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| Modern Railways |
Bakerloo Line SE and NW extension options Issues with ORR station survey quality in city regions HS2 in London
Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) investments in public transport |
Bakerloo Line SE and NW extension options Stations Count article July 2012 LEP approved public transport schemes, July 2014
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Interesting Reports |
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Harold Wilson's analytical report on how to finance railway nationalisation, in the 1940s, which became the model for the Labour Government when elected in 1945. Essentially it says pay the market price, no more and no less, and finance that out of new Government bonds. |
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JRC research paper |
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Sept 2021: Analysis of current and future ticketing changes in London and Home Counties |
JRC speech notes to Transport Card Forum, covering ticketing presentation |
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Sept 2019: Benefit of rail services for housing density |
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May 2015: Public Transport Accessibility Levels (PTAL) for combinations of local rail and bus services |
Theoretical PTAL values for combinations of local rail and bus services
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Feb 2015: Anglia Forward: Some thoughts on opportunities for the Anglia region to punch above its weight with a sustained and growing economy |
Other reports, articles, books |
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| Crossrail 2 | A history of Crossrail 2, on the "Reconnections - London Transport and Beyond" website. Part 1 sets out lessons for project definition and authorisation, to be learnt from Crossrail 1. Part 2 looks at the underlying factors that influence the business case for a rail scheme. | A short history of Crossrail 2 (Part 1) A short history of Crossrail 2 (Part 2) |
| Railways and politics | Commentary on the political impact of Thameslink's May 2019 service difficulties, including assessment of marginal constituencies | The Politics of Thameslink's Troubles |
| DfT-Mayor-TfL | Transport Secretary and Mayor set out vision for rail travel across London and the south east Rail passenger services in London and the south east: a new approach Transport Secretary and Mayor set out vision for rail travel |
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| Beeching and London | An assessment of the Beeching Report's impact on London and the subsequent changes within London | Beeching and London - JRC detailed presentation at LT Museum 2 Dec 13 |
| Britain's Railways the next 100 years | Railway Study Association (LSE) centenary book 1909-2009: A Century of Change | Chapter 8 (pages 122-141): Britain's Railways the next 100 years (2009-2109) |
| Fleet / Jubilee Line | Presentation to London Underground Railway Society, 8 August 2017 Jointly authored articles on the history of the Fleet Line and Jubilee Line planning |
Beyond the Cross - Getting go-ahead for the Fleet / Jubilee Line Link to report of JRC lecture Beyond The Cross, August 2017 'Diving Into The Fleet: Jubilee Line Derailed, 1974-1979' by Long Branch Mike and Jonathan Roberts 'Diving Into The Fleet: Getting Conservative, 1980-1985' by Long Branch Mike and Jonathan Roberts 'Diving Into The Fleet: London's transport planning in the 1980s', by Jonathan Roberts Diving into the Fleet Part 5: 'The Canary Wharf Years' by Long Branch Mike and Jonathan Roberts |
| LURS (London Underground Railway Society) | Presentation to London Underground Railway Society, 8 August 2017 Lecture on Bakerloo Line SE extension possibilities |
Beyond the Cross - Getting go-ahead for the Fleet / Jubilee Line Link to report of JRC lecture Beyond The Cross, August 2017 JRC presentation on Bakerloo extension options Link to report of JRC lecture Bakerloo extension options, September 2011 |
| HS2 in London | This article is Part A of two. Part A covers the purposes of HS2, the selected route in the London area, and the demand and capacity case as it affects the London commuting area. It is being serialised in London Reconnections. HS2 approaches to London Route planning for HS1, HS2 to Heathrow, and HS2-HS1 Are there limits to HS commuting? Options for an HS2 London terminal, and issues arising |
High-speed-buffers: HS2 in London Part 1 High Speed Buffers: Hs2 in London Part 2 |
| Night Tube planning and operations | Making the case for a Night Tube Operational and industrial relations issues prior to opening |
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| South West rail resilience | JRC Feb 2014 discussion paper on South West rail resilience and new links for economic development |
Investment in resilience and economic development - West Country rail network |
| Tolling for Growth - London's New Highways Studies |
Commentary on Apr 2014 TfL update to Roads Task Force vision, with new roads studies including tolling, tunnelling and travel and demand management to year 2031 Review of TfL Surface Transport Panel report, on Roads Task Force policies and project update |
JRC commentary on London Roads Task Force update and new highways studies Article 28 April 2014 reviewing Roads Task Force update and new RTF studies |
| Transport and London 2050 | Assesment of emerging spacial and population planning for London to 2050 and transport implications |
JRC Article 6 April 2014 and subsequent Web comments http://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/tolling-growth-londons-new-highways-studies/ http://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/london-2050-part-1-trillion-pound-time-warp/ http://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/london-2050-part-2-whether-forecasts/ http://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/london-2050-tracks-future/ (part 3) http://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/london-2050-part-4-towards-maximum-rail-capacity http://www.londonreconnections.com/2015/london-2050-part-5-peak-tube/ |
| Airships | UK airship proposals 1920s-1930s |
Empire of the Air: The Imperial Airship Service (part 1) |
| Fly The Tube | The history of London airport rail link plans from 1930 to 1977 | |
| Docklands Light Railway | The history of early planning for London Docklands and the DLR | |
| The Economist article - 7th June 2018 | British railways problems with timetabling |
British railways are reduced to chaos by a botched timetable change |