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Charles Yerkes (1,333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Tyson Yerkes Jr. (/ˈjɜːrkiːz/ YUR-keez; June 25, 1837 – December 29, 1905) was an American financier. He played a part in developing mass-transit

Network SouthEast (2,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE mainly operated commuter rail trains within Greater

London station (Ontario) (502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

London station (French: Gare de London, IATA: XDQ) in London, Ontario, Canada is a major interchange for Via Rail trains running from Toronto west to Sarnia

North Woolwich Old Station Museum (461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The North Woolwich Old Station Museum was a small railway museum in North Woolwich, in Newham, east London. Located in the former Great Eastern Railway

Harry Beck (1,766 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henry Charles Beck (4 June 1902 – 18 September 1974) was an English technical draughtsman who created the first diagrammatic Tube map for the London Underground

London General Omnibus Company (893 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, was the principal bus operator in London between 1855 and 1933. It was also, for a short period between 1909

Watling Street (2,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Watling Street is a historic route in England, running from Dover and London in the southeast, via St Albans to Wroxeter. The road crosses the River Thames

London Electrobus Company (366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London Electrobus Company, was a bus operator that ran a fleet of electric buses in London. The electrobus was the first practical battery-electric

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet (2,097 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE (15 July 1817 – 20 November 1898) was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways

Heathrow Airtrack (2,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Heathrow Airtrack was a proposed railway link in the United Kingdom which would link Heathrow Airport in west London to London Waterloo railway station

Kenneth Robinson (British politician) (1,721 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Sir Kenneth Robinson (19 March 1911 – 16 February 1996) was a British Labour politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilson's first government

South Eastern and Chatham Railway (1,334 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway Companies Joint Management Committee (SE&CRCJMC), known as the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR), was a working

William Henry Barlow (1,894 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Henry Barlow (10 May 1812 – 12 November 1902) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering

Brentford branch line (2,014 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Brentford branch line, also known as the Brentford Dock Line, is a freight-only branch railway line in west London, England. The route, which opened

London and Port Stanley Railway (774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London and Port Stanley Railway (L&PS or L&PSR) was a Canadian railway located in southwestern Ontario. It linked the city of London with Port Stanley

Temple Mills (1,328 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Temple Mills is a district located on the boundary of the London boroughs of Newham and Waltham Forest, with a small part also in Hackney in east London

Supercar Season (487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The term "Supercar Season" began in London and became synonymous with wealthy Middle Eastern visitors showcasing their supercars in affluent London neighbourhoods

London Post Office Railway (2,210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Post Office Railway, known since 1987 as Mail Rail, is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge, driverless underground railway in London that was built by the

North London Railway (1,534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The North London Railway (NLR) company had lines connecting the northern suburbs of London with the East and West India Docks further east. The main east

Overground Network (1,427 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Overground Network (abbreviated on or ON) was a branding initiative launched in 2003 by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) and Transport for London (TfL)

Herbert Morrison (3,255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, CH, PC (3 January 1888 – 6 March 1965) was a British politician who held a variety of senior positions

History of the Crossrail project (3,064 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Crossrail line was first proposed in 1941. It was first proposed to Parliament in 1991 but was rejected. It was then proposed by the government as

Lord George Hamilton (778 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lord George Francis Hamilton GCSI PC JP (17 December 1845 – 22 September 1927) was a British Conservative Party politician of the late 19th and early 20th

Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway (340 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway was a railway line in north London, formed by the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. clviii)

Streetcar (carsharing) (1,165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Streetcar was the largest carsharing/car club company in the United Kingdom, established in 2004, which merged with the American company Zipcar in 2010

International (Amtrak train) (2,002 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The International (formerly International Limited) was a named passenger train operated between Chicago and Toronto. It was originally an overnight train

Oxford to London coach route (1,439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Oxford to London coach route is an express coach route between Oxford and London along the M40 motorway. Operated by Stagecoach West under the brand

