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Cycle Hire discounts on Friday and through December

To promote cycling, the cycle hire scheme will be essentially free to use throughout December.

London Underground themed clothing released

A south London based clothing firm has released a range of London Underground inspired clothing.

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New rail link to Heathrow faces delays

Plans for a new southern rail link to Heathrow Airport are facing delays and might not come into operation until 2030.

Crossrail delays to cost TfL up to £750 million in lost fares

Crossrail's recently announced additional delays to the opening of the Elizabeth line is expected to see TfL's projected income fall by between £500 million and £750 million over the next four years.

London Underground lets children redesign the tube roundel

If you look around today, you might see some unusual tube roundels, as it's World Children’s Day, and London school children have their own roundels on display in selected tube stations.

Additional entrance for West Ham station planned

West Ham tube station is set to get an additional entrance to cope with demand when a 3,800 home development opens next to the station.

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More trains on the London Overground from next week.

People using the London Overground line between Watford and Euston will have a more frequent service from next during off-peak hours.

Parcel delivery points coming to London train stations

A number of railway stations are getting parcel drop-off and collection lockers over the next few weeks.

Crossrail warns of more delays and cost overuns

Crossrail has advised TfL that there are some projected delays in the opening of the Elizabeth line and it is likely that additional funding would be required, and that the opening date is being pushed back.

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A month of strikes on South Western Railway

The rail union, the RMT has announced 27 days of strikes will take place in December on South Western Railway (SWR) in a long running dispute over driver only operated trains.

Tracking smartphones is helping TfL update it’s Journey Planner

Tracking how people move around tube stations by following their smartphones has lead to a number of changes to TfL's own travel guides.

See the London Underground as it was in the 1960s and 70s

An archive of old footage from the Kinolibrary includes a series of films of the London Underground in the 1960s and 1970s. It’ a world that’s at once very familiar, and yet ever so strange, with trains that look correct,…

More trains on the Victoria line during rush hours

London Underground has announced a new timetable on the Victoria line which will see more trains during both the morning and evening rush hours.

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More upgrades for Denmark Hill station

Just six years after they spent £6 million on improvements, more upgrades are needed at Denmark Hill station to cope with surging demand.

Listen out for Stephen Fry on the London Underground tomorrow

Tomorrow (Thur 31st Oct) is the 14th annual London Poppy Day, and TfL along with the The Royal British Legion will be fundraising across tubes, trains and buses.

The Two Ronnies on a tube train

Imagine an entire conversation made up from London railway station names -- that's what the Two Ronnies did on 23rd January 1982.

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Westminster tube station turned into a jungle

Only for a two days, and it was an advertising takeover stunt, but Westminster tube station temporarily became Westminster Jungle station.

The roundel that got cancelled

There's a display in the Transport Museum of roundels used by TfL, but one of them shouldn't be there.

Crossrail operator changes its name

The company awarded the contract to run the future Elizabeth line trains has made a modest but significant change to its trading name.