Crossrail’s Mark Wild takes over as HS2 boss
Mark Wild, who took over the completion of the Crossrail project after it ran into trouble, is taking over as the boss of HS2 railway.

London stations among 50 receiving funding for Step-Free access cost evaluations
The government has released funding to support step-free access at railway stations, but at this stage, only to evaluate the costs of adding step-free access in the future.

Elizabeth line celebrates two years of service with over 350 million journeys
On the second anniversary of the Elizabeth line's opening, TfL revealed that it had carried more than 350 million journeys since opening on 24th May 2022.

Birds: The Living Dinosaurs – This new NHM exhibiton tells their evolutionary tale
A declaration that birds are dinosaurs is how an exhibition about birds in a museum famous for its dinosaurs opens, as it tells the story of avian evolution from the dinosaurs into your Christmas lunch.

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Your chance to nominate a historic figure for a Blue Plaque
If you've ever wanted to nominate a notable person or organisation for a Blue Plaque, then now's your chance, as Historic England is seeking ideas from the public.

Grand Central applies to run more trains between London and Yorkshire
The independent train company Grand Central wants to include its services between key destinations in the North East and West Yorkshire and London, and it has filed an application with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

Tickets Alert: Southbank Centre resumes architecture tours
Once a semi-regular event before the pandemic, the Southbank Centre is resuming its architectural tours of its buildings.

GTR launches TfL-style weekly cap on pay as you go train tickets
Customers travelling with Southern, Thameslink, and Great Northern are getting TfL-style caps on weekly travel, with a guarantee that pay as you go journeys will never cost more than an equivalent weekly season ticket.

London’s Pocket Parks: Norfolk Square Gardens, W2
This square (well, long rectangle) in Paddington owes its origins to the same beginnings as nearby Talbot Square around the corner.

The Vinyl Factory’s ‘Reverb’ exhibition: A dazzling fusion of light, sound, and art
An industrial basement space in central London is thumping and glowing, having been filled with an exhibition exploring the intersection of art and sound.

Two weeks to visit Colindale tube station before rebuilding work starts
You have just two weeks to visit the old Colindale tube station on the Northern line before it closes to be demolished and replaced with a new station.

Historic lifeboat returns to London as RNLI marks its 200th anniversary
Two plaques celebrating the RNLI's 200th anniversary and the lifeboats and people who use them were unveiled in London this week, along with a visit by a historic lifeboat.

Visit the atmospheric Pope’s Grotto
In the 1720s, the poet Alexander Pope dug a series of tunnels underneath his house in Twickenham -- and 300 years later, they're open to the public to explore.

Back to the Silverlink: London Overground’s past in a new photo exhibition
Photos of London's railways and train passengers are filling a camera shop at the moment, offering a look back at pre-Overground services.

TfL gets debt ratings upgrade, but need for long-term government support highlighted
Transport for London’s finances have been given a vote of confidence after one of the debt ratings agencies upgraded the quality of TfL debt.

There’s a model railway at Hounslow West tube station
Hounslow West tube station's ticket hall recently gained a large model railway, sitting inside the old passimeter box where station staff used to check tickets.

Royal Portraits: A century of evolution in style and technique at the King’s Gallery
A century of royal portraits have gone on display at the King's Gallery, showing how royal portraiture has changed in both style and technique.

c2c’s oldest trains to get major refurbishement
The fleet of c2c's oldest trains that run between Essex and London are to be refurbished as part of a major overhaul.

London’s Alleys: Ham Yard, W1
This upmarket looking Soho passageway lined with posh shops and a hotel is a far cry from what it looked like just a decade ago -- as one of the last remaining WWII bomb sites in central London.