See a Steam Train on the London Overground
This coming Saturday (3rd Dec), get ready for an early Christmas present, as a steam train makes a rare visit to the North London section of the London Overground.
Nov
28
2016
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
Elizabeth Line’s arrival to see cuts to buses along Oxford Street
The arrival of the Elizabeth Line (nee, Crossrail) in a couple of years time will see more changes to central London -- as buses services are to be cut.
Nov
25
2016
A heads up that there will be a large batch of cheap train tickets released at midnight on Tuesday night via Virgin Trains.
Nov
21
2016
More hidden tube station tours announced
The London Transport Museum has announced a fresh series of Hidden London tours, of six venues, with tickets going on sale later this month.
Nov
11
2016
Old tube train carriage turned into school library
An old District line tube carriage has been turned into a library by a primary school in South-East London.
Nov
10
2016
New artwork in Piccadilly Circus tube station honours Frank Pick
A major new work of art has been unveiled inside Piccadilly Circus tube station to commemorate the defining work done by Frank Pick to create the London Underground we recognise today.
Nov
07
2016
Free London Underground art will be handed out
Tomorrow (22nd Nov), if you are at a select number of tube stations, you might leave with a printed piece of artwork,
Nov
04
2016
Elizabeth line’s railway station at Abbey Wood taking shape
Abbey Wood's new station is beginning to take shape with the timber structure of the distinctive roof now complete.
Nov
04
2016
London’s weekly railway news #173
A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news… London Underground Night Tube for Piccadilly Line Before Christmas Neighbournet Exploring The Night Tube Part 1: Making the Case London Reconnections Northern line train stopped at Archway, crowds evacuated on to platform…
Nov
03
2016
A cluster of railway upgrades proposed
A number of railway upgrades have been proposed which could see a new DLR track, a link on the Northern Line from Finchley to Edgware, and a new tunnel under central London.
Oct
31
2016
The design of London Transport on display
There's an exhibition on at the moment at the Transport Museum which looks at the design concepts behind London's transport networks. From fonts to moquette, from bus signs to entire tube stations.
Oct
30
2016
A curious piece of tube history
Just outside Epping tube station, commuters might have noticed an old tube train rusting away, and thought little of it, but this locomotive is the remains of a very odd development in tube history.
Oct
24
2016
Major new London Bridge junction to open after Christmas
One of the many railway bottlenecks outside London Bridge should be removed this coming Christmas, with the commissioning of the Bermondsey Flyunder.
Oct
19
2016
One of London’s quietest train stations set for major upgrade
A small windswept train station in the middle of an industrial estate that sees hardly any trains could soon become considerably busier thanks to a local development.
Oct
18
2016
Old posters revealed by workers at Moorgate station
As the refurbishment of Moorgate station proceeds ahead of the arrival of Crossrail, workers stripping back posters have been uncovering older posters that once adorned the walls.
Oct
15
2016
West Croydon’s Woody New Bus Station
West Croydon has gained an upgraded bus station, and seems to have taken its inspiration from old steam engines and tree houses.
Oct
12
2016
Hitchcock’s murals at Leytonestone tube station
Leytonstone has few claims to fame, but one of them is that one of Hollywood's most famous film directors was born there, and the tube station which is decorated with murals of his films.
Oct
11
2016
A chance to go inside the concrete marvel that’s Stockwell Bus Garage
Hidden away on a side street in South London can be found one of London’s post-war architectural marvels, and this Saturday will be a chance to go inside.
Oct
10
2016
High speed video shows tube driver’s view of the Victoria Line
Brixton based artist Zineb Sedira has created a series of films and large-scale photographs that will be displayed at King's Cross St Pancras, Euston, Highbury & Islington and Brixton later this month.
Oct
08
2016
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