In Pictures: New Thameslink Railway Bridge
A 72-metre-long, 1200 tonne railway bridge now graces Borough High Street.
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Doors Open On Moving Tube Train
TfL has launched an investigation after the doors of a Victoria line train apparently opened while it was travelling between stations.
Metropolitan Line Train Taken Away For Scrapping
Photographer Julian Gajewski sent us this picture of a forlorn-looking Metropolitan line train being taken away by truck at the end of its working life.
Mayor Talks Up “Driverless” Tube Trains
Boris Johnson has again invoked the prospect of driverless Tube trains as a way of permanently beating the strikes.
Train Staff Not Allowed To Give Medical Help To Passengers
Photo by crashcalloway from the Londonist Flickr pool If you’re feeling at all unwell don’t travel by First Capital Connect, or make sure there’s a qualified first aider in your carriage. After a man collapsed at St Alban’s station a few weeks ago and FCC …
Preview: Moquette For London @ Transport Museum
As a prelude to the introduction of one moquette to rule them all London Transport Museum hosts an evening about the history and future of its iconic seat covering fabric this week. The designers of the new textile will talk and there is a guided …
Runaway Train On The Northern Line This Morning
Photo / cakehole Transport for London are investigating after a driverless engineering train was allowed to run for almost four miles early this morning. The train became uncoupled as it was towed along between Archway and Warren Street stations, at around 6.40am, and trundled along …
Ride The Replica Rocket Steam Train In Kensington Gardens
Looking for some steamy industrial fun this weekend? We choo-choo-choose this replica of George Stephenson’s Rocket, which is currently doing the rounds (literally) in Kensington Gardens. The ‘Mocket’, as we shall dub it, takes passengers on a short ride around part of the gardens for …
FCC In Danger Of Being Booted Off The Line?
After two months of work-to-rule disruption on the Thameslink routes, FCC have finally agreed a pay deal with Aslef – but trains are still not back to normal. The phrase they’re using is “significantly more services” as trains get repaired from snow damage and drivers …
Age Of Steam Returns To Kings Cross
Photo by Dave Hadley courtesy Wikimedia Commons The atmosphere of ‘Platform Nine and Three Quarters’ may be recreated at King’s Cross tomorrow (Saturday 28 November) with the rare arrival of a vintage steam train. The Sir Nigel Gresley was a ‘streamliner’ class locomotive built in …
Get Bossed About By Your Train
Image / tompagenet PAYG is not even the end of today’s exciting transport news! Siemens, who are bidding to supply the trains on the Thameslink route between Bedford and Brighton, say they would implement the first ‘intellligent trains’ of their kind in Europe. The Desiro …
