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South Kensington tube station upgrade planning application filed

After several years of preparatory work, the formal planning application has now been filed to upgrade South Kensington tube station.

Peckham Rye railway station upgrade moves closer

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.

Euston station’s 1960s parcel ramp demolished for HS2

A large space occupied by a beautifully ugly road ramp at Euston station has been cleared to make way for new HS2 platforms.

London Underground’s Northern line extension construction restarting

A series of updates posted on the Northern line extension website has outlined how they are restarting work in their socially distanced construction sites.

Millwall football club mural for railway arches

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.

Watch a steam locomotive fired up for the first time 80 years

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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TfL step closer to takeover of Great Northern line into Moorgate

The Great Northern line out of Moorgate to Stevenage could be handed to TfL as plans to devolve them took a step forward.

See Crossrail from above

Drone footage of the new Crossrail stations has been released showing future Elizabeth line stations from far above.

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Stephenson’s Rocket made from LEGO

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.

You can drive a Bakerloo line train with Train Sim World 2

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.

Step-free access planned for Stanmore tube station

Plans to build flats on the car park at Stanmore station have been amended to keep most of the car park and add step-free access to the tube station.

First of the new South Western Railway trains have arrived

The first of South Western Railway’s (SWR) fleet of new suburban trains has arrived on the network ahead of a full programme of testing beginning next month.

The DLR has started sealing off the end doors

Since yesterday (Friday 12 June), DLR has been taking the first and last sets of doors out of use on all trains to further protect Passenger Service Agents.

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New photos show HS2’s southern tunnel portal

Initial photos have been released of the building site where HS2 tunnels will dive under the M25 and tunnel their way beneath the Chilterns towards Birmingham.

No trains from Kings Cross next weekend

Network Rail is warning that there will not be any trains in or out of London King’s Cross, and no Thameslink services via Finsbury Park, on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June.

Construction works resuming on London’s transport network

Transport for London has announced that upgrade works are to resume at its sites as the lockdown regulations are relaxed.

The time the London Underground reached Windsor

It was once possible to catch a London Underground train out as far as Windsor, in Berkshire. 

HS2 wins court case over Euston tunnels design

HS2 has won a court case which threatened to seriously alter their plans to dig train tunnels to Euston station.

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Wearing face masks to become mandatory on public transport

The government has announced that it is making the wearing facemasks on public transport mandatory from Monday 15th June.

First photo of HS2 tunnel boring machines

HS2 has released the first picture of one the two TBMs that will spend around three years digging the longest and deepest HS2 tunnels – from just inside the M25 to South Heath in Buckinghamshire.