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Category: District line

St Mary’s On the BBC

On 15 July 2010 By John Bull In District line, ELL, History

The BBC have a couple of short profiles of St Mary’s station up on their website. The station featured in last night’s episode of The London Nobody Knows (which can be found on iPlayer here) …

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When PPP And The Economy Bite: Upgrades Delayed Across the Board

On 6 July 2010 By John Bull In Circle line, District line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, TfL, Tube lines

Mike Brown, London Underground’s new MD gave his first full interview on Friday to the Financial Times. It was an interview that did not contain much in the way of good news for those interested …

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In Pictures: The Old Lift Passage at Notting Hill Gate

On 11 June 2010 By John Bull In Central line, Circle line, District line, History, In Pictures, Vertical transport

The lifts were removed from Notting Hill Gate station when it was redeveloped at the end of the 1950s. The old passage to the lifts themselves, however, still exists (although it is now not accessible …

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TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Improving the Underground

On 29 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee line, London Underground, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Tube lines, Victoria line

[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Visit by H.M. the Queen On 24 February, Richard Parry, Managing Director of London Underground (LU) hosted a visit by Her Majesty the Queen …

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The Number 1 Railway Detective Agency

On 24 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In District line, London Underground, RAIB

The curious case of the trains that did not bump at tea time. Taken from the A406 Bridge this picture shows a District Line train on the line from Ealing Broadway to Hanger Lane Junction …

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