Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/The Metropolitan/Issue 50

50th edition! Issue 50: September 2013 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News September Community cycling grants to help Londoners discover cycling Air-conditioned trains start running on the Circle line TfL reminds Oyster customers how to 'get back any money you haven't spent' Oars at the ready for the start of The Great River Race 2013 August London Tramlink orders four new trams for Wimbledon branch London Overground's Kensington Olympia station works completed As hot weather returns to the Capital - TfL teams up with Belu to give out bottles of water on the Tube London Overground moves to Oyster only for sales of season Travelcards Changes to bus route 339 are just what the doctor ordered TfL consults on Mayor's pledge to make it easier to 'Stop and Shop' TfL consults on proposals to stop accepting cash fare payments on London buses Contractor appointed to prepare London Overground network for longer trains Works under way to boost capacity and reliability on Docklands Light Railway Transport for London and its policing partners step up enforcement of 'bike boxes' to help improve cycle safety in the Capital Tube starts challenging summer period with continued high reliability Harrow Community Transport charity gets a ticket to ride with use of town centre bus stop Transport for London invites architects to submit plans on 55 Broadway TfL confirms shortlist of bidders for ticketing and fare collection services July Tube stations blooming in 150th year of the Tube TfL and Crossrail unveil new images of Tottenham Court Road station as major new transport hub takes shape Woolwich Ferry rekindles its annual charity river trip Green light for Crossrail station at Woolwich Paying Congestion Charge in shops and petrol stations to end as popularity falls DNA 'Spit Kits' reduce spit attacks on staff by 75 per cent over a decade of fighting antisocial behaviour Just two weeks to go to respond to the Crossrail 2 consultation The London 2012 Games transport legacy: one year on Transport for London recognises outstanding and inspirational staff at London Bus Awards Discussions between Capco and TfL advance to bring forward the Earls Court Masterplan One Way at Highbury & Islington Tube station Mayor's Roads Task Force sets out bold new vision for London's 21st century streets and roads TfL announces beat the heat plan for summer 2013 Summer poems with London connections Bidder selected for Bank station upgrade project TfL to take over key commuter rail routes out of Liverpool Street station Dial-a-Ride's star performers recognised at annual awards TfL's famous Oyster card celebrates ten successful years making journeys easier for customers Transport for London launches new cashless payments and cheaper season ticket prices across all of its car parks TfL opens its doors to a new generation of transport workers June Leading charity recognises TfL with Travel Exemplars' Award One year after opening the Emirates Air Line is bringing jobs and growth to east London Total number of casualties across London down during 2012 Transport for London flies the rainbow flag to help celebrate London Pride week 2013 Tube performance continues where it left off after record-breaking year TfL Annual Report 2012-13 - delivering for London TfL announces shortlist of bidders to run Crossrail services New TfL website available for customer testing Work begins on new entrance at Bank but major upgrade depends on commitment from government London Overground remains passengers' favourite New BBC documentary series to show how Transport for London keeps the Capital's roads and buses moving TfL announces new bus services for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Travel mentoring service for disabled Londoners launches in Sutton LEGO® builds Tube maps past, present and future to celebrate 150 years of London Underground Trial closure of Narrow Way results in changes to bus routes in Hackney town centre Work on Barclays Cycle Superhighway 5 to begin this summer as consultation results show positive support for the scheme TfL develops new Professional Services Frameworks to deliver savings Mayor's new road safety plan aims to dramatically cut casualties on the Capital's streets Counting down to better bus information Work to deliver 3km of new segregated Barclays Cycle Superhighway in Newham to begin in June 2013 May TfL launches Countdown Digital Sign service - offering real time bus arrival information in public spaces Funding secured to expand Europe's largest green bus fleet Lowest ever rates of crime on the transport system TfL, VOSA and Metropolitan Police increase enforcement against dangerous commercial vehicles using Blackwall Tunnel Thames Clippers Putney to Blackfriars River Bus service is a sail away success New school rate on the Emirates Air Line means pupils can swap classrooms for high-flying cabins Congestion Charge changes begin to take effect Record-breaking week for bus journeys as passenger numbers continue to rise Contract awarded for major construction work to increase Vauxhall Tube station capacity and make it step free Applications open for Apprentice Oyster photocard Consultation opens on proposed routes for Crossrail 2 