New lifts at Finsbury Park tube
Finsbury Park has lifts to the tube once again after a century. The station’s last lifts were taken out of…
Don't we just love fake history films!
Fake history films – ‘the new threat to truth’ as this recent article in the Guardian postulated. Wow! The truth…
Victoria Line 50th – a cake of a time!
September 1st 2018 was the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first section of the Victoria Line. I had…
Rare mixed tube track at Baker St #3
Another installment in the Baker Street track replacement works series! This time we can see the entire track layout at…
District Line 150th celebrations
Saturday 26th January was the first day of TfL’s District Line 150th anniversary. This begins a programme of events throughout…
Old tube station reveals itself!
Fifty years ago in February 1959, the last tube trains to served this particular station were withdrawn. The station itself…
Rare mixed tube track at Baker St #2
The very unusual mixed rail track at Baker Street is no more. It lasted probably just one day! What we…
Rare mixed tube track at Baker Street
The UK’s railways have one type or another of rail which are flatbottom or the increasingly rarer bullhead. London’s underground…
Those Adidas tube trainers
You’ve read about these Adidas tube trainers right? Here’s a quick look at the different varieties and the lines they…
Victoria Line oddities
In just six weeks time its the Victoria Line’s big anniversary. The 1st September last year was commemorated with celebrations…
345 driver confused at Stratford?
One of TfL Rail’s Class 345’s (one-day-to-be an Elizabeth Line train) an eastbound ex Liverpool Street heading for Shenfield had…
Euston HS2 #5
Being the one about cranes and ventilation shafts. Earlier this week HS2 Limited revealed designs for its new structure that…