London Reconnections

[...] further investigation, and a full report into what happened was swiftly commissioned by Network Rail. That report is now out, and it makes interesting reading. For it provides a window into the [...]

[...] lot of the investigation will actually be looking at issues in the south London. In any case Network Rail’s definition of its Sussex area extends well beyond the county itself and even includes [...]

[...] . It would appear that the first people to take it seriously, or at least seriously outside Network Rail, were those at Railfuture. At the time they weren’t even looking at the issue but were trying [...]

[...] services. In principle Thameslink could operate at more than 24 trains per hour (tph) but Network Rail seem adamant that this will not happen, with providing 24tph a hard enough challenge for now. [...]

[...] or shape those plans. This is one reason why the Thameslink Programme features so often on London Reconnections; it has a huge impact on existing services both north and south of the river. The London [...]

[...] used (you will probably find it easier to give the output in imperial units)? The post The London Reconnections 2013 Christmas Quiz appeared first on London Reconnections. [...]

[...] is vital for the economy – a topic that is arguably well overdue looking at on London Reconnections. Mind The Gap In early March 2014 Davis presented two programmes explaining why, despite a [...]

[...] We like to think it is not often we get caught out at London Reconnections. Often there’s a hint, either spotter or official, if not an openly advanced warning about [...]

[...] in the final product. The same caveat applies to this article. New Tube for London the Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line Upgrade is not just another upgrade. Mindful of the fact that tube trains [...]

[...] deserved a look in more detail than others. In our look at Underground lines we omitted the Piccadilly Line from the general look at deep level tube lines because it was worthy of at least one article [...]

[...] expect improvements but probably not up to the same frequency that is operated in the peak. Piccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line has an interesting and non-typical off-peak service. It also shows the [...]

[...] In our look at the Piccadilly Line upgrade we explained that the line would be upgraded so as to be capable of unattended train [...]

[...] In part 2 of Uncircling the Circle we looked at London Underground’s proposals for getting rid of the Circle Line in the form of a continuous loop and [...]

[...] In part one of Uncircling the Circle we described how London Underground and its predecessors had tried, unsuccessfully, to eliminate the Circle Line as a [...]

[...] this should be the case is not really a surprise. We had already seen Mike Brown, head of London Underground, expressing great concern to the GLA transport committee that the money for the complete [...]

[...] of any reference to the Circle Line. Operating Problems: You cannot lose time On the London Underground you can’t give the Circle Line trains extra time because they share the track with [...]

[...] include a station at New Cross Gate. Before that we reported on what the approach lines to London Bridge on the Brighton Main Line will look like once the Thameslink Programme is complete. We are [...]

[...] that can be done, although quite major work would be involved. In part 6 we have seen that at London Bridge it is not the terminal platforms that will be the constraint. So with a couple of minor [...]

[...] Its been almost exactly a year since we last gave an update on the Thameslink work at London Bridge. Since then a lot of work has gone on. Some of this is visible at the front of the station but [...]

[...] as it is hard to find tenants. In comparison the CAZ has got bigger with places such as London Bridge, Kings Cross, Paddington and even Southwark and the South Bank now included within it. And [...]

[...] issues and opportunities in Sussex we come to part 5 and are still only as far south as Clapham Junction – and we still haven’t yet looked at London Bridge in this context. Within our look at [...]

[...] a train from platform 2. Battersea Park station is located on the line between Victoria and Clapham Junction in an area that nowadays would probably be referred to as Battersea. The station is to the [...]

[...] concentrate on the platforms (9-19) that serve this line. These are the trains that go via Clapham Junction. The lines serving platform 1-8 are historically known as the Chatham Lines and trains [...]

[...] in terms of planning and deliverability than option A. The current Overground service from Clapham Junction to Stratford would instead run over freight tracks through Willesden Junction before [...]

[...] routes 9,500 2,300 11,800 10,300 (inc above) 8,400 4,100 12,500 8,700 69.6% 0 Fast trains via East Croydon 11,800 4,900 16,700 14,200 12,100 12,900 5,700 18,600 19,500 104.8% 3,690 Stopping trains via [...]

[...] Extensive range of Brighton Main Line junction works throughout route, and platform works at East Croydon, Clapham Junction, West Croydon, Victoria, CP6, +15-20% capacity. This also addresses [...]

[...] and may be again, a major office centre. We will cover Croydon in more detail when looking at East Croydon issues. Next on the key to the map is the West Sussex coastal area. This is described rather [...]

[...] (but a good idea anyway), we will take a brief trip on Croydon Tramlink from Wimbledon to East Croydon via West Croydon and back around the loop to West Croydon, passing Mitcham Junction on the way. [...]

[...] able to replace the Inner Relief Road, the former LCC ‘A’ Ring around and through central London. Readers may like to review the Roads Task Force Update found in the appendices in the [...]

[...] centre and only limited growth in the suburbs. Financial austerity and lack of road space in central London have been seen as possible explanations. One partial solution is to make buses bigger but [...]

[...] of service on the Northern Line was really not what you would expect from a tube line in central London. Even the Bakerloo and Waterloo & City could do better. In rough terms each central [...]

[...] unrelated subject but one that is in fact very closely bound up with the future of the bus in central London – air quality. TfL has a large and varied range of responsibilities. It seems to have [...]

[...] expect on Crossrail, however, so for the sake of completeness we now extend our look to London Overground and the DLR. In many ways, a look at London Overground provides a fairer comparison for [...]

[...] of The Railway Shut Down Map showing lines that will be closed during the blockade. The London Overground line to New Cross is only closed to free up the train paths for extra services to Crystal [...]

[...] services on Friday and Saturday night. All of these present unique off-peak challenges. The London Overground example A feature of recent years has also been how much the off-peak train service across [...]

[...] is no daily price cap but by the end of 2013, the scheme will be available on the Tube, DLR, London Overground and trams with daily and weekly price capping. Meeting the needs of the modern traveller [...]

[...] reached by looking at the expected figures for passenger numbers at three central Crossrail stations then. Not surprisingly the New West End Company were calling for dramatic measures to [...]

[...] the subject of issues raised, it was always promised that Oyster would be available at all Crossrail stations. Whilst Maidenhead was probably pushing the Oyster scheme to its limit, Reading will [...]

[...] seems likely that what we have here is confirmation of the style we can expect from Crossrail stations in general going forward. Look closely at the ticket machines above and we suspect [...]