Patrick Abercrombie (1,851 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie FRIBA (/ˈæbərkrʌmbi, -krɒmbi/ AB-ər-krum-bee, -⁠krom-bee; 6 June 1879 – 23 March 1957) was an English architect, urban designer

Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (2,952 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Wimbledon and Sutton Railway (W&SR) was a railway company established by an Act of Parliament in 1910 to build a railway line in Surrey (now south-west

Geoff Marshall (1,353 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Geoffrey Marshall (born August 1972) is an English video producer, performer, and author from London who runs a YouTube channel which is predominantly

Kentish Town rail accident (110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 2 September 1861, near Kentish Town station in London, 16 people were killed and 317 were injured when an excursion train operated by the North London

Kitchener line (2,332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kitchener is one of the seven passenger lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends westward from Union Station

Wimbledon–West Croydon line (1,182 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Wimbledon–West Croydon line was a railway line in south London. It was opened in 1855 by the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway (W&CR) over part of the

Alexander Valentine (577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Alexander (Alec) Balmain Bruce Valentine OStJ MA (22 December 1899 – 1 December 1977), was Chairman of the London Transport Executive from 1959 to

Rapid Transit (London, Ontario) (698 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Rapid Transit, formerly known as Shift, is a bus rapid transit (BRT) network under construction in London, Ontario, consisting of two corridors that converge

Edward Johnston (1,504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edward Johnston, CBE (San José de Mayo, Uruguay 11 February 1872 – 26 November 1944) was a British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the

Leslie Green (1,138 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leslie William Green (6 February 1875 – 31 August 1908) was an English architect. He is best known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the

Edward Watkin (2,402 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet (26 September 1819 – 13 April 1901) was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious

Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway (853 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway (CPSLJR) was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) from Brixton to Crystal Palace

Public transport in the London Borough of Havering (670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Public transport in the London Borough of Havering, in east London, England, is a mix of National Rail, London Underground, London Overground and Elizabeth

James Henry Greathead (2,315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James Henry Greathead (6 August 1844 – 21 October 1896) was an English mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways

Marc Isambard Brunel (3,164 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (/bruːˈnɛl/, French: [maʁk izɑ̃baʁ bʁynɛl]; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-American engineer active in the United

Grosvenor Canal (1,605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grosvenor Canal was a canal in the Pimlico area of London, opened in 1824. It was progressively shortened, as first the railways to Victoria Station and

Roland Paoletti (877 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Romano Roland Paoletti, CBE (23 April 1931 – 13 November 2013) was a British-Italian architect. He was best known for his work on the early stations for

Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (2,463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Edgware, Highgate and London Railway was a railway in North London, England. The railway was a precursor of parts of London Underground's Northern

Hainault Loop (2,809 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hainault Loop, originally opened as the Fairlop Loop, is a 6.5-mile (10.5 km) branch line of the Great Eastern Railway (GER). It once connected Woodford

George Shillibeer (672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Shillibeer (11 August 1797 – 21 August 1866) was an English coachbuilder. Shillibeer was born in St Marylebone, London the son of Abraham and Elizabeth

Aldenham Works (2,606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Aldenham Works, or Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works, was the main London Transport bus overhaul works. It was located on the edge of the Hertfordshire village

Peter Hendy (1,866 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peter Gerard Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE (born 19 March 1953), is a British transport executive and politician who has served as Minister

Aldgate bus station (555 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aldgate bus station serves the Aldgate area of the City of London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London and located directly

Edgar Speyer (5,621 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet (7 September 1862 – 16 February 1932) was an American-born financier and philanthropist. He became a British subject in 1892

Charles Holden (7,819 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Henry Holden FRIBA MRTPI RDI (12 May 1875 – 1 May 1960) was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during

Grand Surrey Canal (2,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Grand Surrey Canal was a canal constructed in south London, England during the early 19th century. It opened to the Old Kent Road in 1807, to Camberwell

Alan Muir Wood (735 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Alan Marshall Muir Wood (8 August 1921 – 1 February 2009) was a British civil engineer. Muir Wood was born on 8 August 1921 at Hampstead in London

