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King’s Cross tunnels & canal aqueduct #3

December 3, 2021 paarlsquare

The final part of the King’s Cross station remodelling took place between Easter and early June 2021 with the west side of the station being closed and the tracks and platforms upgraded to longer sections as well as better track

London’s only tube trains with a forward view!

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 paarlsquare

Now that the 1938 tube stock’s long era in public service has come to an end with the last examples having bowed out from the Island Line, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the one

Upgrading the Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF)

November 20, 2021 paarlsquare

In the canton of Fribourg, the TPF (previously known as the GFM) has a long metre gauge route (as well as two standard gauge lines) that make up the authority’s diverse transportation offerings, which include trolleybuses. Enhancements have been made

Oxford Circus escalator pics – the update!

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 paarlsquare

Just over a week ago I published a feature on the new pictures at Oxford Circus tube which featured the history of escalators on London’s underground. One curiosity was the fact all the pictures were in chronological order other than

Oxford Circus escalator pics

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 paarlsquare

Work on the down northbound escalators at Oxford Circus is accompanied by a novelty rarely seen at any escalator work on the tube. This is a photomontage of images depicting escalator history and building. While this has been done at

Pilatus posters

October 24, 2021November 26, 2021 paarlsquare

No not the highly praised small aircraft but the mountain instead! The vast range of Swiss transport posters is immensely fascinating. They’re no doubt meant to entice visitors to the Alps but they too are a class in their own

Harvey becomes Lumo train’s ambassador!

October 14, 2021 paarlsquare

The LUMO train, which will travel between London and Edinburgh, has appointed Harvey Price as a diversity and inclusion ambassador. The position will serve to promote a greater understanding of the issues of rail travel for individuals with disabilities, as

Hampstead tube building at Euston to be moved…

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 paarlsquare

The Charing Cross Euston and Hampstead (aka the Hampstead Tube) station building on the corner of Drummond and Melton Street will not be demolished, but rather relocated, according to what I gather (if it isn’t just a hearsay or something

A Week in the Life of a New Tube Station #5

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 paarlsquare

Did you know that the new Battersea Power tube station will be significantly larger in a few years? What is visible now is only the beginning. There will be a second entrance to the station, which will include a lift

A Week in the Life of a New Tube Station #4

October 2, 2021October 7, 2021 paarlsquare

A bonus post! Well not actually! Unknown to me, the Northern Line to Battersea Power Station was shut most of the morning on the Thursday due to flooding at Kennington. The reason for closing the new extension as because its