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A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

A new way for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the Thames has long been planned, and now a consultation has opened on what sort of crossing we will get.

The tunnel boring machines drilling two new tube tunnels under South London have broken through at Kennington, having started their work at Battersea Power Station.

Back in the days before buses came in every color called red, London had pirate buses that were coloured chocolate.

A small side street near Cannon Street railway station marks the site of a ancient graveyard, and today, a ventilation shaft for the London Underground.

London has many disused tube stations, but also a lot of tube stations that never existed, other than as celluloid imaginations -- these are the fictional tube stations that have graced TV and film.

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

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 is what's going on.

A disused tram tunnel under Holborn is set to be restored by Crossrail after it served an innovative purpose during the tunneling work in the area.

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Following an upgrade that was rolled out yesterday afternoon, you can now top up an Oyster card and collect the credit from any bus, as well as at any Tube or rail station within London.

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.

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.

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

The details for two new stations for the London Overground have been announced, with each of them serving separate branches south of Willesden Junction.