Daily Archives: July 3, 2023

Monday’s Friday Reads – 3 July 2023

• That’s the end of the franchise era, then (RailNews) • Lambeth council latest to start emissions-based fees: paying double for parking (Guardian) • Global growth of light rail lines (UKTram) • Govt details how Fleetwood’s rail link will be restored using tram-trains (BlackpoolGazette) • Europe’s longest cycle tunnel, at 3km, opens to cut traffic in Bergen, Norway (EuroNews) •…

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Fastrack Or Slowtrack – Part 1

What Is Watling Street? As an old Northamptonian, fbb was familiar with Watling Street – it was the A5 that ran to the west of his home town. But what fbb had forgotten is that the famous Roman road ran through London to serve the Kent ports, notably Dover. We will be looking at two roads that run through Dartford.…

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