Malcolm Dobell described the Revolution VLR (RVLR) in Issue 193 (Nov-Dec 2021). Design of this demonstrator vehicle started in 2018, construction in 2019, and the vehicle was completed in 2021. It was ...

Correspondent and Friday Reads compiler for London Reconnections.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finally secured the green light to start its $10 billion replacement and expansion of the world’s busiest bus terminal. The FTA announced final go-ahead ...

The leading source for independent news and analysis about transport in London and beyond. Award-winning coverage of ...

• The secret plan to charge London’s drivers by the mile (London Centric) • Extra tunnels included in £6bn East West Rail scheme (Construction Enquirer) • New 3D maps give disabled passengers more ...

• The new sounds of London’s electric buses (TheVerge) • London Plan 1946 Railways for peace Report (ALondonInheritance) • A Prime Meridian station (BeautyOfTransport) • Kids who cycle or walk to ...

• Pollution on some new UK trains 13 times London’s busiest road (Guardian) • Underground trains getting faster thanks to signalling upgrade (IanVisits) • The Overground’s secret station ...

In an unexpected piece of potentially good news for London, it was reported last month that 10 new trains could be built for Crossrail. We look at the substance of the reports, catch up with … ...

• The Shipping Forecast podcast (BBC) • Noah’s climate train travels across Europe (RailwayTechnology) • The 6 types of urban tribes (CityMetric) • Inside 45 year old 2nd Ave Subway tunnel (NY1) • ...

It’s that time of year and so here is the 2024 London Reconnections Christmas Quiz. 2024 was significant for your quizmaster as it was his first full year of retirement and, also, an increasingly ...

The second Thursday of the month brings with it our meetup, which happens next on 9th August from 6pm. As always, these are informal affairs where the beer flows, offering an opportunity to put faces ...