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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 on the belief that once the Elizabeth line runs to Heathrow no-one in their right mind would bother with Heathrow … The post The Slow Death Of Heathrow Express appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Germany’s pre-WW2 Zeppelin spy flights: Video (CalibanRising) • Railways are instrumental in evacuations, this time in earthquake-hit Turkey (RailTech) • Behind the scenes at NYC Subway’s Power Control Center (IRideHarlemLine) • Process of mapping the underground & unseen city: Video (Vanshnookenraggen) • NYC Subway’s terrible service is limiting pandemic ridership recovery (HellGateNYC) • The … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 20 February 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• 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 (Globe&Mail) • Old & new: Denver Union Station in photos (EmilyMoser) • The best rapid transit in the US is … The post Friday Reads – 17 February 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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On July 20, 2022, the heat from an exploratory drill inside Montréal’s century old Mont-Royal railway tunnel, advance work for the city’s modern Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) automated Métro line, caused an explosion. It was completely unexpected, and mystifying, as there should only have been solid rock there. Fortunately no one was injured and no … The post Pop Art tunnel Michelangelo – Dragados & the Art of Tunnel Scanning appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• 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 is at airports? Video (RMTransit) • Why & when flying stopped being glamorous: Video (PhilEdwards) • Tokyo hopes new subway … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 13 February 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• A sneak peek inside the DLR’s new trains (IanVisits) • Network Rail & TfL announce partnership to create 20,000 new London homes (RailUK) • The hideous pedestrian tunnels marring access to the IMAX Roundabout (ALondonInheritance) • Developing Stockholm’s Congestion zone pricing implementation strategy: video (Streetsblog) • Extreme EV acceleration is the new traffic safety … The post Friday Reads – 10 February 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• The Chinese spy balloon shows the downsides of the technology (Wired) • Fallout London upgrade features working Underground system (TheGamer) • Transforming unused railway station spaces into community hubs (RailTechnology) • Two Types – The (railway) typefaces of Britain: video (BBC) • The Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC), North American workhorse, in service & … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 6 February 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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Our next monthly LR meetup is on at the usual pub, The Royal Oak in Borough, confirmed in the Upstairs room starting from 6:30pm on Thursday 9th February 2022. There are no known relevant strikes or other transport issues this month. As a bit of background information we intended to meet downstairs in January but … The post February 9th Meetup appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Trainspotting unites my family: we share the pleasure of intricate details (Guardian) • Speed cushions, traffic humps, chicanes: many ways to slow cars (TrafficChoices) • Brussels-Amsterdam-Berlin night train March 2023 launch (RailwayGazette) • Berlin tries to cut traffic & emissions with a mobility sharing app (CityLab) • More trolleybus turntables (EuroGunzel) • US Transport … The post Friday Reads – 3 February 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Lambeth strategy to make its kerbsides fairer, more accessible, & more climate resilient (LambethCouncil) • The 1930s, the decade that schematic map diagrams matured (MaxwellRoberts) • Amsterdam’s new underwater bike garage is next-level cycling infrastructure (CityLab) • Washington DC Union Station Expansion Project CGI animated render: video (UnionStation) • We may not actually need … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 January 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Inside HS2’s new Old Oak Common railway station (IanVisits) • Stanley Heaps: The other London Underground Chief Architect (ModernismInMetroland) • A public transport system of epic proportions – the Paris RER: video (RMTransit) • Europe’s attempt to increase international rail share: Treating trains like planes: video (Wendover) • Germany’s 27-Year struggle to complete a … The post Friday Reads – 27 January 2023 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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