Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/The Metropolitan/Issue 43

Issue 43: July 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News July 300th hybrid bus introduced to London's fleet, helping to improve air quality Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy CBE takes to Twitter to answer questions about transport at Games-time Traffic through Kingsway Tunnel to be reversed from this weekend as part of build and preparations for the Olympic Route Network Mind the app! WiFi arrives at over 40 London Underground stations TfL offers to share any additional bus revenue from London 2012 Games with bus staff Sporting legend Iwan Thomas warms up commuters to help them avoid Games-time travel disruptions June 40,000 households and businesses updated on proposed Northern line extension Olympic Route Network road markings introduced in London this weekend, but no operation and enforcement until 25 July Mayor's plan to plough more than £100m into big improvements to London's suburban rail services London 2012 Games handbook to help taxi drivers and private hire operators make the most of the Games New figures show progress continues to be made in making London's roads safer Passenger satisfaction in London Overground continues to soar since being taken over by the Mayor Boarding passes ready as first Emirates Air Line flight takes off 'White van man' turned Olympian urges van drivers not to get caught out by failing to plan for Games-time Benchmarking report makes case for continued Tube investment Mayor welcomes major step forward for proposed Silvertown Tunnel New night bus N113 links Mill Hill, Watford Way and Hendon Way with central London Latest figures show TfL maintains Tube reliability achievements Road users urged to plan their Games travel now as final version of planning tool released Passengers to benefit from improvements at Paddington station More trams more often in massive upgrade of Croydon tram services Strike occurs TfL sets out plans and important travel advice for London 2012 Games Road Events Businesses - and their employees - offered London 2012 Games travel advice live on Twitter London bus staff recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours TfL advises road users to avoid The Mall and surrounding roads as LOCOG begins construction of London 2012 Games venues Emirates Air Line to open to passengers from end of June BBC Radio 1 star shares top tips to avoid travelling home at the busiest times during the Games Services on some of the Capital's busiest bus routes will be enhanced and some routes will be placed on diversion during the London 2012 Games. Team GB hockey hopeful Simon Mantell leads the way in encouraging Londoners to swap to cycling this summer Join in the celebrations across the capital this summer with a limited edition Summer Oyster card TfL sets out plans to implement Olympic Route Network and begin operation on 25 July Green light for London to charge utility companies who dig at the busiest times and cause congestion Transport for London (TfL) has published its draft Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012 Daily weekday River Bus services to treble between Putney and Blackfriars New Big Ben artwork for Gloucester Road Tube station Transport for London issues Countdown 'Live Bus Arrivals' API to the TfL Developers' Area and London Data Store London's business leaders urged to check that their staff are acting on Games-time travel plans First stations named for London Underground WiFi launch Project News Articles 1910 London to Manchester air race, appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 9th March Baker Street and Waterloo Railway appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 10th March, the 106th anniversary of the line's opening List of London Underground stations appeared as Today's Featured List on the Main Page on 30th April British Airways underwent a successful Good Article Reassessment Metropolitan Railway has been promoted to Good Article and was subsequently nominated as a Featured Article Candidate The Good Article History of British Airways was added to the project Herne Hill railway station and Bow Back Rivers have been promoted to Good Articles, Herne Hill has subsequently been promoted to Featured Article status Midland District Railway, Emirates Air Line (cable car) and London Underground S Stock have been WP:RMrequested for moving Project discussions Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458,assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives and the Hammersmith & City line navbox Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on major railway stations in Britain, a new London train wiki and the notability of railway magazines Requests If you want to post a request for help with an article, finding a photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan  · Heathrow Airport  · River Thames  · London Bridge  · London Underground  · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)  · Gatwick Airport  · London Congestion Charge  · Tube map  · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings  · Buses in London  · Crossrail  · London Passenger Transport Board  · London Transport (brand)  · London Transport Museum  · Transport for London  · Transport in London Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons Stubs : Improve a stub article Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge Other : Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here. Patrol: Recent changes Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others Membership Number of participants is 82. Recent Activity of Project participants Editorial Editor: Simply south Special thanks to founders Unisouth (talk · contribs) and Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) for setting up the newsletter Also special thanks to DavidCane for the new, simpler, fresher look We hope you like the new fresher look, styled to coordinate with the Portal page All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south Best Articles Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway station • Richmond Bridge, London • Underground Electric Railways Company of London • Vauxhall Bridge • Waddesdon Road railway station • Wandsworth Bridge • Westcott railway station • Wood Siding railway station • Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway) Featured lists (6) List of former and unopened London Underground stations • List of London Underground stations • List of London Monopoly locations • List of works by Charles Holden • London station group • Timeline of the London Underground Featured topics (2) Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) List of London Monopoly locations Featured Portal (1) Portal:London Transport Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Promotions or Assessments none Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics Herne Hill railway station Recently Assessed Good Articles History of British Airways Bow Back Rivers Herne Hill railway station Metropolitan Railway Featured Article and Good Article candidates Metropolitan Railway Gallery Selected by Simply south (talk · contribs) Wikipedia ads file info – #137 If you want to unsubscribe from this newsletter or, if you are visiting this user page and want to sign-up, then please visit this page. 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