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

TfL pushes on with Tram extension to Sutton
TfL pushes on with Tram extension to Sutton

TfL pushes on with Tram extension to Sutton

Plans to extend the South London tram service down towards Sutton have taken a step further with the publication of the results of a recent consultation.

Feb
18
2020
Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport
Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport

Take a trip in a vintage tube train to Heathrow airport

The London Underground's 1938 era art-deco tube train will be making one of its occasional outings in April.

Feb
14
2020
London’s weekly railway news
London’s weekly railway news

London’s weekly railway news

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

Feb
14
2020
New entrance planned for Romford rail station
New entrance planned for Romford rail station

New entrance planned for Romford rail station

The current small rather pokey entrance to Romford Station could get a major revamp under plans put forward by TfL.

Feb
13
2020
London Underground selling its moquette by the metre
London Underground selling its moquette by the metre

London Underground selling its moquette by the metre

The London Transport Museum has recently started selling its famous moquette fabric -- in the same way as you buy fabric from stores -- by the metre.

Feb
12
2020
Sainsbury’s development threatens Bakerloo line extension
Sainsbury’s development threatens Bakerloo line extension

Sainsbury’s development threatens Bakerloo line extension

Sainsbury's has formally filed a planning application for a development that could cause problems with the Bakerloo line extension.

Feb
11
2020
Take a look at Woolwich’s new Crossrail station
Take a look at Woolwich’s new Crossrail station

Take a look at Woolwich’s new Crossrail station

There's a railway station on the future Elizabeth line that was never supposed to exist -- the one at Woolwich.

Feb
11
2020
Tube strike on the Bakerloo line announced
Tube strike on the Bakerloo line announced

Tube strike on the Bakerloo line announced

The RMT has announced that it is holding two days of strikes in a couple of weeks time, over what it says are unworkable timetable changes.

Feb
07
2020
London’s weekly railway news
London’s weekly railway news

London’s weekly railway news

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

Feb
07
2020
New images of London Underground’s new Paddington entrance
New images of London Underground’s new Paddington entrance

New images of London Underground’s new Paddington entrance

Paddington Square, the huge office development next to Paddington Station has released new images, including of the planned Bakerloo line entrance.

Feb
05
2020
Plans to extend DLR to Thamesmead advance
Plans to extend DLR to Thamesmead advance

Plans to extend DLR to Thamesmead advance

A consultation has opened looking at plans to extend the DLR from Beckton to Thamesmead, and potentially beyond.

Feb
05
2020
Additional funding for Elephant and Castle tube station upgrade
Additional funding for Elephant and Castle tube station upgrade

Additional funding for Elephant and Castle tube station upgrade

Southwark Council says that it has agreed an additional £7.5million to its existing contribution for a new entrance and ticket hall to the Northern Line underground station to be delivered as part of the shopping centre redevelopment at Elephant and Castle.

Feb
04
2020
UCL building a lab full of old tube trains and planes
UCL building a lab full of old tube trains and planes

UCL building a lab full of old tube trains and planes

A large building in East London will soon be filled with old tube trains, and an old aeroplane, as part of a UCL laboratory.

Feb
03
2020
London’s weekly railway news
London’s weekly railway news

London’s weekly railway news

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

Jan
31
2020
Heritage panels tell the history of Marylebone railway station
Heritage panels tell the history of Marylebone railway station

Heritage panels tell the history of Marylebone railway station

It's very easy to miss if you use the main entrances to Marylebone station, but a small side entrance is lined with a display about the station's history.

Jan
30
2020
London’s weekly railway news
London’s weekly railway news

London’s weekly railway news

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

Jan
24
2020

South Western Railway may lose its license

South Western Railway (SWR) could lose its franchise just a few years after it took over the line from Stagecoach's South West Trains.

Jan
23
2020
Government plans to close Newhaven Marine rail station
Government plans to close Newhaven Marine rail station

Government plans to close Newhaven Marine rail station

One of the more delightful quirks of British Railways could come to an end, with the planned closure of Newhaven Marine station.

Jan
22
2020
Epping Ongar Railway reports record visitor numbers
Epping Ongar Railway reports record visitor numbers

Epping Ongar Railway reports record visitor numbers

London's nearest full size heritage railway, the Epping Ongar Railway says that it had its busiest year yet, thanks largely to themed events on the railway.

Jan
21
2020
HS2 costs rise, reports delayed, but what’s the alternative?
HS2 costs rise, reports delayed, but what’s the alternative?

HS2 costs rise, reports delayed, but what’s the alternative?

A leaked report has suggested that the embattled HS2 railway project could see costs rise even further to £106 billion - from the £88 billion expected last year.

Jan
20
2020
London’s weekly railway news
London’s weekly railway news

London’s weekly railway news

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

Jan
17
2020
See a Finnish steam train in Barking
See a Finnish steam train in Barking

See a Finnish steam train in Barking

Down among the warehouses and scrapyards of Barking can be found a most curious sight - a steam train.

Jan
16
2020
Star Trek takes over a London Underground station
Star Trek takes over a London Underground station

Star Trek takes over a London Underground station

Set your phasers to stunning, as Piccadilly Circus tube station has been renamed as PICARDilly Circus for the next couple of days -- as part of a promotional tie-in with the Star Trek: Picard TV series.

Jan
15
2020
London’s newest train station – Barking Riverside
London’s newest train station – Barking Riverside

London’s newest train station – Barking Riverside

In an empty wasteland surround by a mix of empty fields and derelict buildings, a brand new railway station is being built for the London Overground.

Jan
14
2020