Photography

Riders on the München Looping

Everyone probably thought I’d forgotten all about the München Looping… nah it was just the way things happened and its…

#InterCity125 Finale

This, a tribute to the final HST services on the East Coast Main Line after forty-one years. The last ever…

Crossrail: TFL services to Reading

Another post on that, erm… you know, new fangled London railway that I’ve loved writing about so much! Simply can’t…

London landmarks in miniature

Staff at a London store spent weeks making these miniature versions of London’s iconic buildings and these are designed to…

The GWR HST finale

The main part of the HST finale on 18th May took place in the late pm and early evening. My…

Extinction Rebellion #2

The protests continue into their fourth day with protesters having as much of a hold on Central London as at…

Extinction Rebellion #1

The Extinction Rebellion took over much of Central London, as well as other cities in the UK, including Edinburgh, Glasgow,…

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Alvin Langdon Coburn was an American photographer who chose to settle in England, where much of his innovative work was…

Winter Wonderland fun

A selection of fun pics from Winter Wonderland throughout November, December 2018 and into January 2019. Up til now I’ve…

Crossrail – the failed prophecies

This weekend should have seen a big transport day for London to celebrate. A new rail line in operation from…

Crossrail: Its just been announced the line is expected to open between Paddington and Abbey Wood in the summer of 2021. There’s no mention of the Abbey Wood – Heathrow bit that was mentioned at the TfL / GLA committee meeting nor the other dates, described as ‘pessimistic’ were mentioned. Heathrow & Shenfield will be in May 2022. As I wrote, Mike Brown had warned those other dates/information wasn’t iron-cast. Standard.

@elizabethline services through central London expected to commence in summer 2021 – intensive operational testing of the railway will commence later this year#Crossrail press statement in full here: https://t.co/Whua0KTQAj pic.twitter.com/dpoqKcSpKL

— Crossrail Project (@Crossrail) January 10, 2020

Also today is the 157th anniversary of the Metropolitan Railway opening:

Happy anniversary to the Tube which officially opened to the public today in 1863! ✂️🎀 pic.twitter.com/t63iWSKMzQ

— Transport for London (@TfL) January 10, 2020

Westville13 on Whatever happened to Brunel’s bridge?: “Fascinated to see this as I was working at English Heritage at the time and visited the bridge with Steven…” Jan 17, 20:13
alondonblogger on Old tube station reveals itself!: “Probably lit to facilitate access to the substation (assume its accessed via the green door on the South Acton platform.)” Jan 12, 21:35
mike durell on Old tube station reveals itself!: “I noticed that the footbridge and stairs seem to be fully lit with flourescent lamps. Is there a reason for…” Jan 12, 21:19
BRIAN BERKE on A Euston station era ends #2: “Thank you for showing how Network Rail never had good connections to a station cab rank if a passenger had…” Jan 11, 18:51
mike durell on 150 years of the Swiss Cottage line: “Thanks ---still an unexplained mystery then!” Jan 10, 23:06
alondonblogger on 150 years of the Swiss Cottage line: “I dont think it would have been that tunnel. I dont even know if this one actually came out anywhere.…” Jan 9, 17:50