Final Section Of Overground Network Opens In South London
Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction, now in ginger.
Surrey Quays
Video: The London Overground Extension To Clapham Junction
New link completes the outer London orbital railway.
Monday Miscellanea
This Week In London’s History Monday – 9th March 1994: In the first of three unsuccessful attacks, the IRA fires five mortars into the grounds of Heathrow airport. None of the mortars explode. Tuesday – 10th March 1906: The ‘Baker Street & Waterloo Railway’ opens, …
Monday Miscellanea
This Week In London’s History Monday – 10th March 1906: The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opens, running between Baker Street and Elephant & Castle stations. It would soon become known as the Bakerloo Line. Tuesday – 11th March 1692: The Royal Chelsea Hospital is …
Joined Up London?
London is well accustomed to the old North/South debate. In times fortunately gone by, the question of on which side of the river you resided was up with whether you eat peas off your knife in terms of social significance. It seems however that recently …
Shepherd’s Bush – The centre of the world?
There’s nothing like a Monday morning at work, particularly when to get there you have to endure a sign that reads ‘Next Central Line train: 15 minutes’. It appears to have hit the east the worst: Silent Bob was stuck in Leytonstone with “at least …
Sod The Buses, Get A Boat
OK, we know the bus routes are dangerous, so what’s a viable alternative? Well, last time we checked, incidences of piracy on the Thames were at an all time low, so Londonist would suggest getting a boat. The Standard is reporting today that “high-speed commuting” …
