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.
Government kickstarts upgrade of Colindale and Leyton tube stations with initial £2.6 million grant
The first tranche of government funding to upgrade both Colindale and Leyton tube stations has been handed over to Transport for London (TfL).
Get ready to ride the festive rails: LNER releases Christmas tickets for advance booking
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has released hundreds of thousands of tickets for the Christmas and New Year train travel from today.
Rail passengers warned of severe disruption this Friday and Saturday due to train strike
The rail companies are warning that there will be severe disruption to train services this Friday and Saturday due to strike action by the RMT and ASLEF unions.
Heritage restoration for Harrow and Wealdstone station
The older platforms at Harrow and Wealdstone station in west London are to be restored after Network Rail applied for planning permission to enable the works to be carried out.
Passengers using Motspur Park station have been caught walking along the railway in recent weeks because they don't want to use a diversion while a new footbridge is being installed.
Eurostar launches new ski service for UK customers looking for a green way to travel to the Alps
Eurostar has announced sales for the brand-new Eurostar Snow service leaving from London to the Alps via Lille Europe.
Specially decorated double-decker bus to take part in the Notting Hill Carnival
A new electric double-decker bus will be one of the floats taking part in this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival, with a special Windrush decoration by the artist Baraka Carberry.
Paddington station opens a new travel lounge for passengers with disabilities and reduced mobility
The new lounge, which is adjacent to the taxi rank on the upper deck at London Paddington has opened, providing passengers who use the assistance programme with accessible wheelchair spaces, reduced mobility seating and a customer information screen.
Severe disruption expected due to train strike on Saturday
Train companies are warning that rail travel this coming weekend will be severely disrupted by strike action by the RMT union.
HS2 completes complex Colne Valley viaduct manoeuvre
Over the past few weeks, HS2 has been moving a 40-metre section of the long Colne Valley viaduct into place over a main road in west London.
Help name London’s next two giant tunnel boring machines
Two more tunnel boring machines digging HS2 railway tunnels under London will set off early next year, and the public is being asked to name them from a shortlist.
Railway upgrade halves delays on Southern and Gatwick Express services at Victoria station
Delays to Southern and Gatwick Express in and out of Victoria station have more than halved since a new signalling system was switched on last Christmas, according to Network Rail analysis.
Another railway strike announced – by ASLEF train drivers
The ASLEF union has announced there will be a strike by train drivers next month, that will likely see most train services cancelled.
Network Rail engineering work continuing this weekend in south west London
From Saturday 19th August to Friday 1st September, buses will replace South Western Railway (SWR) trains during a three-part closure of the railway between Barnes and Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside and Hounslow,
London Underground ticket barriers get Lionesses football makeover
London Underground has joined in the growing excitement over this weekend's football World Cup final, with special messages on some of their ticket barriers.
c2c bans e-scooters, e-unicycles, and e-hoverboards from its trains
Essex to London train operator, c2c has announced a ban on people bringing e-scooters, e-unicycles, and e-hoverboards on its trains and stations, effective from Monday 4th September 2023.
Britain’s fastest passenger train gets a makeover
The first of the refurbished HS1 Javelin trains has entered service, showing off their new interior layout.
Low-cost London to Edinburgh rail service Lumo launches flexible ticket offer
The low-cost train company, Lumo which operates between London and Edinburgh has launched a slightly more flexible ticketing option, called LumoFlex.
Kingston bus station to close for rebuilding work
Kingston's main bus station on Cromwell Road will close later this month to allow for a replacement building to be constructed on the site, eight years after the initial plans for the replacement were approved.
Vintage tube train trips return to London in September
The 1938 era art-deco tube train will be back out on the railway again next month, running along the Met line in northwest London.
RMT announces more strikes on the national rail network
The RMT rail union has announced that some 20,000 members will walk out on strike on two more weekends as part of it ongoing dispute over working conditions, pay and job security.
HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common
Two of HS2's large tunnel boring machines are to be buried into the site at Old Oak Common next year so they can wait there until a decision is taken about how to build Euston station.
