Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Transport News - Archive Articles

Photos – Fit-out of the Crossrail tunnels
Photos – Fit-out of the Crossrail tunnels

Photos – Fit-out of the Crossrail tunnels

New images released by Crossrail highlight the latest fit-out activity underway in the tunnels between Royal Oak Portal and Bond Street.

Jul
06
2016
A peek inside the design of the Elizabeth line stations
A peek inside the design of the Elizabeth line stations

A peek inside the design of the Elizabeth line stations

As Crossrail turns from building site into polished end product, a new exhibition showing off the design of the future Elizabeth line stations has opened at London Transport Museum.

Jul
02
2016
A week of disruptions on London Over- and Under-ground
A week of disruptions on London Over- and Under-ground

A week of disruptions on London Over- and Under-ground

In two separate notices, London Underground has designated the first week of August for two separate but major sets of disruptions on the tube network.

Jul
01
2016
London’s weekly railway news #155
London’s weekly railway news #155

London’s weekly railway news #155

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Jun
30
2016
1960s style spy movie art on the Victoria Line
1960s style spy movie art on the Victoria Line

1960s style spy movie art on the Victoria Line

Starting from next Monday, Victoria line stations will be showing video clips in a 1960s spy movie style as part of the Art on the Underground.

Jun
29
2016
London’s weekly railway news #154
London’s weekly railway news #154

London’s weekly railway news #154

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Jun
23
2016
Trafalgar Square’s traffic lights change for Pride
Trafalgar Square’s traffic lights change for Pride

Trafalgar Square’s traffic lights change for Pride

Around 50 pedestrian traffic signals around Trafalgar Square have had their 'walk' image replaced with new diversity images as part of the celebrations for Gay Pride this coming weekend.

Jun
19
2016
London’s weekly railway news #153
London’s weekly railway news #153

London’s weekly railway news #153

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Jun
09
2016
The curious tale of Hammersmith’s abandoned railway viaduct
The curious tale of Hammersmith’s abandoned railway viaduct

The curious tale of Hammersmith’s abandoned railway viaduct

If you've ever noticed an odd disused railway bridge just to the west of Hammersmith station, it's a curious legacy of a railway line that closed down exactly 100 years ago,

Jun
05
2016
London’s weekly railway news #152
London’s weekly railway news #152

London’s weekly railway news #152

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Jun
02
2016
Limited Edition Maps to be Hidden on the Tube this Saturday
Limited Edition Maps to be Hidden on the Tube this Saturday

Limited Edition Maps to be Hidden on the Tube this Saturday

A total of 400 limited edition tube maps will be hidden around the London Underground on Saturday -- the 114th anniversary of Harry Beck's birth.

Jun
01
2016
London’s weekly railway news #151
London’s weekly railway news #151

London’s weekly railway news #151

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

May
20
2016
Ticket Alert: Tours of Croydon’s Tram Depot
Ticket Alert: Tours of Croydon’s Tram Depot

Ticket Alert: Tours of Croydon’s Tram Depot

Croydon Heritage Festival is offering the opportunity to peak behind the scenes and visit the tram maintenance, servicing and control facility,

May
18
2016
Historic London Bus Heads to France for Somme Anniversary
Historic London Bus Heads to France for Somme Anniversary

Historic London Bus Heads to France for Somme Anniversary

A one-hundred year old London bus will be heading to France later this month, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

May
15
2016
London’s weekly railway news #150
London’s weekly railway news #150

London’s weekly railway news #150

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

May
13
2016
Sliding photos show before/after images of Elizabeth line stations
Sliding photos show before/after images of Elizabeth line stations

Sliding photos show before/after images of Elizabeth line stations

A new section has appeared on the Crossrail website with a load of sliding images letting you compare the construction site today with the station as it will be when finished.

May
12
2016
See Elizabeth line stations as a Crossrail exhibition opens
See Elizabeth line stations as a Crossrail exhibition opens

See Elizabeth line stations as a Crossrail exhibition opens

For the past few years, vast tunnels have been dug under London, lined with raw concrete, but with 75% of the works completed, Crossrail is now moving into the phase that turns it from a construction site into a functioning railway, the Elizabeth line.

May
11
2016
An unusual brick obelisk
An unusual brick obelisk

An unusual brick obelisk

A small brick obelisk in a shabby car park marks a rather unusual financial bequest from a little known transport trust fund.

May
07
2016
London’s weekly railway news #149
London’s weekly railway news #149

London’s weekly railway news #149

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

May
05
2016
London’s weekly railway news #148
London’s weekly railway news #148

London’s weekly railway news #148

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Apr
29
2016
London’s weekly railway news #147
London’s weekly railway news #147

London’s weekly railway news #147

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Apr
21
2016
Photos from Down Street’s Disused Tube Station
Photos from Down Street’s Disused Tube Station

Photos from Down Street’s Disused Tube Station

Later this week, tickets will go on sale for a chance to go into one of London Underground's more significant abandoned tube stations, and here is a preview of what the tours will include.

Apr
17
2016
London’s weekly railway news #146
London’s weekly railway news #146

London’s weekly railway news #146

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Apr
15
2016
To tube, or not to tube, that is the question
To tube, or not to tube, that is the question

To tube, or not to tube, that is the question

Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer the Slings and Arrows of outrageous Travel disruptions, or take Arms against a Sea of commuters.

Apr
14
2016