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90th anniversary of the Northern Line extensionToday marks the 90th anniversary of the longest tunnel under London opening to the public -- following the completion of tube tunnels running down to Morden.
London Underground to open historic signal box to the publicOriginally built in 1926 and operated by the Metropolitan Railway the cabin's antiquated technology is still in use.
South Kensington tube station upgrade moves forwardThe long running plans to upgrade South Kensington tube station took another step forward after BuckleyGrayYeoman was appointed by TfL to carry out a major upgrade of the station.
More police for the Night Tube launchProbably inevitably, it has been announced that there will be more police on the London Underground as the night tube launches this coming Friday.
London tube train capacitiesEver wondered just how many people can fit into a London Underground tube train? Nope? Bet you are now!
New tube map released — and tube art tours announcedA new tube map has been released showing of the London Underground's art installations, and this coming Sunday, there is a chance to tour of some of those artworks.
A week of disruptions on London Over- and Under-groundIn two separate notices, London Underground has designated the first week of August for two separate but major sets of disruptions on the tube network.
1960s style spy movie art on the Victoria LineStarting from next Monday, Victoria line stations will be showing video clips in a 1960s spy movie style as part of the Art on the Underground.
The curious tale of Hammersmith’s abandoned railway viaductIf you've ever noticed an odd disused railway bridge just to the west of Hammersmith station, it's a curious legacy of a railway line that closed down exactly 100 years ago,
Unbuilt London: Central London’s underground railway loopHad plans gone as planned, London Underground's Central line should look more like the Circle line running in a loop, not a long single line passing through the centre of London.
Disused tunnels to be reopened at Knightsbridge tube stationA set of disused tunnels at Knightsbridge tube station are set to come back into use, if plans for a major redevelopment of the buildings above are approved.
Battersea’s Tunnel Boring Machines shown offLondon Underground has shown off the two new tunnel boring machines that will soon start chewing through South London to dig the Northern line extension.
100th Anniversary of London Underground’s Johnston FontOne hundred years ago, Londoners woke up to find their familiar underground station signs were being bastardized with some modern interloper.
Bank tube station upgrade gets final approvalThe upgrade, which will cost £563 million will see the capacity of the tube station increased by 40%, and two news travolators added to speed transfers between the Central and Northern lines.
New glass canopy entrance opens at TCR tube stationTottenham Court Road Tube station’s new glass canopy entrance opens to the public today. The 15 metre tall glass entrance, which sits on the Centre Point side of the street opened as TfL confirmed that Central line trains will stop…
