Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport/The Metropolitan/Issue 43

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

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

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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)

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

Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London

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

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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

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