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The Past, Present and Future of Metropolitan Line Services: Part 2 24 Aug 2013 | 04:22 am
In part 1 we looked at the service that had historically run on the Metropolitan Line, since its takeover by the London Passenger Transport board. Major improvements to both track and service occurred...
The Past, Present and Future of Metropolitan Line Services: Part 1 17 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
We reported last month that the Croxley Rail Link (CRL) scheme had been given the go-ahead, with the Transport and Works Act Order reported to be approved by the Secretary of State for Transport. Sinc...
In Pictures: The Imber Buses 14 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
Earlier this month a number of vintage buses took part in the annual charity bus service that runs from Warminster to the abandoned village of Imber on military land at Salisbury Plain. Below are a se...
Who Do You Think You LR? 2013 Edition 12 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm
On our birthday two years ago we took a brief look at some of the statistics relating to what happens behind the scenes here at London Reconnections, most notably including a look at who you, the read...
A London Reconnections Celebration: Happy 5th Birthday To Us 9 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm
If you have been diligently reading the comments recently, you may be aware that London Reconnections is five years old today. Our birthdays always make us realise how far we’ve come, and how much we...
A London Reconnections Celebration: Happy 5th Birthday To Us 5 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
If you have been diligently reading the comments recently, you may be aware that London Reconnections is five years old today. Our birthdays always make us realise how far we’ve come, and how much we...
Warminster – Imber Village Routemaster Special Service Tomorrow 3 Aug 2013 | 03:47 am
Every year, a vintage bus service runs from Warminster to the abandoned village of Imber on Salisbury Plain. With all profits going to charity, it’s an interesting opportunity to travel on a Routemast...
Blast from the Past: A Precariously Positioned DLR Train 2 Aug 2013 | 05:04 pm
On March 10th 1987 a test run on the then-under-construction Docklands Light Railway (DLR) almost ended in disaster, when the train failed to stop at then-terminus Island Gardens. With overrun protect...
In Pictures: Tottenham Court Road Station Work 31 Jul 2013 | 02:11 pm
Crossrail have released another batch of photos highlighting the work underway at Tottenham Court Road on the new Underground and Crossrail stations. The first of Crossrail’s Tunnel Boring Machines (...
The TfL Olympic Legacy: Measuring the Unmeasurable 29 Jul 2013 | 04:21 pm
It has probably not escaped your notice that around a year ago a big sporting event was staged and was largely based in London. In the build-up and follow-on one of the words most associated with this...
