Tag: commuter rail
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The claim on social media that ‘The Elizabeth Line in London moves 800,000 people daily. No highway at its busiest point moves that many people daily in North America’ certainly carries a lot of interest. Evidently its meant to point out that car usage in the USA triumphs any sense of being effective. However as…
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With stations such as Paddingtron located in the core route through the centre of London, here are some pictures which shows the advertising that have, erm… changed the former Crossrail line for the better! Its quite a rarity for TfL (otherwise known as Tronsport for London) to have almost every single station on the core…
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Classically, the tube has always had upright advertising. On some escalators new digital screens mimic the old arrangement of printed advertising known as Escalator Panels which means each screen is in an upright format. The new ones are known as DEPs (Digital Escalator Panels). With the advent of the new cross London route (also one…
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When one looks at existing Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) buildings that have been around far longer than the Elizabeth line stations, one can only stand in awe, for these older buildings, some in very harsh climates, have withstood the test of time miles better. Indeed it looks as if the Elizabeth line’s stations have…
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The modern day exorcist has arrived! It could be anyone, even you or me, but in this case its TfL. The long standing controversy of those ghostly marks that are a feature of the Elizabeth line has finally seen a solution implemented. Its a simple case of cover the damn things! Evidently its easier to…
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Cab ride on Crossrail (aka TfL Rail/Elizabeth line) in December 2019 which was filmed and uploaded to Youtube – hence this is a 5th anniversary post of sorts! The event in question was the first day TfL Rail services to Reading officially started. In a report written on that full Class 345 round trip it…
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The South Shore line project involving work to double the route and modernise the street section in Michigan City continues. The main route also sees upgrades and enhancements at a number of other locations. The ninety mile route gets a brand new railroad too! This is a new branch off the South Shore’s main route…
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Ship impact protection? What the heck is that? Well its a means of protecting something from being hit by ships. You know ships can be pretty nasty if they collide with something, say another boat, a quay or even buildings sited alongside water. Thus its said that Canary Wharf is the only Elizabeth Line station…
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This is a post examining the long held refutation that double deck trains simply cannot be used on our gloriously tinpot railway systems. This is the second part of a response I have made claim in regards to a Twitter thread on the subject – and that tweet was yet another refutation the UK could…
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A few weeks back I had written draft posts with the title Tinpot Railways – these being about the huge disbenefits of Britain’s railways and the backwards culture that is promulgated – it critically examined the role of our railways in new and unthought of ways. By way of my research I know Japan’s railways quite well…
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