The Waterloo & City line to reopen as rush-hour service only
London Underground's shuttle service between Waterloo and Bank stations has been closed since the pandemic started, but will reopen from Monday 21st June.

The 19th century Brewers Buildings, Clerkenwell
A narrow side street in Clerkenwell lined with small houses is also home to a magnificent example of 19th-century philanthropic housing.

An authorised London Underground whisky goes on sale
A week after I wrote about a possibly unofficial London Underground whisky, along comes a bona-fide authorised London Underground whisky.

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

Tickets Alert: Take a walk through the Mail Rail tunnels
More dates have been announced for a chance to walk through the tunnels deep under Clerkenwell once used by the Post Office’s private Mail Rail trains.

An archive of aerial photos of London
There's an archive of aerial photos of London held by the University of Cambridge, many of them are recent enough to look familiar, and yet ever so slightly strange.

Kennington tube station is changing from a Zone 2 station to a Zone 1/2 station
Kennington station, which is currently in Zone 2 is to become a mixed Zones 1 and 2 station from this Sunday (16th May) as part of the preparations for the Northern line extension.

HS2 starts tunnelling in northwest London
Just inside the M25 in northwest London, HS2 has powered up its first tunnel boring machine, which will head northwards under the Chilterns.

London’s railway upgrades – a progress report
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on when the lines are closed at weekends, this is a break-down from TfL of what’s happened in recent months across the rail network.

Stratford station set for massive transformation
Stratford station could be radically redeveloped under plans being worked on by the rail companies and local council.

The Museum of the Home is reopening after refurbishment
The former Geffrye Museum which closed in January 2018 for a refurbishment has confirmed its reopening date as the new Museum of the Home.

Crossrail starts trial running of the Elizabeth line trains
Later than originally hoped, Crossrail has started trial running of trains through the central core of the network, replicating a live service.

Three churches to visit near Banbury
If you are in Banbury, maybe visiting Thenford Arboretum, then the trip between town and garden can also take in three ancient churches.

Paddington Bear exhibition comes to the British Library
The British Library is opening an exhibition this summer all about a bear with a penchant for marmalade sandwiches.

The sad sight of Beuys’ Acorns outside the Tate Modern
On an empty concrete terrace at the back of the Tate is a cluster of trees, and while it looks like a sad transplant from a garden centre, it's actually art.

Leadenhall Market to be filled with neon lights from Hollywood movies
The richly decorated Victorian Leadenhall Market in the City of London is being filled with neon lighting from Gods Own Junkyard later this month.

See the Flying Scotsman steam train in London
Over the next couple of months, the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive will be hauling trains around London and the regions.

90 year old tube poster reappearing on the London Underground
It probably feels like its been decades since many of us have travelled on the tube, and that effect will be magnified when you do, as there will be a vintage poster from 1931 appearing in the stations

Dodgems coming to Somerset House
Due to happen in January, now happening in the summer, the courtyard of Somerset House is to be home to a dodgem ride.

Construction starts of a railway footbridge at Brent Cross West station
A large footbridge that will, for the first time in 150 years link two sides of the wide Midland Main Line railway has started to be assembled on site at Brent Cross West station.

London’s Alleys: Lamb’s Conduit Passage, WC1
This is a well-used passageway in Holborn leading to Red Lion Square that's a lingering echo of a path through long lost fields.