Southeastern buying a fleet of new trains
Southeastern has issued a notice to train manufacturers that it's looking to buy a new fleet of trains, with between 350 and 570 carriages to go into service by late 2027.

City of London to move Billingsgate and Smithfield markets to Dagenham
The City of London has approved plans to move both the Billingsgate and Smithfield markets to a site it owns in Dagenham.

Save up to £35 on tickets to Frozen the Musical this winter
The long-running stage musical version of the Disney film currently has a special offer on tickets in the run up to Christmas, and the early next year.

Twitter’s time for a Requiem Mass?
Much has been written about Twitter in recent weeks since the King of Mercurial Capriciousness, Elon Musk decided to start gutting a widely used service.

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

Harringay station footbridge upgrades to get started
Works to repair the rather shabby footbridge that runs across Harringay station in North London are about to get started.

Cheap Charterhouse tours for Islington residents
On the borders of Islington and the City of London is a medieval monastery, and if you live in Islington, they've started offering tours for the princely sum of £1 per person.

60 million trips on the Elizabeth line since it opened
Since the Elizabeth line opened in May 2022, more than 60 million journeys have been made altogether, including 30 million journeys in the central section.

London’s Pocket Parks: Aske Gardens, N1
This is a large pocket park in Hoxton surrounded by old trees, with two-thirds of the site given over to sports, and owes its origins to philanthropy.

The heritage railway restoring a GWR Diesel Railcar
A heritage railway is looking to restore one of just three surviving GWR railcars, a type of train that was first introduced in 1933 and were in service right through to the 1960s.

Part of the Bakerloo line and London Overground to close for a week before Christmas
People who use the Bakerloo line or the London Overground in northwest London will need to find alternative routes in late December as both lines will be closed for a week's worth of engineering works.

Give the gift of Museum Membership this Christmas
If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them membership of a museum they love.

London Underground testing new step-free device at Jubilee line stations
A miniature boarding ramp that can close the gap between tube trains and platforms is to be tested at a number of Jubilee line stations to see if it should be rolled out across the network.

An eternal flame burning at an east London war memorial
A cluster of war memorials with an eternal gas flame can be found rather hidden away in an east London industrial site if you know where to look.

Arsenal releases new range of London Underground themed clothing
Arsenal football club has expanded its range of London Underground clothing, with a new series based on Arsenal tube station.

Evenings with the Royal Observatory telescopes
During the winter months, the Royal Observatory in Greenwich hosts a number of evenings where you can get up close and look through their telescopes.

Last chance to ride Chiltern’s parliamentary train
Once a week a train leaves a London station it shouldn't, and you have just a few weeks left to catch a ride before it stops, possibly forever.

Chelsea Pensioners to open a public heritage centre
For the first time in its 330-year history, the Royal Hospital Chelsea will have a permanent heritage centre that will be open to the public to visit.

The City Christmas Fair – in aid of Wellbeing in Women
The magnificent Drapers' Hall in the City of London will be open to the public next month for an annual charity Christmas fair.

TfL planning a new London Overground station in Barking
Plans to build an additional station at Castle Green on the newly opened Barking Riverside extension of the London Overground are being worked on by Transport for London (TfL) and Barking and Dagenham Council.

London’s Alleys: Cloth Court, EC1
This is an ancient narrow alley that slips around the backs of buildings in Smithfield, and was for many years, a townhouse for Sir John Betjeman.