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October

• Don't take the risk with an unbooked minicab, TfL warns new students
• Mayor restores free travel for 60-year-old Londoners with the 60+ London Oyster photocard
• Network Rail works affecting London Bridge bus station

September

• Changes to operating times of bus route 236
• Tube gardening competition celebrates its tenth year
• Last working day for the oldest train in town as roll out as new state-of-the-art fleet is completed
• Londoners encouraged to 'make a small switch' to curb engine emissions
• Route U4 provides transport links to ProLogis Park for the first time
• Restored Crystal Palace ticket hall to re-open
• London Overground makes room for Peace Wall
• TfL publishes annual complaints data as part of ongoing drive to improve customer service
• Mayor welcomes full production of new bus for London
• Work begins to double the size of the south ticket hall at Victoria Underground Station
• TfL signs partnership with VisitBritain for international distribution of the Visitor Oyster card
• Mayor sets out plans for flagship Barclays Cycle Hire expansion to south west London
• Vital Tube upgrade work resumes with effect of closures reduced by ten per cent compared to last year
• Manual boarding ramps to be retained at key Tube stations after the Games
• Transport for London celebrates Team GB's Olympic success with limited edition Tube map
• TfL advice to drivers affected by Thames Water burst water main on A406 at Brent Cross
• High flying Emirates Air Line celebrates one million passenger journeys

August

• Upward trend continues as TfL publish latest Tube performance figures
• DLR celebrates 25th birthday by fulfilling Olympian task
• TfL sets out plans to implement the Paralympic Route Network, which begins operation on the day of the Games Opening Ceremony
• New guidance for bus drivers to help improve journeys for wheelchair and mobility scooter users
• London and UK ready to welcome the world for best ever Paralympic Games with most accessible transport network
• Tube power network contract restructure to bring savings and greater operational flexibility
• Record numbers carried on the transport network during London's unforgettable Olympics
• London Underground carries a phenomenal 47 million in first 12 days of the 2012 Olympic Games
• 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

Articles

• Herne Hill railway station appeared as today's Featured Article on 25th August, 2012
• Metropolitan Railway was promoted to Featured Article status in August
• District Railway was promoted to Good Article status in September
• Underground Electric Railways Company of London became at Featured Topic candidate in September
• Category:Water transport in London has been requested for moving
• Frank Pick was nominated as a Featured Article candidate in October

Project discussions

• Within the project, discussions included links to London Underground usage data figures not working, Herne Hill station appearing on the main page and Docklands Light Railway usage now being available
• 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 photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor

Things to do

Membership

• ThunderingTyphoons! (talk · contribs) and Nick-D (talk · contribs) joined in August, bringing the number of participants to 84. 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
• Apologies again for missing September as I was busy with work. Hope you enjoy this month's.
• All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south

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

Promotions or Assessments
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Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics

• Herne Hill railway station
• Metropolitan Railway

Recently Assessed Good Articles

• History of British Airways
• Bow Back Rivers
• Herne Hill railway station
• District Railway

Good Article and Featured candidates

• Frank Pick
• Underground Electric Railways of London

Selected by Simply south (talk · contribs)