Reshaping London’s tube for the future
Two new tube lines for London – without anyone really noticing! I wrote this in November last…
2001: A Space Odyssey
This Easter its fifty years since the classic space film, 2001: A Space Odyssey had its world premi…
Tube Viaduct Mystery!
Remember the Arnos Park viaduct mystery? How many arches did it actually have? Here’s another…
Thameslink’s Canal Tunnels open!
Thameslink’s Canal Tunnels opened today! The new north-south services began operating through…
Kursaal Amusement Park
It seems Blackpool Pleasure Beach has almost always been Britain’s biggest seaside theme park…
London Bus Photos – Route 150
Route 150 – Aldgate to Victoria Bus Station This really should have been a 30th anniversary p…
By Underground to Shanklin
This year was the 50th anniversary of the Isle of Wight’s ‘underground’, an anniv…
TfL’s new mascot?
The new guy on the tube? He’s the aristocrat who’s helping TfL with their awareness campaigns…
The Arnos Park Viaduct Mystery
Arnos Park Viaduct on the Piccadilly Line is the biggest brick viaduct ever built for London’…
The DLR 30 years ago (2)
As I pointed out in Part One of this feature, the opening of the DLR to the public was not without …
The DLR 30 years ago
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Docklands Light Railway. It was officially opened by the Queen…
Stuck in Miltown and furious!
If you were due a court appearance in Ennis over a counter claim by the West Clare Railway, simply …
Tube stations that began life as a terminus #2
When one asks which tube stations are true underground termini, the answer would be Brixton/Waltham…
Tube stations that began life as a terminus
When one asks which tube stations are true underground termini, Brixton, Walthamstow (both Victoria…
Central Line: beyond Caxton Road
A minor update of the article posted two years ago featuring the Central Line around Wood Lane/Whit…
Barre’s Sliding Railway
This is the follow up to the Crystal Palace Gliding Railway feature. Following that demon…
The Crystal Palace Gliding Railway
Louis-Dominique Girard’s Gliding Railway, in French known as the The Chemin de Fer Glissant (…
Fantastic LT roundel poster!
TfL has just published a new poster commemorating the evolution of the LT roundel. Seems Marylebone…
South Kensington Subway #3
Pavement Lights The subway’s pavement lights can be seen here in Thurloe Street near the stat…
South Kensington Subway #2
The Subway’s Route The subway at the South Kensington station end where it joins the station&…
South Kensington Subway
The South Kensington subway is the most heavily used foot tunnel in the UK, carrying many millions …
Wonderpass – how it utilises a bit part from 1863
1863 is the year the Metropolitan Railway opened. It consisted of four miles and six through statio…
The Metropolitan Railway's first full run in 1862
Common knowledge: Q – When was the first full trial run on London’s Metropolitan …
Revisiting Meudon
Meudon is a major icon in the history of photograph and its often used as an example in the ev…