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.
Abbey Wood station – the unexpected jewel in Crossrail’s crown
A new railway station opened at the weekend, far from the hustle and bustle associated with Crossrail, and yet I suspect has the potential to become the most interesting station on the entire Elizabeth line.
Tickets Alert: Chance to walk along a railway track
Normally, walking along a railway track that carries trains is a very bad idea -- but one day next month, a full 11 miles of railway will be opened up for the public to walk along.
Two new London Overground stations planned for West London
The details for two new stations for the London Overground have been announced, with each of them serving separate branches south of Willesden Junction.
Blackfriars Station’s hidden Puddle Dock entrance
While Blackfriars Station has recently had a massive makeover, it retained a little noticed entrance that has been little changed since the 1970s.
The cancelled plans for a 300mph hovertrain in the UK
Fifty years ago a promise was made of high-speed monorails with hovercraft style trains whizzing around the country at speeds as high as 300 miles per hour.
London railway upgrades – a progress report
One of the periodic reports from TfL has been released with details of ongoing network upgrades across the networks it controls. If you've ever wondered what goes on when the lines are closed at weekends, this will inform you.
150th anniversary of St Pancras Station
This month marks the 149th anniversary of the opening of St Pancras Station, and it also marks the start of a year of celebrations to mark its 150th birthday.
The project restoring London Underground’s Art-Deco era trains
A train that hasn't moved for nearly 50 years could be about to make a dramatic return to the London Underground -- the Q-Stock is returning.
New railway line for West London proposed
An old railway line currently used for cargo trains could be converted into passenger use, linking parts of West London currently poorly served by rail services.
How Crossrail is using 3D-printing to build its stations
When you start to use the new Elizabeth line stations, among its many achievements will be the first large scale use of 3D-printing in concrete.
Tickets Alert: Celebrate the 50th birthday of the Class 50 locomotive
Next month marks their 50th anniversary, and there will be one running along a stretch of former London Underground track to celebrate.
Photos from the Transport Museum’s Acton Depot open weekend
This weekend is a chance to go inside the Transport Museum's overflow depot at Acton Town, where they store all the goodies that would never be able to fit into their Covent Garden base.
See the plans for a Battersea’s Northern line station
Wandsworth Council is consulting local people on London Underground's plans for the eastern entrance of the proposed new Battersea Power Station tube station.
The future of rail travel will be ticketless
Imagine a future where you don't need to buy a ticket to catch the train, where there aren't any ticket barriers to pass through, and a simple wave of the hand is all it takes to pay.
Behind the scenes Tube Station tours for students
Next month there's a change for students and young people interested in railway careers to get a look behind the scenes at some of the industry's sites.
A look at Crossrail’s Liverpool St Station ticket hall
When it opens next year, the Elizabeth line's station at Liverpool Street will be so long that it creates an entirely new link to the Northern line that was never possible before.
Fly through the Crossrail tunnels tonight
To mark the completion of laying railway tracks right through the entire Crossrail tunnels, a lovely video fly through has been released.
Tracking smartphone Wi-Fi signals reveals curious journeys on the London Underground
A trial by TfL to track the movements of people by logging Wi-Fi identities has revealed some very curious journey patterns on the tube network.