Peter Masefield (1,128 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Peter Masefield (19 March 1914 – 14 February 2006) was a leading figure in Britain's post war aviation industry, as Chief Executive of British European

Andy Byford (2,291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andrew Byford (born 1965) is a British transport executive who has held several management-level positions in transport authorities around the world, such

Benjamin Baker (engineer) (2,104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Sir Benjamin Baker KCB KCMG FRS FRSE (31 March 1840 – 19 May 1907) was an English civil engineer who worked in mid to late Victorian era. He helped develop

Waterman (occupation) (3,765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

A waterman is a river worker who transfers passengers across and along city centre rivers and estuaries in the United Kingdom and its colonies. Most notable

London and Croydon Railway (2,436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) was an early railway in England. It opened in 1839 and in February 1846 merged with other railways to form the London

Pantechnicon (1,127 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A pantechnicon was originally a heavy furniture removal van drawn by horses and used by the British company The Pantechnicon for delivering and collecting

AEC Routemaster (7,566 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and

London, Chatham and Dover Railway (3,425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR or LC&DR) was a railway company in south-eastern England. It was created on 1 August 1859, when the East Kent

Charles Latham, 1st Baron Latham (1,042 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Latham, 1st Baron Latham (1888–1970) was a British politician and Leader of the London County Council from 1940 to 1947. Latham was born with the

John Cliff (trade unionist) (800 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Cliff DL (7 March 1883 – 18 October 1977) was a tram conductor and motorman, and an active trade unionist. He played a significant role in negotiations

List of bus types used in London (609 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This is a list of bus types used by London bus operators and tour operators in London throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, with their year of first

Peter W. Barlow (942 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peter William Barlow (1 February 1809 – 19 May 1885) was an English civil engineer, particularly associated with railways, bridges (he designed the first

Red Arrow (London Buses) (1,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Red Arrow was a brand name given to several former London bus limited stop routes used as high frequency commuter services in central London. The last

Stanley Heaps (919 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stanley A. Heaps (1880–1962) was an English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the

Richard Way (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Richard George Kitchener Way KCB CBE (15 September 1914 – 2 October 1998), commonly known as Sam Way, was a British civil servant, Chairman of London

Bob Kiley (1,502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit

Privatisation of London bus services (2,954 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The privatisation of London bus services was the process of the transfer of operation of buses in London from public bodies to private companies. For half

New Routemaster (6,747 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

board. Readers for the contactless Oyster card used for payment for transport in London are provided at each of the three boarding points. Other types of

Chingford branch line (3,483 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Chingford branch line is a railway line between Clapton Junction (just northeast of Clapton station) and Chingford station. Services run between Liverpool

Frank Pick (7,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frank Pick Hon. RIBA (23 November 1878 – 7 November 1941) was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at

Eric Aumonier (732 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aubrey Eric Stacy Aumonier (5 May 1899 – 1974), was a British sculptor. Aumonier was born in Northwood, Middlesex (now northwest London); his family name

John Elliot (railway manager) (1,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Sir John Elliot (6 May 1898 – 18 September 1988) was a British journalist and transport and railway manager. Born John Elliot Blumenfeld, he was the son

Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway (729 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway was a railway line in north London, formed by an act of Parliament, the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway

Roads and Transport Policing Command (324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

survey conducted by TfL, which showed that 15% of women using public transport in London had been the subject of some form of unwanted sexual behaviour but

Charles Bressey (672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Charles Herbert Bressey, CB, CBE (3 January 1874 – 14 April 1951) was an English civil engineer and surveyor who specialised in road design. Bressey

London Pneumatic Despatch Company (1,407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London Pneumatic Despatch Company (also known as the London Pneumatic Dispatch Company) was formed on 30 June 1859, to design, build and operate an

Lewis Cubitt (333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lewis Cubitt (29 September 1799 – 9 June 1883) was an English civil engineer and architect. He was a younger brother of Thomas Cubitt, the leading master

Eastern Counties Railway (5,352 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) was an English railway company incorporated in 1836 intended to link London with Ipswich via Colchester, and then extend

