The Victoria Line at Green Park
Green Park tube station is unusual that it has had two lots of Royal openings! The first – and possibly the more famous – was that for the Victoria Line in 1969. The second Royal event occurred almost exactly ten
Month: May 2020
Ludgate: Requiem für eine Stadtbrücke
No this is not some weird 1972 film review. I am aware of a film that goes by a similar name but this is not that either! On the other hand this post could easily be called Ludgate: Requiem for
Croydon Tramlink 20th Anniversary
Its 20 years since Croydon’s new trams began service. These, known as Tramlink, began in May 2000. The anniversary is rather muted it seems, its possibly due to the covid pandemic situation – only one or two tweets reminding people
Construction Of Oxford Circus Station 1962-69 #2
This is an overview of the stations and route forming the third part of the Victoria Line in 1969. The stations were Oxford Circus, Green Park and Victoria. The problems of building a station underneath the Peter Robinson store was