Transport

The County Donegal Railways #2

This is part two of the tribute to the famed County Donegal narrow gauge railways which closed on the very…

A Euston station era ends #2

This is the second part covering the Euston station underground taxi rank – and features some more stuff that has…

Crossrail to Heathrow in 2021?

Amidst all the reports this week on the openings of Crossrail is one that was greatly missed (as well as…

A Euston station era ends

They haven’t closed Euston station – not yet! The HS2 machine is still marching on relentless however as reported sometime…

By Rail to the Mumbles

Today is the sixtieth anniversary of the closure of South Wales famous electric railway, the Swansea and Mumbles. It was…

Welder on the Tube

Welder Dave’s message ‘Have a wonderful day.’ People have been thanking Dave the welder – but who is he? He’s…

The County Donegal Railways

Sixty years ago this week the last passenger trains rain on the County Donegal Railways. Its popular knowledge the last…

#InterCity125 Finale

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

Construction of Oxford Circus station 1962-69

As most will know the Victoria Line fully opened in its original format during March 1969 – and this alone…

Rails Across the Border

You’ve no doubt read the excellent book ‘Rails Across the Border’ by Alexander Mullay about the former routes between Scotland…

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

alondonblogger on Stages 1/2 CBTC up and running!: “Oh its everywhere! Even the Jubilee/Victoria which ideally should be entirely flat bottomed rail!” Jan 19, 18:26
mike durell on Stages 1/2 CBTC up and running!: “Suprised that there's still that awful bullhead rail at E R .” Jan 19, 16:43
CJ on Old tube station reveals itself!: “The old footbridge is lit as it’s both an area for the cleaners equipment and a storeroom. (On the picture…” Jan 19, 11:40
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