Transport

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.

The Complex Lifts Of King's Cross St Pancras

King's Cross St Pancras contains a different type of transport diagram - a map to help you navigate its nine separate lifts.

Green Activists Attack 4x4s

Climate change activists targeted four-wheel drive vehicles in west London in a spate of sticker-posting over the Christmas period.

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.

Ken Livingstone Calls For Free Travel On Royal Wedding Day

Labour mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has called on transport chiefs to offer free travel on April 29th, the day of the Royal Wedding.

Extra, Extra

Today's news recap, including a potential strike on the Docklands Light Railway.

Hand-Drawn Maps Of London: Wimbledon Branch Of The District Line

An utterly gorgeous hand-drawn map of the area between Earl's Court and Wimbledon, along the District Line.

Union Chief: Chances Of Royal Wedding Tube Strike "Remote"

The management at tube union Aslef have described the chances of a strike on the day of the Royal Wedding as "remote".

Oyster Penalty Fares Hit Millions

It’s not been a great month for rail commuters – we’ve had tube fare rises, rail fare increases and now fines for not touching in or out out with Oyster are up to £6.50.

Celebrate 25 Years Of Poems On The Underground

New Poems on the Underground are themed around the value of the written word.

Boris Bikes: The Statistics

Just who is using the Boris Bikes? Figures obtained by the Evening Standard offer an intriguing glimpse.

London Transport Costs Rise For Cars, Buses, Trains

Fares and charges increase for many London commuters as the capital returns to work.

Buy Now And Beat The New Year TFL Price Hikes

Renew your Travelcard before Sunday to beat the New Year fare increases.

Fixed Fares For Late Night Black Cabs This Weekend

Westminster Council trials fixed rate fares to get you home in a Black Cab this weekend.

Suburbia Week On Exploring 20th Century London

A retro audio slideshow tells you about 1930s suburban London.

Cutty Sark Made From LEGO

The famous clipper, currently under restoration in Greenwich, has been recreated in LEGO.

Artist's Impression Shows New London Bridge Station Concourse

This ethereal sketch is an artist's impression of how the all-new concourse at London Bridge station will look.

Snow: Another Morning Of Commuting No Fun

If you've got no place to go, today is a textbook winter wonderland in London. If, like most people, you've got to travel in for work, well the going is still tough. Let us know how you got on...

Tube Strike Is Underway

The latest 24-hour Tube strike by members of the RMT and TSSA unions is underway, meaning that services will be disrupted across most London Underground lines until Tuesday morning.

Next Week's Tube Strike Will Go Ahead

Union members are to stage another 24-hour strike from Sunday evening, meaning that most of the Tube network will be subject to closures and severe delays all day Monday, 29 November.

Thameslink Upgrade To Go Ahead

Transport secretary Philip Hammond today announced that the Government is to proceed with the full Thameslink upgrade programme.

Londoners Face January Train Fare Rises

Crossrail, As It May Appear On The Tube Map

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