• Closing Nuneham Viaduct the right decision says Network Rail boss (NewCivilEng) • History of women in London’s transport (LTMuseum) • Repurposed Thurgoland railway tunnel has otherworldly acoustic characteristics (AtlasObscura) • If only we saw public transport as a public service (BrigittePellerin) • Smartphones may be our greatest tool for indoor navigation (CBCSpark) • The future of the footpath: disrespected,…
• Aviation industry awarded £18Bn in public finance since the Paris Agreement (DeSmog) • West London Orbital Overground line likely to get approval (IanVisits) • East Lancs Railway faces accusations in sacking of 10 year volunteer for whistleblowing (ThirdSector) • Tyne & Wear Metro: the Musical – good tune, good singing: Video (BBCNewcastle) • Inside giant robotic parking garages: Video…
• Blackfriars (road) Bridge repairs & history (BBC) • Southern Region Kent Electrification scheme 1958 film: Video (BennetBrookRy) • A spiral of motorway road signs at Somerset House (IanVisits) • New Yorkers are fed up with helicopter noise (CityLab) • The consistent design language of Sydney’s public transport: Video (T2Norway) • The covered walkway that conquered Singapore (RiceMedia) Check out…
Where and When Our second Meetup at the Crosse Keys pub located at 9 Gracechurch Street in the City of London will be on Tuesday 11th April from 6.30 p.m. onwards. The first meeting was regarded as quite successful for an initial meeting at a new location. The increase in numbers appears to show that the decision to change location…
Much has been written about the Crossrail project and the benefits of the Elizabeth line. Nearly everything written about its benefits looks at the benefits to users of the Elizabeth line. But often transport projects have benefits that go beyond direct users. Crossrail is one such project and here we look at the benefits (and the downsides) that this project…
• HS2 confirms Euston tunnels construction has been put hold (RailTechnology) • UK’s not so Smart Motorways have been cancelled (Roads) • TfL is pushing on with the DLR extension to Thamesmead (IanVisits) • The all white design of Karlsruhe’s new light rail tunnel (ArchDaily) • Private jet emissions in Europe rocket 855% since start of pandemic (Quartz) • The…
• UK Orient Express dropped due to border hassles (RailTech) • ScotRail removing peak rail fares for six month trial (RailTechnology) • Rotterdam opens last extension of Line B, to the beach! (RailwayPro) • The $7BN plan to save New York’s hated Penn Station: Video (B1M) • North American parking reform is snowballing (CNU) • The derailment dangers of long…
Someone at City Hall found the box of crayons. On the 28th of March, Transport for London unveiled a map of a new transport proposal. It featured a colour scheme to rival the New Jersey Transit disco stripes, a stylised loop around outer London, and a name that brings a certain ABBA song to mind. But what exactly is a…
• Euston, we have a problem (RailwayNews) • Île de France new tramway accomplishments & developments (FabriqueDeParis) • The incredible 1950s flywheel powered Gyrobus: Video (Megaprojects) • The Transit Tour Guide of Boston (TrainsBusesPeople) • Why you can’t go directly to the Amtrak platform to wait, not explained (Vox) • Parking lots across North America are being turned into housing…
• Kentish Town Tube station to close 26 June for a year for essential improvements (RailAdvent) • Active travel is more than bikes, it include accessibility devices, wheelchairs &c (AccessibleLink) • Absurd 200 foot railway dismantled after court closes shipping loophole (TheDrive) • Boston subway lines ran at half speed in March because it lost paperwork (Vice) • The global…