T. P. Figgis (275 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

T. P. (Thomas Phillips) Figgis (1858–1948) was a British architect working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work included private houses

Harry Bell Measures (844 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Harry Bell Measures CBE MVO (1862–1940) was an English architect. He had a varied career. In 1884 to 1892 he was in-house architect for William Willett

Canadian (NYC train) (1,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Canadian and later, Canadian-Niagara, was the longest running named international train from Chicago to Upper Canada via Detroit, for its first two

Reginald Uren (680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Reginald Harold Uren FRIBA (5 March 1906 – 17 February 1988) was a New Zealand-born architect who worked in the United Kingdom for most of his career.

Convoys Wharf (3,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Convoys Wharf in Deptford is a former commercial wharf on the River Thames in London, currently awaiting redevelopment. It includes the site of Deptford

Whitechapel and Bow Railway (342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Whitechapel and Bow Railway was an underground railway in east London, United Kingdom, now entirely integrated into the London Underground system.

Wilfrid Newton (1,100 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Charles Wilfrid Newton (11 December 1928 – 28 November 2012) was managing director of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) in the 1980s

Ralph Bennett (426 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ralph Featherstone Bennett FIMechE, FCILT, FRSA (3 December 1923 – 10 November 2015) was a British transport administrator who was general manager of Manchester

Jay Walder (1,210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jay Walder is an American transportation executive. He was the CEO of Hyperloop One, an American transportation technology company. He has been the CEO

Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway (1,004 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway in east London connected the Royal Docks with the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). Authorised in 1844,

Neil Shields (314 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Neil Stanley Shields, OBE, MC (7 September 1919 – 12 September 2002) was a British politician and businessman. Shields was born in London and served

M4 bus lane (1,778 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The M4 bus lane was a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) bus lane on the eastbound (London-bound) carriageway of the M4 motorway between Heathrow Airport and central London

Deptford Wharf (1,354 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

51°29′30″N 0°01′54″W / 51.491769°N 0.031789°W / 51.491769; -0.031789 Deptford Wharf in London, United Kingdom, is on the Thames Path southeast of South

Longhedge Railway Works (458 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Longhedge Railway Works was a locomotive and carriage works built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in the borough of Battersea, South London to

Everard Baring (320 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigadier General Everard Baring, CBE, CVO (5 December 1865 – 7 May 1932) was a British Army officer and Chairman of the Southern Railway. Baring was born

London Traffic Act 1924 (797 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London Traffic Act 1924 (14 & 15 Geo.5, C. 34) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was stated to be the facilitating

London and Blackwall Railway (2,035 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Originally called the Commercial Railway, the London and Blackwall Railway (L&BR) in east London, England, ran from Minories to Blackwall via Stepney,

West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (WELCPR) was an early railway company in south London between Crystal Palace station and Wandsworth,

West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (WELCPR) was an early railway company in south London between Crystal Palace station and Wandsworth,

Keith Bright (847 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Keith Bright (30 August 1931 – 20 January 2021) was Chairman of London Regional Transport in the 1980s. He resigned following the Fennell Report into

Emma Clarke (559 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Emma Clarke (born 1971) is an English writer of comedy and drama scripts, radio presenter and voice-over artist, best known as the voice of the automated

Anthony Bull (536 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anthony Bull CBE CStJ (18 July 1908 – 23 December 2004) was a British transport engineer and was president of the Institute of Transport. The son of Sir

Croydon Canal (5,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Croydon Canal ran 9+1⁄4 miles (15 km) from Croydon, via Forest Hill, to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross in south London, England. It opened in

Malcolm Bates (transport administrator) (606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Sir Malcolm Rowland Bates (23 September 1934 - 30 May 2009) was a British industrialist. He served as the chairman of London Regional Transport from 1999

Hannah Dadds (810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hannah Maureen Elsie Dadds (née Head, 16 October 1941 – 26 November 2011) was a British train driver known for being the first female train driver on the

London and South Western Railway (11,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Originating as the London and

