Tickets have gone on sale for the final A-Stock Tour, which will take place on the 29th September. They can be purchased via the LTM website, although they are quite hard to find. Those looking …
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In Pictures: A Walk On The Widened Lines
The next station we will visit at as part of our series on London’s major mainline stations will be Farringdon. Before then, though, Crossrail’s presence at Farringdon meant a potential opportunity to get a closer look at some railway infrastructure that is normally inaccessible to the public – the City Widened Lines.
Continue readingSteam at Edgware Road and Earl’s Court
Following on from yesterday’s article, which included photos of the steam test at Baker Street on Sunday morning, below are a selection of photos of the same Special Train at Edgware Road and Earl’s Court. …
Continue readingA Late Night Steam Run on the Metropolitan
Last night, at 0100, a special train left Lillie Bridge depot. Bracketed by L24 and L26, it was a very different configuration from that normally seen by passengers (not least because it included Sarah Siddons, …
Continue readingCroxley: Maximum Milk, Minimum Moo
Last Wednesday saw funding confirmed for a project that many had thought would never see the light of day – the Croxley Rail Link. The Croxley Rail Link is a project that London Reconnections has …
Continue readingIn Pictures: Farringdon and High Holborn
Mikey’s Flikr pool is one that we have raided (with his permission) before, as it is often home to some impressive images from London’s Transport history. This week is no exception, with two excellent images …
Continue readingNorth By North West Ruislip
Dan Coombs, writing in the “Uxbridge Gazette” reports the aspirations of Hillingdon Council to extend the Central Line from West Ruislip to join the Metropolitan Line to Uxbridge between Ruislip and Ickenham. HILLINGDON Council is …
Continue readingA Quick S-Stock Roundup
Regular Metropolitan line customers will have by now likely at least seen (if not travelled on) one of the new S Stock trains. The first of these new trains, classed as S8 (denoting the number …
Continue reading150 Years Of The Metropolitan Line: Exploring the Possibility of Steam
2013 will see London Underground reach a noteworthy landmark – it will mark 150 years since the Metropolitan Railway, the core of the modern Metropolitan line, opened on 10 January 1863. Given the significance of …
Continue readingBombardier Selected as Prefered Bidder for Sub-Surface Signalling
TfL have confirmed that the contract to provide new signalling for the Sub-Surface Lines (District, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City) will be awarded to Bombardier after the completion of the statutory standstill period following …
Continue readingCroxley Rail Link Added to DfT Funding Considerations
Back in October, with the Spending Review in full effect, the DfT announced the fate of a number of local transport projects nominated by the now-defunct Regional Development Agencies. With the funding pot now far …
Continue readingThe Status of the Underground Upgrades
The Jubilee Line Those travelling on the Jubilee Line since Christmas will have noticed that its trains have developed a strange habit of repeating themselves. The new habit of doubly announcing stations is one of …
Continue readingChesham Through Services
As of this week, there is now a through service all day to and from Chesham into central London. Previously, most passengers had to change trains at Chalfont & Latimer. This is the result of …
Continue readingCroxley Rail Link Resurfaces
All has been (unsurprisingly) quiet on the Croxley front since the then newly appointed Coalition Government first announced its Spending Review. The scheme, which would see the Metropolitan Line extended to Watford Junction via Croxley, …
Continue readingRolling Stock Comings and Goings
A lot of trains are either starting their “life” in London or ending it at the moment, so below is a quick summary of major comings and goings. Metropolitan line Incoming stock: S8 StockOutgoing stock: …
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