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.
The surprising story of steam trains on the Central line
When it opened in 1900, the deep tunnels of the Central line had to use electric trains because of the lack of ventilation for steam engines, but it's not that widely known that they did have steam trains, used in the tunnels.
Google Street View is coming to London Underground stations
You'll soon be able to use Google's street view to remotely wander around several major tube stations just as you can the streets of London.
Musicians to be given busking pitches in Elizabeth line stations
Musicians will be able to apply for busking spaces in Elizabeth line stations, as Transport for London (TfL) will be reopening its music audition process for the first time since before the pandemic.
Hardly any trains out of King’s Cross station on Sunday 3rd December
A warning to travellers that there will be very few trains at King's Cross station on Sunday 3rd December because the railway north of London will be closed.
Rail industry must adapt to changing train travel patterns – survey
The post-pandemic recovery has ignited a growing enthusiasm for train travel, driven by both work and leisure purposes, according to rail industry research that also warns that the rail sector must adapt to shifting travel patterns to capitalize on this trend.
How many Beatles fans end up at the wrong Abbey Road?
Beatles fans looking for a famous zebra crossing need to go to Abbey Road in St John's Wood near Regents Park, but many accidentally end up at Abbey Road DLR station in east London by mistake.
You can now buy Elizabeth and Bakerloo line moquette ties
You can now wear the Elizabeth line or Bakerloo line around your neck, as moquette ties have gone on sale at the London Transport Museum.
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Renaissance meets Brixton: Jem Perucchini’s ‘Rebirth of a Nation’ glows inside Brixton tube station
A new mural has appeared at Brixton tube station, bringing a burst of sunshine to the station on a very wet morning.
Jools Holland will be making London Underground station announcements tomorrow
Listen carefully on your commute on Thursday as you might hear Jools Holland on the tannoy.
A new tube map celebrates the engineers who built London
A new tube map has been designed, with the stations renamed after leading engineers to recognise the achievements and contributions of engineers, including Harry Beck, Brunel and Ada Lovelace.
HS2’s Thame Valley viaduct – taking a look at a waterlogged construction site
A landscape that, thanks to recent rainfall, is currently more lake than land is also the location for one of HS2's more innovative railway structures that's now under construction.
Improved step-free access planned for Liverpool Street station
Step-free access to Liverpool Street station could be improved, as Network Rail is applying for permission to install a new lift at the Bishopsgate entrance, giving step-free access between the entrance and the main concourse.
Government plans to close railway ticket offices hit the buffer
The government has backtracked on plans to close railway ticket offices following a consultation that saw widespread opposition to the plans from the public.
Strike on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) next week
There will be a two-day strike on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) next week which is expected to severely affect services.
Controversial plans push on for massive office block above Liverpool Street station
After months of consultations, the formal planning application has been filed for a massive office block to be built above Liverpool Street station.
Balfour Beatty awarded £43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a contract worth around £43 million by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver upgrade works on the Piccadilly line.
Replica Aldgate East tube station spotted in Grimsby for Netflix filming
Part of the London Underground has been spotted in Grimsby, as the port was transformed into 1940s London for filming the Netflix sci-fi series Bodies.
This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
New DLR trains on track, but depot expansion faces delays after contractor’s collapse
Upgrade work on the DLR to prepare it for a fleet of new trains has hit a problem after one of the contractors closed down.
Southeastern to introduce automated train inspection technology
The train operator, Southeastern has teamed up with Siemens Mobility and Eversholt Rail to develop a fully automated vehicle inspection system to improve how they monitor trains for faults.
London’s Day Travelcard saved from extinction: New deal secures its future
The Day Travelcard, which offers visitors to the Capital unlimited travel on TfL services and National Rail services within London, won't be scrapped after a deal was secured to keep it.
Emily and Anne get ready to dig HS2’s Northolt Tunnel under west London
Two more tunnel boring machines, Emily and Anne, have been lowered into the ground to dig tunnels under west London for the HS2 railway.
TfL considering London Overground extension to London Bridge
Transport for London (TfL) is considering extending the London Overground to run into London Bridge station to replace capacity lost when Southern cut services in south London.