Northern and Eastern Railway (3,216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Northern & Eastern Railway (N&ER) was an early British railway company, that planned to build a line from London to York. Its ambition was cut successively

Stratford TMD (2,710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stratford TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Stratford, London, England, close to the Great Eastern Main Line. It was located just west of

Johnston (typeface) (3,374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Underground system as well. It has been the corporate font of public transport in London since the foundation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933

Charles Walter Clark (546 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Walter Clark (1885–1972) was an architect who worked for the Metropolitan Railway from 1911 to 1933 and was responsible for designing 25 stations

James Szlumper (1,335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir James Weeks Szlumper JP DL (29 January 1834 – 27 October 1926) was an English civil engineer. He was Chief Engineer on a number of key railway engineering

George Gibb (transport administrator) (996 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Sir George Stegmann Gibb (30 April 1850 – 17 December 1925) was a British transport administrator who served as the general manager of the North Eastern

Thomas A. Walker (1,428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Andrew Walker (15 October 1828 – 25 November 1889) was an English civil engineering contractor. He worked on major infrastructure projects in the

IBus (London) (1,547 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

iBus is an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system to improve London Buses using technology installed by Siemens. The system tracks all London's buses

Royal Arsenal Railway (1,285 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Royal Arsenal Railway was a private military railway which operated inside the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, southeast London. The earliest parts of this

Stratford Works (3,146 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stratford Works was the locomotive-building works of the Great Eastern Railway situated at Stratford, London, England. The original site of the works was

Boris Johnson (33,680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader

Surrey Iron Railway (4,592 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a horse-drawn narrow-gauge plateway that linked Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham, all then in Surrey but now suburbs

Elfric Wells Chalmers Kearney (960 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Elfric Wells Chalmers Kearney (3 February 1881 – 15 April 1966) was an Australian inventor, engineer and author. Born in Geelong, Victoria in 1881, he

Henry Maybury (1,253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Henry Percy Maybury (17 November 1864 – 7 January 1943) was a British civil engineer. He began his career as a railway engineer, working on many railways

History of Heathrow Airport (5,617 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In its early years what is now Heathrow Airport was the Great West Aerodrome, sometimes known as Heathrow Aerodrome. About 1410: The first known mention

Ken Livingstone (19,574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kenneth Robert Livingstone (/ˈlɪvɪŋstən/; born 17 June 1945) is an English retired politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC)

Project Guardian (981 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to combat and increase reporting of sexual harassment on public transport in London. The initiative was inspired by a similar operation in Boston, Massachusetts

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (14,450 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR (known also as the Brighton line, the Brighton Railway or the Brighton)) was a railway company in

Poplar Dock (301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Poplar Dock is a small dock in east London. It connects to the Blackwall Basin of the West India Docks and, although independent of this system, has never

Royal Commission on London Traffic (5,207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Appointed to Inquire Into and Report Upon the Means of Locomotion and Transport in London, was published in eight volumes on 17 July 1905. The report examined

Smeed Report (1,577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Smeed Report (titled Road Pricing: The Economic and Technical Possibilities) was a study into alternative methods of charging for road use, commissioned

Traffic in Towns (4,639 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Traffic in Towns is an influential report and popular book on urban and transport planning policy published 25 November 1963 for the UK Ministry of Transport

Sidney R. J. Smith (144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sidney R. J. Smith (1858–1913) was a Late Victorian English architect, best known for the work he undertook in the 1880s and 1890s for the philanthropist

Harley Dalrymple-Hay (230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Harley Hugh Dalrymple-Hay (1861–1940) was an engineer working on underground railways in and around London, England. He was awarded the Telford Medal

Alfred W. Szlumper (541 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfred Weeks Szlumper CBE (24 May 1858 – 11 November 1934), was a British railway engineer. He was the President of the Permanent Way Institution and the

Royal Commission on Metropolitan Railway Termini (2,113 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Royal Commission to Investigate the Various Projects for Establishing Railway Termini Within or in the Immediate Vicinity of the Metropolis (usually

