Bank tube station upgrade reaches tunnelling milestoneThe main tunnelling work that will add a new platform, more escalators and a travolator to Bank tube station has now been completed, TfL has announced.
London Underground’s Bakerloo line extension likely to be delayedThe Bakerloo line extension is likely to face a lengthy delay due to the ongoing financial problems at TfL, according to their latest financial forecasts.
Heat from London Underground tunnels to warm homes and schoolsWaste heat from the London Underground is now being used to provide heating and hot water to more than 1,350 homes, a school and two leisure centres in Islington.
Was the Northern line nearly named after Tutankhamun?There is a story that crops up ever so often that during the Tutankhamun mania of the mid-1920s, the Northern line was nearly named the Tootancamden line.
New art for new London Underground stationsThe two new tube stations on the Northern line extension are getting new art installations especially designed for them.
Giant “sugar cube” to house London Underground ventilation systemsHidden away on side streets in Euston, will soon be a giant glazed cube that’ll housing ventilation systems for the Northern line.
Box in a box to avoid Crossrail vibrationsDeep underground a box has been built inside a box with special protections against vibrations from Crossrail and Northern line tunnels.
London Underground gets approval for Colindale station rebuildA radical rebuild of Colindale tube station on the Northern line has been approved by Barnet Council.
A mysterious door appears at Bank tube stationIf you were to wait for a southbound Northern line train at Bank tube station you might have noticed that a strange door has appeared on the wrong side of the railway tracks.
Hear music performed inside a London Underground tunnelFor a few days at StudioRCA you can hear the recording of a performance that took place in the new tunnels that run below Nine Elms as part of the Northern line extension.
London Underground building a glazed cube at EustonA rather tired old office block is to be replaced with a large glazed cube which will be disguising a new ventilation shaft for the Northern line tunnels at Euston.
Colindale tube station set for dramatic rebuildLondon Underground’s unremarkable shed of a tube station at Colindale is set to be demolished and rebuilt with a dramatic curving wooden landmark for the area.
Vintage tube train arrives at the Epping Ongar railwayThe heritage railway at Epping, formerly part of the Central line has gained its very own tube train, a 1959 era Northern line carriage.
Bank branch passengers are warned that there’ll be fewer trains and Kennington station will be closed for around four months later this year.
A new timetable has been launched for the Northern line (yes, they do have them), which has expanded the duration of the high-intensity service in the evening peak.
Photos from the abandoned Highgate stationBarely noticed by the people who use it, sitting directly above Highgate tube station is an entire abandoned railway station, now slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the longest tunnel under London opening to the public — following the completion of tube tunnels running down to Morden.
When the Crossrail project announced that it would be called the Elizabeth line, few realised it was the second attempt to have an Elizabeth line in London.
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