In advance of the project’s submission to Westminster City Council, the architects of Tottenham Court Road station have released new images of the project. Of most interest is the dedicated Crossrail entrance and ticket hall on Oxford Street at the junction with Dean Street, with …
Photo / Pit Van Meeffe TfL today announced a wi-fi trial at Charing Cross station from November 1st. The service will cover the ticket hall, Bakerloo and Northern line platforms (though not the trains themselves). The service will use TfL’s existing wireless network for staff, …
Roundel at Maida Vale station. Photo / Veronica Aguilar If you haven’t had the pleasure of visiting Maida Vale station, it’s one of the finest on the Bakerloo line: a classic Leslie Green design with the architect’s trademark terracotta facade, tiled walls at platform level, …
The Tube network called in sick again today, with another mid-tunnel breakdown. A Victoria Line train got all stroppy between Seven Sisters and Finsbury Park leading to a two-hour wait for 400 passengers followed by a hike along the tracks. Disruption was, needless to say, …
Deutsche Bahn yesterday began running tests of their trains through the Channel tunnel, with a view to establishing direct links between St. Pancras and Frankfurt before the 2012 Olympics. The German company is operating trains similar to the new Eurostar e320 models announced last week, …
Coming soon… but when? Though it should escape relatively unscathed from next week’s bonfire of the sanities when the Government announces tough spending cuts, Crossrail is likely to be delayed by a year or more. The original 2017 launch date, set by the Labour government, …
Union chiefs and Tube bosses will break bourbon biscuits with each other today as they try to thrash out a deal to avert further strikes in November. The meeting, at the Acas HQ in Euston, comes at a time when both sides have plenty to …
By tezzer57 Eurostar this morning announced that it has placed a £700 million order for a fleet of ten new trains, which could allow it to run direct services to cities in Germany and The Netherlands. The company has also employed Italian firm Pininfarina to …
TfL are currently reporting that the District line has been part-suspended (the Kensington Olympic spur is closed) and is running with delays on the rest of the line; a “lack of available trains” is the official story. Yet what’s more interesting is the reason for …
Whether it’s the final word on the matter, we can’t be sure, but noises out of Crossrail today suggest that the project will go ahead with no deleted stations or branches. There had been fears that financial pressure would lead to a scale-back in the …
Carriage interior UPDATE THE TRAIN TRIPS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS THE TRAINS ARE FAULTY. AMERSHAM HERITAGE DAY GOES AHEAD AS PLANNED. LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM SAY KEEP ‘EM PEELED FOR RESCHEDULED DATES IN FUTURE. Heritage Train Day offers trainspotters, families and the mildly transport curious a …
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