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Greater Anglia offering £12 return fares on train trips this spring

Train operator, Greater Anglia is offering cheap train fares with its annual Spring Hare Fares sale - with returns from London from just £12.

Petts Wood station gets four new lifts to provide step-free access

A nearly £11 million project to add step-free access at Petts Wood station in southeast London has been completed, with the installation of four new lifts.

Electricity underwater: Grand Union Canal tunnel provides power boost for HS2

A "micro tunnel" has been dug under the Grand Union Canal in West London at the moment to deliver electricity to HS2's tunnel boring machines when they start digging the Euston tunnel.

From dusty bin to rail freight as passenger train removes lorries from London’s roads

A passenger train without any seats recently called at Liverpool Street. It's not a trial of a new standing-only train, but a way of delivering cargo freight into city centres.

Final breakthrough for HS2’s longest tunnel

The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) digging the future HS2 railway tunnels under the Chilterns has finished its job - meaning the two 10-mile tunnels have been completed and are now ready for fitting out.

Sew your own vintage Tube Map with LT Museum’s DIY embroidery kit

If you're handy with a needle and thread, you can sew your own vintage tube map - with a new kit from the London Transport Museum.

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From Fossil Fuels to Solar Power – TfL’s £16 million grant to cut carbon emissions

A number of Transport for London (TfL) buildings and depots are about to get energy upgrades to help reduce their carbon emissions and the cost of heating the buildings.

New operator for the London Cable Car

A new company will take over the management of the London Cable Car, aka, the Dangleway on its 12th anniversary in June.

GWR starts west London trials of a battery-powered train to replace diesels

For the next few months, an old London Underground train can be seen running along a length of National Rail track in west London, as it tests a new battery technology that could replace diesel trains on branch lines.

Marylebone station’s 125th anniversary

Last Friday, Marylebone station celebrated its 125th anniversary with a special train naming ceremony.

Another weekend of strikes on the National Rail network

Another series of rolling strikes on England's national railways has been announced, with strikes starting on Friday 5 April and running through to Monday 8th April 2024.

London Underground train drivers to strike in April and May

Tube train drivers who are members of the train drivers’ union, ASLEF, are to go on strike on Monday 8th April and Saturday 4th May, unless they can resolve a dispute over working conditions.

Uncertain Impact: Dust on London Underground raises questions about staff health

A study into the effects of airborne dust on the London Underground has suggested that it might be leading to more sickness amongst tube staff, but that more studies are needed before a firm conclusion could be reached.

More delays for Beam Park station – no decision until later this year

The long-running saga about whether a new railway station will be built at Beam Park in East London is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, as a decision is not expected now until later this year.

TfL seeking suppliers for Bakerloo line overhaul

The elderly Bakerloo line trains will eventually need to be replaced, and Transport for London (TfL) has started looking for suppliers to prepare the Bakerloo line for the new trains.

Euston station will be closed over the Easter weekend

If you were planning to travel via Euston station this Easter, try to change your plans, as the station will be closed all weekend.

Recycling boost for LNER’s train cleaners

Train company, LNER has revealed that it’s now sorting up to 100 kilograms of waste a day – as it maintains its position of sending zero waste to landfill.

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TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge

A plan to run London Overground trains into London Bridge as a regular service is unlikely to happen because Southern is expected to restore their service through the Sydenham Corridor to four trains an hour in 2025.

From Dangleways to Driverless Pods: The rejected Thamesmead DLR extensions

There are plans to extend the DLR to Thamesmead, but before TfL put that out to consultation, they considered everything from extending the Jubilee line to building new cable cars.

Train Sim World adds London Overground expansion with Goblin “Easter Egg”

Train Sim World, the train simulator game, has added the GOBLIN branch of the London Overground to their platform, so you can now manage a train trip from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside.

Rare copy of a Beck-inspired tube map – for Australia

When the now classic Harry Beck designed tube map was first released in the 1930s, it proved so popular that a version - complete with tube roundel - soon appeared on the other side of the world, in Sydney.

Initial funding for Elephant & Castle railway station upgrade

An ambition to upgrade the Elephant & Castle railway station has taken a step forward after initial funding was granted for planning work to be carried out.