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  • The Elizabetron line?

    With stations such as Paddingtron located in the core route through the centre of London, here are some pictures which shows the advertising that have, erm… changed the former Crossrail line for the better! Its quite a rarity for TfL (otherwise known as Tronsport for London) to have almost every single station on the core…

  • Site changes

    The look of the website was changed urgently on 18th September 2025. The change was not for aesthetic reasons but rather it was there had been a problem with the previous theme and it was preventing part of the site working properly. London Rail may have a sort of temporary look for the next few…

  • Google Veo3

    Soon we will have fake railway and other transport videos that are too good to be true! The launch of Google Flow (or Google Veo3) the other day has given AI generated videos a huge step – and the first fake historical railway and London bus films have already made their appearance! The Google Flow…

  • KX/LNER: A celebration of anniversaries

    King’s Cross station had its 170th anniversary and then both KX/LNER celebrated the Flying Scotsman’s anniversary, then LNER’s 100th anniversary – well sort of as the current LNER hasn’t been in existence for a century. (This thread on Rail Forums discusses the pros and cons of that claim.) But nevertheless there are important milestones that…

  • Thruppenny cable car systems

    Cable car systems that cost thruppence each? Yes that is what this post is all about! On a far more serious note, the thruppenny was what many called the old British three penny – and that because it was a twelve sided dodecagon shaped coin. Hence a number of cable car systems featuring dodecagon shaped…

  • Piccadilly Circus tube’s BSL

    Piccadilly Circus tube station, one of the busiest on the tube, certainly in terms of tourism, is also a station where the unusual happens all the time. I have written about the staff once before. They have indeed been doing something very unusual. This is their learning some sign language (BSL), no doubt because its…

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