BBC documentary celebrates 150 years of the Tube Mayor heads to Northern Ireland to meet bus workers who benefit from Capital's investment Transport for London orders additional London Overground carriages Consultation reveals continued support for new river crossings in east London London Overground puts music on the tracks New buses deliver multi-million pound saving BikeSafe-London celebrates 10 years of improving rider safety across London TfL consults on proposed changes to bus routes in Hackney town centre Tube smashes performance records in its 150th year April New Tube extension for south London moves one step closer Boarding ramps to be introduced at 19 additional stations TfL proactively publishes Chief Officers' expense claims Major cycle safety trial showcases how the UK could adopt innovative junction designs Mayor hails London's lane rental scheme as roadworks disruption is cut by over a third at traffic hotspots Brand new Sunday service for route B12 TfL teams up with policing partners to crack down on Oyster card fraud Latest performance figures show Tube on track for most reliable year ever Ultra Low Emission Discount to make Congestion Charge scheme greener DLR announces short list of bidders for new franchise Woolwich Ferries celebrate 50 years of service TfL delivers live bus arrival information on digital signs First new bus for London 'production vehicles' leave the factory TfL work with the Metropolitan Police to donate unclaimed bikes to West London charity iBoat to help passengers navigate the Thames Contactless payment cards used for one million bus journeys in London New ticket gates at Kensington (Olympia) station Couple's wedded bliss starts down the aisle Underground Customer satisfaction high as Emirates Air Line carries two million passengers Barclays Cycle Hire southwest extension construction works begin Wide-aisle gates at 180 Tube stations means more independent and quicker journeys DLR carries record-breaking one hundred million passengers in one year Transport for London team up with policing partners to donate unclaimed bikes to local charity Below inflation taxi fare increase to take effect - reminder Project News Alerts District line was nominated for Good Article status in February but was withdrawn in March London Underground departmental stock was promoted to Good Article status in April List of London school bus routes was deleted in April St Pancras railway station was nominated for Good Article status in May but was later withdrawn Ensignbus was nominated for deletion in May but kept Harris Bus was deleted in May List of night buses in London was nominated for deletion in May but kept Frank Pick was Today's Featured Article in July and Albert Bridge, London in August A1 in London was Peer Reviewed in June London Necropolis Company was proposed for Today's Featured Article in June but was declined for legal reasons Template:Infobox London bus route was nominated for deletion in June, the result of which was delete Blackwall Tunnel was promoted to Good Article staus in July London Millennium Funicular was moved to Millennium Bridge Inclined Lift in June British Airways was Peer Reviewed in July County of London Plan was nominated for deletion in July but was withdrawn Category:London Loop was nominated for deletion in July Essex bus routes 500 and 501 was deleted in July List of listed London Underground stations was nominated for a Peer Review in August London Easylink was nominated for deletion in August Crystal Palace railway station was nominated for Good Article status in September Project discussions Within the project, discussions included railway colours, problems with the DLR rolling stock article, the relaunch of the TfL website, night buses in London, Frank Pick on TFA, interchanges, getting LT-related listed building articles ready for the Wiki Loves Monuments competition in September, selective vehicle detection and the S Stock appearing on the District Line. Within other related projects, relevant discussions included tram stops, various station usage issues, railway image identification, DLR door controls, journey times, multilingual signs at stations, overlong infoboxes, identifying London Underground stock, the longest journey non-stop, vandalism, images of London, missing coordinates, renaming London Millennium Funicular, postcodes, census data, compass points, lists of bus routes, rail tet colours, railway accidents and punctuality. 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 Tommietomato (talk · contribs) joined in April and Tentinator (talk · contribs) in June, bringing the number of participants to 85. Welcome to them. 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 Here is September's edition. Could I ask people whether they still want to subscribe to this newsletter? 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 Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics None Recently Assessed Good Articles A1 road in London M11 link road protest Hammersmith & City line London Underground departmental stock Blackwall Tunnel Good Article and Featured candidates Crystal Palace railway station Gallery Selected by Wikipedia talk:WikiProject London Transport/Archive 3 and Archive 4. 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