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WEBThe Lost Art of Passenger Comfort & Good Design – Railway Interiors Part 1. On 13 September 2024 By Long Branch Mike Design Focus Interior Long reads. Modern trains are expected to handle crush loads at times, rough use and vandalism, yet have pleasing interiors and comfortable seating that will last in good condition for 15-20 years or more.
Diving Into The Fleet: A Look At London’s Lost Tube
WEBSep 4, 2015 · A major river used by the Romans, the Fleet is the largest of London’s lost subterranean rivers. Flanked by great wharves, for centuries it was a gateway to the City. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, its purpose had changed completely. By then little more than a sewer, it had been bricked over and all but forgotten.
The Political Myth of the Driverless Tube Train
WEBJun 1, 2021 · The Political Myth of the Driverless Tube Train. On 1 June 2021 By John Bull Boris Johnson Long reads Piccadilly line Politics TfL. Both meaningless and meaningful, the phrase ‘driverless trains’ is a recurring one in London politics. In this piece, we explore the reality behind the phrase and what it means in a London context.
A deeper look at the Tube’s Spiral Escalator
WEBOct 19, 2021 · Jesse W. Reno – the father of the escalator – and a co-inventor designed and installed a bi-directional spiral escalator at Holloway Road. Called ‘The Reno Circular Escalator’, the ascending and descending tracks were intertwined and looked like a double helix of DNA, discovered some 50 years later. Spiral escalator remains at LTM Acton ...
A New Typeface for the Underground: Johnston 100 - London …
WEBJun 14, 2016 · The results of Monotype’s effort is the newly-christened Johnston100 seen in the images above. It adds two new weights (thin and extra thin) and has a number of other technical tweaks that set the typeface up properly for modern usage. Johnston100 features proportional figures rather than tabular ones, for example.
Down In the Dark: The Connaught Tunnel and Silvertown Station
WEBSep 22, 2010 · One of the most notable features of the North Woolwich stretch was the Silvertown tunnel. Built in 1878, this 600m cut-and-cover tunnel allowed the railway to be diverted under the newly-built Connaught passage which connected the Victoria and Albert docks. This tunnel, which has lain dormant since the closure of …
The Man Who Painted London Red - London Reconnections
WEBJan 1, 2010 · A man who would arguably do more to define the public image of the London Underground than any other figure with the possible exception of Frank Pick. That man was Leslie Green. In four short years, Green would be responsible for the design and execution of over fifty stations spread over three separate Tube lines – a remarkable achievement ...
Not Stopping Here: Crystal Palace High Level
WEBOn 16 March 2012 By Looper 23 Not stopping here. Opened by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway in 1865, the branch line to Crystal Palace High Level station was built to serve the Crystal Palace itself and as direct competition to the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway’s own line to their own station (the current Low Level site).
London-by-the-Sea Line – The Island Line Reopens
WEBNov 1, 2021 · A £26m project to replace the Island Line’s trains and modernise the line’s infrastructure was revealed, with £1m coming from Isle of Wight Council and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership. The line would close between 4 January 2021 and 31 March 2021 to allow the infrastructure upgrades to be undertaken.
The Second Coming of Hydrogen? London’s hydrogen buses
WEBJan 26, 2021 · Hydrogen buses now only need be refuelled for five minutes once a day, making them much quicker to refuel than to recharge battery buses. In June 2020 Ryse, a hydrogen generation company, and Wrightbus, the manufacturer of London’s New Routemasters, won the 10-year contract to deliver these buses in 2020.
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