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London politics
fromianVisits
5 days ago

London's Alleys: Roberts Alley, South Ealing, W5

A historic South Ealing alley dating to pre-development times was shortened by railway construction and housing development, with a promised 1928 road conversion never completed despite brewery funding.
fromianVisits
2 weeks ago

Charing Cross station to be hit by three-weeks summer closure warns Southeastern

During the 22-day closure, Southeastern trains into central London will continue to run, but many trains will be diverted to alternative terminals. Most services that would normally use Charing Cross will instead run to London Victoria, London Cannon Street or London Blackfriars, with some trains terminating at London Bridge.
London startup
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,443

Heavy nighttime strikes and drone attacks hit Ukrainian and Russian cities, damaging infrastructure, wounding civilians, and prompting extensive air-defence engagements.
#russia-ukraine-war
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

The TAZARA turns 50

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) suffers chronic underinvestment and unreliable service despite Chinese-led rebuilding efforts aiming to restore freight capacity and connectivity.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Russia is unleashing a new surge of exploding drone attacks on Ukraine's rail network

Russia has increased long-range drone strikes on Ukraine's rail network, launching nearly 300 attacks since August to disrupt transport and sow passenger panic.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Person killed in drone attack as Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting passenger trains

Russian drone strikes hit trains at Shostka station in Sumy region, killing one and injuring about 30, with officials accusing Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

James Joyce went by train from Dublin to Trieste. A hundred years on, it's a very different experience

When James Joyce first travelled from Dublin to Trieste in 1904, he went via Paris, Zurich and Ljubljana. Zurich, because he mistakenly believed a job to be awaiting him there, and Ljubljana because groggy after the night train he thought they'd pulled into Trieste. By the time he twigged, the train had departed and, without ready cash, Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle had to spend a night on the tiles.
Writing
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
7 months ago

Waterloo woe: 1bn fleet of platform hoover' trains to be rolled out to help tackle extreme overcrowding'

New trains, termed platform hoovers, are finally being rolled out to address extreme overcrowding on London Waterloo routes.
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Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
9 months ago

LISTED: All the major Deutsche Bahn railway disruptions expected this summer

Germany's railway infrastructure is undergoing modernization, causing significant service disruptions this summer.
fromianVisits
10 months ago

Network Rail painting tracks white to beat the summer heat

By painting parts of the rail white, they absorb less heat - 5°C to 10°C cooler than one left unpainted.
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