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.

Railway Heritage Trust

Latest news, articles and photos

Railway Heritage Trust - Latest news, articles and photos

Richmond station’s art deco heritage is being restored
Richmond station’s art deco heritage is being restored

Richmond station’s art deco heritage is being restored

Richmond station's art deco heritage is getting a refurbishment, with the main entrance being cleaned and refurbished.

Nov
20
2023
Disused building at Bricket Wood station opens as a new tea room
Disused building at Bricket Wood station opens as a new tea room

Disused building at Bricket Wood station opens as a new tea room

Bricket Wood station -- on the Abbey Line railway between Watford and St Albans -- has formally opened a restored building in the station as a new cafe.

Oct
23
2023
Charles Henry Driver’s decorative London Bridge railway arches to be restored
Charles Henry Driver’s decorative London Bridge railway arches to be restored

Charles Henry Driver’s decorative London Bridge railway arches to be restored

Two disused railway arches next to London Bridge station with some unusual decorative features are being restored to bring them back into use.

Oct
05
2023
Historic railway track restored at Paddington station
Historic railway track restored at Paddington station

Historic railway track restored at Paddington station

Two lengths of railway track from the very earliest days of the railways have been restored at Paddington station, although you might need a few tips to be able to find them.

May
22
2023
Peckham Rye station restoration topped out with golden finials
Peckham Rye station restoration topped out with golden finials

Peckham Rye station restoration topped out with golden finials

A couple of weeks ago, the front of Peckham Rye station was uncovered for the first time in over a year, as a major restoration of the Victorian station nears its completion.

May
09
2023
The unexpected heritage of London Bridge station’s iron girders
The unexpected heritage of London Bridge station’s iron girders

The unexpected heritage of London Bridge station’s iron girders

Little noticed by the thousands of people who use London Bridge station, but above their heads are some of the oldest iron girders in the UK.

Jan
03
2023
Denmark Hill station’s new second entrance opens
Denmark Hill station’s new second entrance opens

Denmark Hill station’s new second entrance opens

The crowded Denmark Hill railway station in South London gained a second entrance this morning, which will help to relieve the congestion in the peak hours and reduce the journey time to the station for most of its passengers.

Sep
02
2021
A refurbished railway bridge in South London
A refurbished railway bridge in South London

A refurbished railway bridge in South London

This grand colonnade might be the sort of thing you could expect adjoining an equally grand set of buildings, but is in fact a railway bridge in South London.

Jan
18
2014