Oyster cards will soon be accepted on all mainline trains, or at least they will if Boris gets his way. This first steps were taken yesterday when the mayor signed an agreement with First Great Western, who will implement Oyster on all of their London trains as of September. It will certainly be more convenient, but the real bonus comes in the fact that the reduce rates offered on buses and the Tube will......

It’s not all about St. Pancras, you know. (Although, to be honest, it is mostly.) Some First Great Western services into Paddington are a bit shit, MP implies. Overrated immature French plonk now available on the Gatwick Express from Victoria. Yippee. Major vexations for some East Sussex commuters travelling into and out of Cannon Street and Charing Cross. Naff re-branding for trains out of Liverpool Street. Spluttering indignation over mothballed ex-Eurostar platforms at Waterloo.......

Our Lord Ken's marketing team might like to think that we all speak with ONe voice but we certainly do so in many different tongues. And whilst celebrating our cultural diversity is one of London's proud boasts, it's turning into a bit of a pain in the arse for First Great Western who don't seem to know what to do with their signage at Southall. Firstly they remove all the signs at the station......

Due to the crazy rain today, there have been mass closures around throughout London Underground. As of 14:15, the following stations have been closed due to flooding: Shepherd's Bush (Central Line) Turnpike Lane Victoria (Circle & District Lines only) Paddington (Circle Line only) Gants Hill South Kensington Kilburn Tooting Broadway Vauxhall Turnham Green Tooting Bec Clapham Common Colliers Wood North Ealing (Westbound services only) Hammersmith - Dist & Pic lines (Eastbound services only) The following......

Wandsworth woman breaks free-diving record. Not in the Thames, stupid. Cricket hooligans! Presumably, they bowled a maiden over. Introducing...a man who collects ashtrays. First Great Western's train service is described as 'abysmal'. We beg to differ. 100% of journeys Londonist has made on the service could be described as 'on time', or 'almost on time'. Sample size = 1. How low can you go? Man robs fainted, 8-month pregnant woman. Image courtesy of Baroness......

A woman and child, perhaps her daughter, have died after being hit by the Heathrow Express according to the BBC. Another child, a two year old boy, survived and has been taken to Ealing Hospital. It looks like the three jumped from the platform at Southall as British Transport Police are not treating the incident as suspicious. Major disruptions are now expected and there is currently no service between Reading and Paddington. But First......