Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/The Metropolitan/Issue 44

Issue 44: August 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News August Half a million passengers take off in first six weeks of Emirates Air Line Mayor announces another day of record ridership on Tube and DLR as Olympic success bring crowds into the city London 2012 Games bring busiest days in Tube's history TfL Advisory: Alterations to Olympic Route Network Announcement about access to Westfield Stratford City July First weekday of the Olympic Games: Avoid London Bridge TfL unveils new plans to increase Tube escalator reliability Huge crowds expected on Capital's streets as Team GB's Tour de France heroes go for gold Race to the finish line as green-fingered Tube staff grow for gold TfL announces beat the heat plan for summer 2012 Olympic Flame takes historic journey with long-serving London Underground employee in advance of public transport Games TfL announces range of innovative measures and new proposed Action Plan to further improve road safety across London Mayor's Roads Task Force gets started Less than one week to Opening Ceremony: Time to plan your travel and 'Get Ahead of the Games' - Monday, 23 July 2012 Final works on London's roads begin to ensure the Olympic Route Network is ready for operation on Wednesday 25 July Mayor outlines plans to deliver further 30 per cent reduction in Tube delays Work on further improvements to major junctions in the Capital begins this autumn Drivers reminded that final preparatory works on the Olympic Route Network will begin on Friday night, to have it ready for operation from 25 July New look London Bridge bus station unveiled in time for the London 2012 Games and beyond Mayor and TfL to provide military personnel with free travel during London 2012 Games TfL welcomes resolution of Unite bus workers pay dispute Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 Tube station fit for 2012 Games and beyond TfL carries out final preparatory works on the Olympic Route Network to have it ready for operation from 25 July Mayor of London and Transport Secretary visit 2012 Transport Coordination Centre and declare London and UK ready to welcome the world TfL harnesses social media to share real-time travel information during the Games New Barclays Cycle Hire leisure routes for summer in the city Weekend upgrade works paused as Tube gets match-fit for Games time TfL urges 'don't get caught out' as it sets out plans and travel advice for Olympic Torch Relay and first days of Olympic Games High Court rejects Addison Lee's call for minicabs to use bus lanes Businesses stocking up: London's firms take steps to reduce deliveries during Games-time Farringdon becomes the 66th step-free Tube station Traffic through Kingsway Tunnel to be reversed from this weekend as part of build and preparations for the Olympic Route Network Green wall installed at The Mermaid to help trap harmful pollutants 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 Project News Articles 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 Jane Harrison (GC) has been requested for moving District Railway was nominated as a Good Article candidate in July Project discussions Within the project, discussions included the Hammersmith & City line navbox, the deletion of Template:London Underground Tube Stations & Rolling Stock and links to London Underground usage data figures not working Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the Olympics, notability of railway magzines, various railway templates, waterways become active routes on Google Maps, bus station categories and notability of a bus type and a bus builder. 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 Rsrikanth05 (talk · contribs) joined in June, bringing the number of participants is 83. 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 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) Wikipedia:Good topics/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 District 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 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