A leaked London Underground document discusses the possibility that more stations could be left unstaffed as a result of cuts to staff and ticket office hours, the very issue under dispute in the recent strikes. The RMT has published the document – we know how …
Detail of Tube map, now with added Crossrail Seven years (and then some) before passengers will even get to board a train, Crossrail has already marked out its place on the Tube map. On this connections map. the cross-London beast bores through the centre of …
A strange story of murder on the London Underground appeared on the Unexplained Mysteries forum in July 2007. It described an art student heading home from central London one night in an empty tube carriage. Initially there was only one other passenger, a man in …
Click image for bigger pic. We’re going to have to make this a daily feature – everyone’s making Tube mashups. Today’s offering comes from Total Film, whose readers have helped them assemble an alternative map where each station references a famous movie. What kind of …
The third in an unwelcome trilogy of Tube strikes begins tonight. Here’s what you need to know: Strikes begin at 7pm, when maintenance workers walk out. Full-on, hardcore strikes begin at 9pm, when other workers join them. Expect around 40% of services to be running, …
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, …
Sunset takeoff at City airport. Photo / O.F.E. More woe for commuters: the Waterloo & City line was closed this morning due to signal problems. Senior NHS staff claim they were suspended for whistle-blowing. One worker taken to hospital and roads closed around the City …
A mobile app purchased by around 100,000 people is currently crippled after Transport for London withdrew a key data stream. The journey planner XML API was killed without warning a week ago, apparently in the face of a security threat. Two prominent travel applications (London …
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, …
Another week, another spoof Tube map. This one comes from the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) and shows all 303 Tube and DLR stops (though not the Overground) with alternative, soccer-referencing names. Favourites include Ian St John’s Wood, Green Park Ji Sung, Tooting Beckham and, erm, …
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 …
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