

No Heathrow mainline trains next weekend and partial closure of the Elizabeth line
There won't be any Elizabeth line or Heathrow Express trains able to call at Heathrow Aiport next weekend (25th-26th Nov) due to engineering work on the railway.
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No Heathrow mainline trains next weekend and partial closure of the Elizabeth line
There won't be any Elizabeth line or Heathrow Express trains able to call at Heathrow Aiport next weekend (25th-26th Nov) due to engineering work on the railway.
Mayor supports southern rail link to Heathrow Airport
The Mayor of London has indicated his support for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport and suggested that there could be progress on getting something started.
Tickets Alert: Vintage tube train trips to Heathrow Airport
A tube train built in 1938 and restored to its art-deco original interior will be running between central London and Heathrow Aiport next month.
Attempts to restart the Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport
A western rail link connecting Heathrow Airport to Reading and beyond is gaining political support after MPs backed the scheme.
Off-peak train fares between Heathrow and central London scrapped
From tomorrow (Sun 4th Sept), TfL train fares between Heathrow Airport and Zone 1 in central London will be charged at peak hours rates, regardless of when the journey takes place.
Elizabeth Line trains to call at Heathrow’s T4 from next week
Just three weeks after it opened, the Elizabeth line is already gaining a new station to call at, as it adds Heathrow Terminal 4 to the line.
Heathrow Airport scrapping free local bus services
Buses that ply the streets around Heathrow Aiport, connecting passengers and staff to the airport will cease to be free of charge from this weekend.
Heathrow Airport’s western rail link put on hold
Plans for a western rail link to Heathrow Aiport have been paused by Network Rail.
Heathrow rail extension pushed back by several years
Plans to build a western rail link to Heathrow Airport have been delayed by several years due to the current financial situation.
Tickets Alert: Dinner and special tours of a Jumbo Jet
This coming Saturday (12th Dec), there will be a rather strange dining event - dinner on a Jumbo Jet.
MPs debate improving southern rail links to Heathrow Airport
A recent parliamentary debate on improving rail links to Heathrow Airport has agreed that such a rail link is a very good idea, but that it will need a lot more work to bring into existence.
Crossrail trains cleared to use the Heathrow tunnel
Last month, a significant achievement took place on the Crossrail project, which is far more important than the headlines make it seem to be.
Heathrow rail link funding uncertain
A planned rail link from Heathrow heading out towards Reading and beyond has an uncertain future due to a funding dispute.
Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport
The London Underground's 1938 era art-deco tube train will be making one of its occasional outings in April.
New rail link to Heathrow faces delays
Plans for a new southern rail link to Heathrow Airport are facing delays and might not come into operation until 2030.
Bidders invited for new railway tunnel to Heathrow
Network Rail is to host a meeting for construction firms interested in a £900 million contract to build a new railway tunnel to Heathrow Airport.
50 years ago – planes start flying between Heathrow and Gatwick
Two large important airports, but passengers landing at one might want to catch a flight at the other -- so how about a plane flight between the two?
There’s a 155 million year old dinosaur inside Heathrow Airport
If you go down to Heathrow today, you're sure of a big surprise -- because there's a 13 metre long dinosaur in a Terminal building.
New Heathrow airport rail link gets public support
A consultation on a new rail link from the West into Heathrow airport has, unsurprisingly, gained support from the respondents.
A new exhibition about Heathrow Airport’s history opens
From early days with tents for terminal buildings, through to a glimpse at a possible future, a new display has opened, showing off a concise history of Heathrow Airport.
New rail link to Heathrow from Reading consultation opens
A third and possibly final consultation is opening on plans to build a new rail link that will allow direct connections between Reading and Heathrow Airport.
Unbuilt London: Heathrow’s rail links to central London
Although Heathrow Airport has a couple of railway links to central London, they weren't necessarily the ones that we could have ended up with.
Heathrow Junction – London’s short-lived railway station
In our modern age, it's almost impossible to believe that a railway station could open in London, and close just six months later, but that is what happened, in January 1998.
Photos from the construction of the Piccadilly line extension
We recently marked the 40th anniversary of the Piccadilly line extension to Heathrow Airport, so here are some photos of its construction.