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We have made the decision NOT to have a London Reconnections Meetup in December 2022. The reason for this is that previous experience has taught us that we would be very unlikely to be able to use the upstairs room in December due to prior bookings which take priority. Consequently, we would have to meet … The post No December Meetup appeared first on London Reconnections.
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2022 sees a shorter quiz than usual primarily because your quizmaster has infrequently visited central London. Thank goodness for the opening of the Elizabeth line which has helped provide some of the questions. We hope you will find the questions stimulating. Our aim is to provide you with a variety of questions that can be … The post London Reconnections 2022 Christmas Quiz 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 10th November 2022. Be aware there is a tube strike that day although all National Rail (including the Elizabeth line and London Overground) should run normally. All are welcome, … The post November 10th Meetup appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• London’s imperfect geometry from above: streets, buses, Tube entrances… (BernhardLang) • Victorian 3D paper concertina Thames Tunnel viewer for sale (IanVisits) • The invention of jaywalking (CliveThompson) • NYC speed cameras don’t operate evenings & weekends, leading to deaths (Streetsblog) • NYC MTA slowing buses to punish fare evaders (Vice) • The horn section: … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 30 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Grimshaw’s line wide Crossrail station design (ArchitectsJ) • TfL to expand contactless payments outside London (IanVisits) • Flatpack railway stations are coming down the line (TheTimes) • New battery-electric ultra-light trains designed & built for Southend Pier Railway (T&UT) • EV capital Norway wants citizens to park them & ride the bus instead (TheDrive) … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 23 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• TfL’s new property company to build offices & homes to generate transport cash (MyLondon) • TfL to expand contactless payments outside London (IanVisits) • The 5.20 from Kyiv restored suburban rail offers hope as clean up intensifies (Guardian) • Seattle expanding its LRT network fivefold: video (B1M) • Moldova’s Eurovision 2022 song entry is … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Northern Line Bank Branch to reopen Monday 16 May (IanVisits) • Fare caps might get transit out of the pandemic slump (NextCity) • US cities testing benefits of Universal Basic Mobility (CityLab) • 16 states sue US Post Office plan to buy 100,000s of gas-guzzling mail trucks (Verge) • Badly designed nudges on highway … The post Friday Reads – 13 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• Brno donating trams & trolleybuses to help rebuild Kharkiv, Ukraine (TheMayor) • Before there was Crossrail, there was Crosslink: video (JagoHazzard) • Harry Beck’s 1935 Imperial Airways diagram (TransitMaps) • Art Deco design of Antwerp’s St Anna’s Tunnel (EverybodyHatesATourist) • A European regional rail line in North America?: video (RMTransit) • Exploring America’s largest … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 9 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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Our next monthly LR meetups is on at the usual pub, The Royal Oak in Borough, in the Upstairs room starting from 6:30pm on Thursday 12 May 2022. All are welcome, and conversation is often as much general as it is transport-specific. If you feel comfortable socialising, then we very much look forward seeing you … The post 12 May 2022: The LR Pub Meetup Continues appeared first on London Reconnections.
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• HS2 under fire for Euston waste removal by road flipflop (NewCivilEng) • European cities urged to ban cars to stop funding Russia war (CitiesToday) • Romford-Upminster Line: Video of the successful, unwanted railway (JagoHazzard) • Sweden within easy reach of London by train (Independent) • Searching for lost 76th Street station, the Roswell of … The post Monday’s Friday Reads – 2 May 2022 appeared first on London Reconnections.
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