West Coast Main Line diagram (280 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The West Coast Main Line is a major trunk railway in the United Kingdom, linking London with Glasgow. The Watford DC lines are intricately linked with

ZiL lane (606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ZiL lanes (also sometimes called "Chaika lanes") are lanes on some principal roads in Moscow dedicated to vehicles carrying senior government officials

The Route Masters: Running London's Roads (1,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Route Masters: Running London's Roads is a British documentary television series produced by Blast! Films for the BBC. Narrated by Julian Barratt,

Streetcars in London, Ontario (251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London Street Railway (LSR) provided public transit to residents of London, Ontario, Canada, using streetcars from 1875 to 1940. Established in 1873

Frederick Gordon (hotelier) (749 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Frederick Gordon (22 July 1835 – 22 March 1904) was a British entrepreneur and businessman, known primarily as a hotelier. He was born on 22 July 1835

London Traffic Area (711 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London Traffic Area was established by the London Traffic Act 1924 to regulate the increasing amount of motor traffic in the London area. The LTA was

Low emission buses in London (3,590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

There are 3,826 hybrid buses, 1,397 battery electric buses, and 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses operating in London, as of March 2024, out of a total bus fleet

London TravelWatch (1,386 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

British consumer organisation that campaigns for improvements to transport in London. It deals with all complaints from passengers using any Transport

Henry Tennant (railway administrator) (174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Henry Tennant (1823–1910) was a British railway administrator. He served as general manager of the North Eastern Railway from 1870 to 1891. He was chairman

Fares Fair (1,336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fares Fair was a public policy advocated by the Labour Party administration of the Greater London Council (GLC), then led by Ken Livingstone. The policy

Stoke Newington and Edmonton Railway (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway was built by the Great Eastern Railway, under the GER (Metropolitan Station & Railways) Act of 29 July 1864. Construction

Transport for London Corporate Archives (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Transport for London Corporate Archives, formerly Transport for London Group Archives, is the official historical business archive for Transport for London

Timeline of Gatwick Airport (10,454 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gatwick Airport was in Surrey until 1974, when it became part of West Sussex as a result of a county boundary change. The original, pre-World War II airport

Tim O'Toole (businessman) (1,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Tim O'Toole CBE is an American businessman, and former chief executive of FirstGroup. Born in Pittsburgh, one grandfather was an assistant general manager

London, Huron and Bruce Railway (1,706 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The London, Huron and Bruce Railway (LH&BR) was a short line railway in Ontario, Canada. It started in London, Ontario, running northward for 70 miles

Liverpool Street signal box (407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Liverpool Street signal box is a Grade II listed disused signal box at Liverpool Street tube station in Bishopsgate, London. It was opened for operation

List of transport undertakings transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board (827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The following is a list of the transport undertakings transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board under the terms of the London Passenger Transport

Bus Reshaping Plan (4,260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bus Reshaping Plan of 1966 was a plan devised by the London Transport Board for the reorganisation of bus routes in London, England. The main features

Spirit of London (921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

19000 Spirit of London is an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus which entered service in London in October 2005. Originally carrying fleet number

Watermen's stairs (1,126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Watermen's stairs were semipermanent structures that formed part of a complex transport network of public stairs, causeways and alleys in use from the

Great Victorian Way (900 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Great Victorian Way was an unbuilt infrastructure project, plans for which were presented to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Metropolitan Communications

Nancy Smith (designer) (139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nancy Smith (1881-1962) was a British designer. She began her career as a book illustrator but became one of the first professional female poster designers

Combined Shipping Adjustment Board (378 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

appropriate shipping agency in Washington and by the Minister of War Transport in London. Combined Food Board Combined Munitions Assignments Board. the most

Billy Brown of London Town (453 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Billy Brown of London Town was a cartoon character, drawn by David Langdon, who featured on London Transport posters during World War II. Brown's appearance

Ben Woollacott (257 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ben Woollacott is the name of a ship built by Remontowa to serve as part of the Woolwich Ferry service. The ship is named after a teenage deckhand who