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Chilean Miners Rescue Pod Coming To The Science Museum

Meet the world’s most famous cylinder of steel.

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Extra, Extra

Today’s news round-up, including details of a new fleet of electric taxicabs scheduled to hit the streets of London in 2020.

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A/C Tube Train Trials Begin

The Underground’s new S-stock trains, which go into service on the District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle lines from next year, are now undergoing engineering trials. The trains, which we got a sneak preview of last year, grab the headlines for being the first …

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What Goes On Beneath Leicester Square At 2am?

What happens in a Tube station when all the passengers have gone home? Why do Tube workers carry cards about rat urine? And why isn’t standing on the right of an escalator necessarily a good thing? Londonist finds answers on our latest nocturnal investigation. Some …