lanes (CNU) • US airlines that mishandle wheelchairs face new accountability rules (NPR) • Behind the scenes of private rail cars (Trains) Industry News – updated every business day Webinars and Online Conferences The post Monday’s Friday Reads ..read more
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Friday Reads – 15 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
2w ago
• How The New Overground Map Colours Were Chosen: Video (Geoff Marshall) • TfL encourages customers to take a stand on International Bystander Awareness Day (TfL) • Plans to run new direct rail services to London (BBC) • Bermondsey Tube Station – Brace Yourself: Video (Jago Hazzard) • 3 Lessons For Transforming Transit Safety — Without More Police (Streetsblog) • Paris Climate Change Initiative Sees Metro Turnstiles Generate Electricity (CityLab) • Train Sim World adds London Overground expansion with Goblin “Easter Egg” (Ian Visits) • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: What happened? (Codex9 ..read more
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 11 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
2w ago
• New report reveals dramatic improvements in London’s air quality since 2016 (London City Hall) • Embark on a quirky commute through TfL’s history (TfL Corporate Archives) • Designer sought for St Pancras International growth plans (Architects’ Journal) • Vehicles are getting so big they smash through guardrails (Slate) • Strait of Messina bridge to Sicily design approved (Railway Gazette Int’l – £) • How LA’s I-10 freeway closure is impacting transit (Streetsblog) • The Mini-Cabin Sleeping Experience on the groundbreaking New Nightjet train: Video (Simply Railway) • Fashion In Flight: Histor ..read more
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Tuesday LR pub Meetup 12th March
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Pedantic of Purley
2w ago
A quick reminder to those interested that our second meeting of 2024 is on Tuesday 12th March at the Crosse Keys pub in the City of London. Normally at least a couple of us are there by 6.30 p.m. Join us anytime in the evening. For more details click ‘Monthly Meetup – 2nd Tuesday Evening in the City‘ at the top of the home page. If you wish to join our small cozy, select group then see you there! The post Tuesday LR pub Meetup 12th March appeared first on London Reconnections ..read more
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Friday Reads – 8 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
3w ago
• University expands by many degrees (BusAndTrainUser) • The New Northumberland Line is Under Construction: Video (Geoff Marshall) • Green infrastructure & biodiversity (TfL) • ‘You absolute moron!’: How thoughtless abuse stays with frontline colleagues (South Western Railway) • Riding the Daffodil Line around England’s ‘golden triangle’ (The Guardian) • India is Maintaining its Metro Building Momentum (Railway Gazette Int’l – £) • Why is Melbourne’s City Loop inefficient, & the Proposed Solution (Waking Up in Geelong) • French village’s squiggle road design to slow speeding vehic ..read more
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Much Ado about Level Boarding: TfL & UK Urban Rail (Part 1)
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Long Branch Mike
3w ago
In February 2024, TfL announced its Equity in Motion plan to create a fair and inclusive transport network, with over 80 measures to make London transport more accessible. The plan sets out how the transport agency identify and break down unfair barriers and inequalities that exclude many Londoners from being able to fully use London’s streets and transport network – which diminish their mobility and often their prospects. This plan also includes establishment of a Design Centre of Excellence in 2024 to provide research and best practice, project support, training, and mentoring for inclusive ..read more
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 4 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
3w ago
• Could ‘Great British Railways’ finally build up a head of steam? (The Guardian) • Go as you Please exhibition explores rail travel & disability (National Railway Museum) • Mini-Holland’ projects in London pay for themselves 10 times over (GCN) • Give my regards to… Broad Street’s final days (London Rail) • 280 million ebikes & mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (TheConversation) • Amtrak-VIA Rail may return Chicago-Detroit-Toronto route after 56 years (RailwayAge) • Could this 100-year-old Varzay railway station make the ultimate home? (The Spaces) • Ride b ..read more
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Friday Reads – 1 March 2024
London Reconnections | Covering transport topics in and around London
by Heliomass
1M ago
• Rail Reform Bill: Too little too late (Rail Engineer) • Rail demand to exceed capacity under any scenario, says Steer (Rail Business UK) • TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care services (Ian Visits) • Transport in Île-de-France: a new year retrospective (Fabric of Paris) • Kolkata Line 3 extension trial runs begin (Metro Rail Guy) • The Death & Privatization of Japanese National Railways: Part 2 (SYLee ) • Why Accessibility Influencer Marketing in Transport Backfires: Beyond the Influencer Hype (Accessible Link) • New Honda Motocompacto ebike is sh ..read more
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