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Books Roundup: Tubes, More Tubes, Olympic History And Hotel History

Four recent books we’ve been meaning to review.

The tube map at Tottenham Court Road on the Northern Line platform... showing that the Northern Line does not stop there

The Tube Platform That’s Not There

Northern Line has a Schrodinger’s cat-like existence at Tottenham Court Road.

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Boxing Day Tube Strike Ballot Over Quadruple Pay Demand

London Underground accuses Aslef of jumping the gun while talks are ongoing.

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More Weekend Tube Closures Ahead

Find out when.

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Was This The Tube’s “Worst Week” Of Service?

Delays and closures affected almost half of London Underground lines this week.

Photo taken in July 2011 by version3point1 via the Londonist Flickrpool

Underground In Bloom 2011 Winners Announced

Over 70 stations, control centres and depots took part in this year’s tube gardening competition

Vauxhall Cross, from the Bond film Die Another Day. Assumed to be an extremely long branch station on the Piccadilly line.

Mapped: Fictional Stations On The London Underground

As the world’s most famous transport network, the Tube has inspired many fictional stations. But what do they look like, and where are they located?

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Alternative Tube Maps: The Twisted London Underground

Francisco Dans’ fabulous twisted take on the classic map.

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Inside A Ghost Tube Station: Brompton Road

Inside an abandoned Tube station.

Art on the Underground at Liverpool Street

Michael Landy’s Acts Of Kindness Art Project Opens On The Central Line

Sickly sweet or stimulating? London’s latest Art on the Underground project was unveiled today

The 08.57 Upminster - York express rumbles by

Tube Trains Could Be Sent To Yorkshire

In other news: coal to be sold to Newcastle.