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Why Automating the London Underground Would Cost £20 Billion

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 Mary Latest News
Why Automating the London Underground Would Cost £20 Billion

The technology exists. The money doesn’t. I’ve been tracking the London Underground automation debate. Driverless trains work in dozens of cities worldwide. London could build

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A Century of Returns

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Mary Latest News
A Century of Returns

Two stations turn one hundred next month. The returns tell you everything wrong with how we build infrastructure today. Transport for London is planning celebrations

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Five Days Down and Engineers Still Can’t Find It

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 Mary Latest News
Five Days Down and Engineers Still Can’t Find It

Something broke near Stockwell station last weekend. No one knows what. Transport for London has deployed advanced test equipment, implemented manual radio protocols, and reduced

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The Farthest London Underground Station Wasn’t In London

October 14, 2025October 23, 2025 Mary Latest News
The Farthest London Underground Station Wasn’t In London

The farthest London Underground station wasn’t in London. It sat 42.5 miles northwest of the city center, deep in rural Buckinghamshire. For three years in

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This Strike Reveals What Companies Won’t Admit

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Mary Latest News
This Strike Reveals What Companies Won’t Admit

£166 million in operating surplus. Management claims poverty anyway. That’s the contradiction. Transport for London says cutting the work week from 35 to 32 hours

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London’s Ghost Tunnels Worth Billions

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Mary Latest News
London’s Ghost Tunnels Worth Billions

Thirty-four abandoned London Underground tunnels sit empty beneath the city, generating zero revenue. Transport for London estimates these forgotten spaces could generate £3.6 billion in

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London Had Identical Train Stations For 108 Years

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Mary Latest News
London Had Identical Train Stations For 108 Years

London Ran Three Identical Train Stations For Over A Century Picture this: You’re rushing to catch a train at Shepherd’s Bush station. You descend into

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How 10,000 Workers Froze London’s Economy

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 Mary Latest News
How 10,000 Workers Froze London’s Economy

Ten thousand RMT workers brought London to a standstill this week. What started as a dispute over working hours became a masterclass in economic leverage.

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London Workers Just Paralyzed A £230 Million Economy

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Mary Latest News
London Workers Just Paralyzed A £230 Million Economy

Up to £230 million in potential economic losses. Four days of near-total transport shutdown. Millions of commuters stranded. The London Underground strikes that began September

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How James Bond Discovered Britain’s Lost Railway

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 Mary Latest News
How James Bond Discovered Britain’s Lost Railway

The Rural Railway That Became a Bond Villain’s Code Granborough Road station served Buckinghamshire farmers for 68 years before disappearing into history. Then Hollywood found

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