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.
London Underground’s capacity boost on sub-surface lines
London Underground has confirmed the the long-expected award of a signalling contract that will see the sub-surface lines getting a major overhaul. As expected, the contract has gone to the French group, Thales after London Underground bought out the failed…
Unbuilt London: The Outer Loop Railway
London has in recent years gained a loop railway that runs around the suburbs, but 100 years ago, a proposal was made for a much larger loop which would have dramatically changed how we see the city today.
Free Penguins on the London Underground
During the month of August, Penguin (the book firm) is giving away free book extracts and author interviews as part of a campaign to celebrate its 80th birthday.
More vintage videos of London released
Joining in the habit of releasing old footage from news archives and putting it online to earn a crust of advertising is the Associated Press, with their British Movietone news reels.
Photos from the Crossrail tunnels under Farringdon
Of all the stations being built by Crossrail, one of the most complex is at Farringdon, and all thanks to an event in the North Sea roughly 10 million years ago.
Crossrail supplied sea-wall breached in Essex
Several million tonnes of soil dug from under London by Crossrail have been used to build a new sea wall around an island in the Thames Estuary. Over the weekend, the wall was breached and saltwater flooded the farmland. This…
3D maps of every Underground station
TfL has released a batch of documents which show almost every underground station in glorious 3D format.
3D maps of every Underground station – CDEFG
TfL has released another batch of documents which show every underground station in glorious 3D format.
3D maps of every Underground station – HIJKLM
TfL has released another batch of documents which show every underground station in glorious 3D format.
3D maps of every Underground station – NOPQRS
TfL has released another batch of documents which show every underground station in glorious 3D format.
3D maps of every Underground station – TUVW
TfL has released another batch of documents which show every underground station in glorious 3D format.
In 1963, a short-lived experiment took place, running a regular hovercraft service along the Thames linking Tower Bridge to Westminster.
A mono railway proposed back in 1880
In September 1880, news of an invention reached the press, of a mono-railway that could be built quickly and cheaply.
Wrong sort of headlines on the railways
Doom, woe, misery, how did we win the war? At least Mussolini made the trains run on time.
A look around Croydon’s tram sidings and repair depot
A touch over 15 years ago, trams made a return to the streets of London, as Tramlink launched its first line through Croydon, and for all of those 15 years, trams have been looked after at a depot based not far from the local Ikea store.
Sounds of the sea come to tube stations
On Friday, a number of tube stations will wash with the sound of waves breaking on stony beaches and the cry of seagulls looking for discarded chips.
TfL publishes the official Night Tube map
On the day that happens to have the second-shortest night of the year, London Underground has released its Night Tube map.
The Museum of London’s model tube trains
Almost hidden in plain view, in a dark corner of the Museum of London can be found a working model of the London Underground.
