Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.

The Régie autonome des transports Parisiens (RATP), operator of the Paris Metro, has placed an order with Stadler for twelve battery-powered locomotives. This move highlights Stadler’s dedication to ...

The track removed from the Severn Tunnel during its recent upgrade will be repurposed as sidings at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE). Instead of discarding the track from this year’s ...

A UK project to develop new powerful underfloor batteries could be the beginning of the end of the diesel multiple unit and save the need for expensive electrification. The government is a 50:50 ...

Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.

Air pollution levels in Glasgow’s low-emission zone (LEZ) fell by an average of 20 percent last year according to a newly released report. The city council’s air quality report for 2023 also revealed ...

Transport for London (TfL) is on the lookout for a delivery partner to collaborate on developing purpose-built solar farms that will connect to the London Underground network, with potential for ...

A quick reminder to those interested that our next meeting of 2024 is on Tuesday 12th November at the Crosse Keys pub in the City of London which you will be pleased to know is … ...

The track removed from the Severn Tunnel during its recent upgrade will be repurposed as sidings at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE). Instead of discarding the track from this year’s ...

• UK Rail passenger numbers could almost double by 2050 (Infrastructure Intel) • Profits of UK’s private train-leasing firms treble in a year (Guardian) • New £2bn Edinburgh tram line to be put to ...

• East West Rail: First train tests on multi-billion pound route (BBC) • Paddington tube station design error is finally righted after a century! (London Rail ...

• London Underground tops 4 million journeys in a single day (IanVisits) • First passenger trains run to City of London using digital signalling (Network Rail) • The Mont-Blanc Express from ...