• The long way round (Jonn Elledge) • London Circles Tube Map updated (Tube Map Central) • Train-Time Travel (Straphanger) • Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile Test with Massive Convention (CityLab) • Why Do We Still Have Semaphore Signals?: Video (Geoff Marshall) • How London Bridge tested tech to track individuals inside the station (James O’Malley) • No…
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Transport Focus is acutely aware that passenger assistance across the rail network can be hit and miss. There are many accounts from disabled passengers of staff not providing the assistance as it was booked, or from those seeking to travel with more spontaneity, as ‘turn up and go’ passengers. This makes it difficult for disabled passengers to have the confidence…