The Gospel Oak to Barking line on the London Overground is to be closed every weekend from late August to late October, due to engineering works. The line has already suffered years of disruption, but Network Rail says that these…
The new housing development at Barking Riverside is to be added to the Thames Clipper service next year, after a new pier is constructed at the site.
In 1854, a new railway station opened in London, but only the Royal Family was allowed to use it — this was Queen Victoria’s private railway station.
A number of upgrades for the London Overground’s East London line are to be pushed ahead to take advantage of government funding.
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Crossrail has confirmed that it plans to pause all train testing in the tunnels during August to allow the construction teams to catch up with the backlog caused by the Covid lockdown.
The on-off plans to reopen Camberwell station in South London are back on again after the government included the station in a list to be considered for reopening.
At a visit to a tube train factory, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has called for future tube trains to be driverless to beat the unions.
Next to the railway in North London is the largest biscuit factory in Europe, producing 27 million biscuits every day – and they have tube roundels inside the factory.
It’s been confirmed that one of the Isle of Wight tube trains could make a return to London in the near future.
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We all love a steam train and dotted around London are a number of miniature steam railways to ride on.
After several years of preparatory work, the formal planning application has now been filed to upgrade South Kensington tube station.
Peckham Rye station has secured a £1 million grant in funding to work on designs for a more accessible station with more capacity and better facilities for passengers.
A large space occupied by a beautifully ugly road ramp at Euston station has been cleared to make way for new HS2 platforms.
A series of updates posted on the Northern line extension website has outlined how they are restarting work in their socially distanced construction sites.
A railway arch on the approach of Millwall football club has been given a makeover by the artist Lionel Stanhope the style he has popularised.
Tomorrow (Saturday 27th June) there will be a chance to see a steam locomotive fired up for the first time in 80 years following restoration works.
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The Great Northern line out of Moorgate to Stevenage could be handed to TfL as plans to devolve them took a step forward.
Drone footage of the new Crossrail stations has been released showing future Elizabeth line stations from far above.
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In this the 190th anniversary of the first passenger railway service*, and there’s a proposal for a LEGO model of Stephenson’s Rocket locomotive.
A train driver simulator is about to be upgraded and will include the Bakerloo line so you can pretend to be a tube train driver at home.
