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• Redevelopment plans at the Olympic Park for Network Rail’s Bow Goods Yard

  28-06-2023 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The last large plot of land left over from the London 2012 Olympics is set to be developed as Network Rail opens a masterplan process for the site.
  The Bow Goods Yard sits to the south of the London Stadium and has been a railway hub for over a century, was used as the main construction hub for the Olympics, and during the games, it became home to the Olympic warm-up track.
  Bow Goods Yard side – red highlight over Google Map
  These days, it’s home to several heavy rail freight users,
  
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• The annual Sculpture in the City walking trail is back

  28-06-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The 12th annual walking trail looking for public art in the City of London has returned with a mix of new and previous artworks dotted around the City.Although mainly sculptures, there are a couple of commissions of painted art as well this year, and it’s also their most international collection yet with 17 artists from 10 countries providing sculptures to go on display.
  For the 2023 show, nine new artworks, some monumental in scale, are joining seven sculptures retained from last year, as
  
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• Vodafone Three lobbying campaign kicks off with ‘5G benefits’ survey

  28-06-2023 13:48
  Vodafone UK is playing up the transformative potential of 5G in an effort to convince the public and regulators that it should be allowed to merge with Three.
  According to a survey it published on Wednesday, over half of UK adults reckon 5G will benefit their daily lives more than other headline-hogging innovations like AI and drones. Healthcare, utilities and railways top the list of sectors that respondents identified as having the most to gain from fast, reliable 5G connectivity. Unsurprising
  
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• Telefonica and Nokia partner to target private 5G market in LatAm

  28-06-2023 13:43
  Telefonica is keen to tap into the potential of private mobile networks for businesses in the Latin American region and has signed up Nokia to help.
  The Spain-based telecoms group and its vendor partner are talking up their ability to bring about digital transformation for enterprises in Latin America. Through their newly-announced partnership the pair intend to offer Nokia’s portfolio of industrial-grade private wireless network and digitalisation platform solutions, concentrating primari
  
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• London Overground concession extended for another two years

  28-06-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Arriva Rail London says that its concession to run London Overground services has been extended by another two years by Transport for London (TfL), and will now expire in May 2026.The London Overground concession was introduced in 2007, which means that TfL takes revenue risk, while the operating company receives a fixed payment with adjustments made according to performance. Arriva receives a fixed payment for running the railway, with adjustments based on performance across a number of measure
  
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• Climb to the top of Britain’s only surviving semaphore tower

  28-06-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Peeking just above the trees by the M25 in southwest London can be found a curious octagonal building which was built 200 years ago as part of the defence of Britain.This is the Chatley Heath semaphore tower and is a rare survivor of a series of towers built to send signals to/from London and the coast at a time when an invasion by Napoleon was a very real fear. The construction of the line was ordered in 1816 and was completed in 1822, and it was one of a line of towers to relay signals across
  
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