For the second time in a fortnight, a major fault has crippled the Oyster system. A “technical problem” is currently afflicting Pay As You Go cards on the Tube, say TfL, who have wisely decided to leave all Underground station barriers open until the problem …
62. The Scariest Urban Legend Urban legends are often considered myths, or ‘friend of a friend’ tales (FOAFtales), which differ from classic mysteries in the sense that they are perceived as exaggerated yarns. London has many such tales from its dark, foggy corners, but there …
Shepherd’s Bush + transport woes: discuss. With a brand-new Overground station delayed by short platforms, it now turns out the controversial closure of the Central line station was in fact quite unnecessary. Local MP Andy Slaughter has discovered that the decision to close was made …
Confounded to discover that your Oyster card was knackered when you tried to hop on the Tube this morning? You’re not the only one. A major card fault hit the system on Saturday morning, meaning that cards were inoperable for a five hour period. Worse …
Taking environmental concerns to the heart of their big day, betrothed greenies, Stefanie and Robert, will be taking their last journey as single people by tube. The celebratory Jubilee Line will be ferrying them from Dollis Hill to Baker Street on Saturday afternoon to get …
Boris may not have been able to save our Post Offices, but he has succeeded in reversing a decision to close dozens of Underground ticket offices. The move, a Livingstone money-scrimping initiative, was opposed by passenger groups amid concerns that safety would be compromised by …
As of today, giant cinema-style screens have been installed opposite platforms at Piccadilly Circus, Euston, Bank, Liverpool Street and Bond Street stations to bombard you with cutting-edge advertising intended to ‘enhance’ your journey. The system, called XTP, is centrally controlled so that advertising folk can …
As the third anniversary of July 7th approaches, new security measures aimed at preventing another terrorist attack have been unveiled by the Department for Transport and British Transport Police. Airport-style x-ray machines (complete with saturnine operators) are to be introduced at certain Tube and mainline …
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 49. Tube driver talk I was getting on the Northern Line the other morning and the young guy that speaks on the tannoy, announcing the trains, …
The latest art installation from the London Underground is being unveiled this week in a tube station near you. Artist Anna Barriball has been commissioned to design a series of posters for the underground, and the result is an enigmatic exercise in the art of …
Those good people at Friction TV sent us this video of Saturday night’s drinking party on the tube. Our Nice Liz’s experience was “safe and fun“. This footage shows another side to the evening. We didn’t even make it onto the tube because we were …
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