London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news…

Tickets Alert: Trooping the Colour and the Garter Ceremony 2021
Each year, two major royal ceremonies take place, and, assuming they go ahead in 2021, you can request tickets to attend one of them.

London womens museum seeks funding
When the proposed women's history museum in Shadwell turned out to be a Jack the Ripper tourist trap, plans were set up to create an actual woman's history museum.

Tickets Alert: Banksy exhibition opening in London
A large scale exhibition of Banksy's trademark artwork is coming to London in a couple of months time.

What was the Top Shop shop before Top Shop was in the shop?
The news is abuzz with news that the huge branch of Top Shop at Oxford Circus is up for sale, but what was there before it was Top Shop?

Housing approved for Northern line extension building site
A worksite in Kennington currently being used for the Northern line extension is set to be redeveloped as a mixed residential and light industrial estate.

There was once a hospital underneath St Pauls’ Cathedral
The grand staircase in front of St Paul's Cathedral once had underneath it a small hospital staffed by volunteers in the days before the NHS.

New images of Smithfield market redevelopment plans
Updated concept images of the plans to revamp Smithfield markets have been shown off by the City of London.

170 people prosecuted for not wearing a face mask on London transport
So far, since the regulations came into effect about wearing a face covering on public transport, 170 people have been prosecuted in court for non-compliance.

HS2 freight deliveries to a town without a railway station
The site, to the north of London, is an interesting one, as HS2 trains will pass right through the middle of a disused railway station.

Florence Nightingale Museum forced to close to visitors
The year that has seen people more dependent on nurses and healthcare than ever before is likely to see the closure of the museum dedicated to the nursing pioneer, Florence Nightingale.

Replica DLR train arrives at Enfield college
Future railway engineers studying in Enfield now have a full-size replica DLR carriage to work with.

London’s Alleys: Barbon Close, WC1
This is covered passage next to a beautifully restored Georgian house opposite Great Ormond Street hospital.

London Underground runs first tube trains on the Northern line extension
Tube trains have made their first test trips along the Northern line extension to Battersea over the Christmas break.