Photos from the roof above King’s Cross Station
In just under two weeks time, commuters arriving at King's Cross station will be the first to leave the front of the building and walk not onto a building site, but a large open plaza.
Sep
13
2013
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.
Transport News - Archive Articles
Photos from inside an abandoned tube tunnel
Just under 100 years ago, an extension of the Northern Line running under the Thames opened to the public, but 26 years later it would be hit by a German bomb and flooded. It is still sealed off to this day.
Sep
09
2013
Taken a couple of weeks ago -- and only uploaded now. Nothing special, just a few photos taken the other day when out rambling.
Sep
04
2013
The day a huge power cut left thousands trapped on tube trains
It's the ebb of the evening rush hour when engineers carrying out planned work on the National Grid's electricity network report a problem with one of the transformers at the substation. Within minutes most of South London is plunged into darkness, mainline train stations close, and over half the London Underground shuts down.
Aug
28
2013
Vintage Tube Train Trip Along the Piccadilly Line
The Transport Museum is running another of their occasional vintage tube train trips next month, and managed to secure access down to Heathrow Airport again.
Aug
24
2013
50 years ago – a huge steel umbrella for Oxford Circus tube station
50 years ago this weekend, a massive operation was undertaken to open a giant umbrella over what was to become Oxford Circus tube station.
Aug
22
2013
Decorate your kitchen as if it’s a tube station
Ever fancied decorating your kitchen or bathroom so that it looks like it is is part of an old London Underground tube station?
Aug
07
2013
Book a tour of the Holden Stations along the Piccadilly Line
Just a heads up about this event as it needs booking, and I suspect tickets might go fast.
Jul
31
2013
New Crossrail photos released — and a small error?
Crossrail have released a few photos of the construction work being carried out at Tottenham Court Road at what is primarily a London Underground upgrade site, with a box on the corner for passengers to descend to the Crossrail tunnels below.
Jul
30
2013
Unveiling a memorial to the Moorgate tube crash
A memorial was unveiled earlier today to commemorate the 43 people who died in the Moorgate railway accident that took place on the 28th February 1975.
Jul
28
2013
London Underground Signal Box gets Listed Status
One of London Underground's rarest and best preserved signal boxes has been given a Grade II listed status today as a result of a joint English Heritage and Network Rail project to safeguard railway signalling heritage.
Jul
26
2013
London’s experimental Naked Routemaster
Since the mid-1930s, London's buses have been like the first Ford motor car, available in one colour, although in London's case it was Red rather than black.
Jul
12
2013
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