Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/The Metropolitan/Issue 51

51st edition! Issue 51: October 2013 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News October Plans for new out-of-hours delivery trials and wider freight legacy unveiled by TfL TfL and accessibility charities launch new awareness training for bus drivers Artist Mark Wallinger chooses winners of Schools' Poster Competition to celebrate 150th anniversary of Tube TfL consults on proposed changes to routes 61, 273 and 661 Changes to bus routes 473 and 474 Bank station upgrade plans unveiled to public September TfL launches new campaign to further in reduce delays TfL hires top marine engineers as part of plan to increase capacity at three central London piers Share your experiences to mark 150th anniversary of Paddington to Hammersmith branch Final phase of work on Hammersmith Flyover to begin in October 2013 Route 11 to start operating with New Bus for London Works underway to make Greenford Tube station step free with new incline lift Additional late night bus services on route 154 from Croydon to Sutton to be introduced in November Tube stations and train depots blossom at awards Accessibility improvements completed at 35 Tube stations Summer journeys up 9.5 million on last year as Tube performance remains on track 'Opening the Doors' on Transport Reminder: Passengers on two Tube lines to benefit from increased services Barclays Cycle Hire system upgrades pave the way for expansion in December Putney to Blackfriars River Bus service is a sail away success 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 Project News Alerts Frank Pick was Today's Featured Article in July and Albert Bridge, London in August List of listed London Underground stations was nominated for a Peer Review in August London Easylink was nominated for deletion in August, the result of which was deletion Crystal Palace railway station was nominated for Good Article status in September but failed List of listed London Underground stations was nominated to be moved in September, the result of which was London Underground stations that are listed buildings Category:London Loop was nominated for deletion in September, the result of which was deletion. Project discussions Within the project, discussions included getting LT-related listed building articles ready for the Wiki Loves Monuments competition in September, selective vehicle detection, the S Stock appearing on the District Line and platform layouts. Within other related projects, relevant discussions included blocking an IP, platform layouts, next and previous stations, fixing a station usage template, identifying a railway station, the deletion of Template:Rail start, station naming and the relevance of RDTs. 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 October'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 None Gallery Selected by Wikipedia talk:WikiProject London Transport and its archives. 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