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fromTime Out London
4 months ago

Revealed: the London tube platforms with the biggest gaps

The gap between tube platforms and trains is a significant risk, causing hundreds of injuries and fatalities in 2024.
London food
fromianVisits
4 months ago

The birth of "Stand on the Right": How London's first recorded escalator announcement shaped Tube etiquette

Londoners first heard escalator etiquette recorded announcements in 1921, improving passenger behavior on the Underground.
London
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map

A live version of the London Underground map shows real-time train locations and arrival times, enhancing commuter experience.
London
fromTime Out London
4 months ago

Revealed: the London tube platforms with the biggest gaps

The gap between tube platforms and trains is a significant risk, causing hundreds of injuries and fatalities in 2024.
London food
fromianVisits
4 months ago

The birth of "Stand on the Right": How London's first recorded escalator announcement shaped Tube etiquette

Londoners first heard escalator etiquette recorded announcements in 1921, improving passenger behavior on the Underground.
London
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map

A live version of the London Underground map shows real-time train locations and arrival times, enhancing commuter experience.
#fare-evasion
#signalling-upgrade
fromianVisits
1 month ago
London food

Metropolitan line services cut during first week of June for major signalling upgrade

fromianVisits
1 month ago
London food

Metropolitan line services cut during first week of June for major signalling upgrade

fromianVisits
6 days ago

3D map shows how the London Underground could warm the City's historic churches

The aim is not to create a perfectly laid out map, but to crystallise thinking about using ground heat sources and spark conversation about the options for that.
London
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
1 week ago

'Rare' 2 London Underground coin for sale for 8,000

The rare and collectable London Underground coin, minted to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Tube, has been listed for sale on eBay for over 8,000.
London
#transport-for-london
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Tube station book swap ban 'ridiculous'

Ending free book exchanges in London Underground stations has been criticized as excessive by safety experts and disappointed local residents.
London politics
fromianVisits
4 months ago

London's weekly railway news

Safety concerns arise around electric bikes on the Tube after an explosion incident.
Sadiq Khan's intervention may protect London Underground's book exchanges from closure.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Tube station book swap ban 'ridiculous'

Ending free book exchanges in London Underground stations has been criticized as excessive by safety experts and disappointed local residents.
London politics
fromianVisits
4 months ago

London's weekly railway news

Safety concerns arise around electric bikes on the Tube after an explosion incident.
Sadiq Khan's intervention may protect London Underground's book exchanges from closure.
#4g
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Kneecap advert 'banned' on London Tube network

Transport for London (TfL) deemed the Kneecap poster would 'likely cause widespread or serious offence to reasonable members of the public'.
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#elizabeth-line
#77-bombings
fromTime Out London
2 weeks ago

Revealed: the tube line that'll be the hottest this summer

Research indicates that during August, temperatures on London's Underground, particularly the Victoria line, could reach up to a sweltering 32C, making it the hottest line.
London music
fromianVisits
3 weeks ago

LEGO model of London Underground's art-deco headquarters

A model of 55 Broadway, the former headquarters of the London Underground has been proposed, which was designed by noted architect Charles Holden.
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#transport-safety
Alternative transportation
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Passengers at risk with e-bikes on Tube - union

Train drivers union may strike over e-bike safety concerns on London Underground following a fire incident.
Calls for enhanced safety measures regarding e-bikes on public transport.
Alternative transportation
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Passengers at risk with e-bikes on Tube - union

Train drivers union may strike over e-bike safety concerns on London Underground following a fire incident.
Calls for enhanced safety measures regarding e-bikes on public transport.
#transportation
London
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
4 months ago

Full list of all the London Underground stations and line closures this weekend

Essential maintenance work will disrupt London Underground and Overground services this weekend, requiring passengers to plan ahead.
London
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
4 months ago

Full list of all the London Underground stations and line closures this weekend

Essential maintenance work will disrupt London Underground and Overground services this weekend, requiring passengers to plan ahead.
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#art
fromianVisits
2 months ago
London food

A modernist river runs through it: The story of Embankment tube station's platform design

fromianVisits
2 months ago
London food

A modernist river runs through it: The story of Embankment tube station's platform design

#bakerloo-line
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago
London food

Mystery surrounds woman found dead in Underground station three months after body discovered

Detectives are seeking information to identify a woman found dead three months prior at Tottenham Hale station.
#piccadilly-line
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Susanna Reid clashes with Robert Jenrick over fare dodgers video

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid confronted Robert Jenrick regarding a video he filmed while confronting alleged fare dodgers, accusing him of making it about himself.
UK news
#accessibility
#tfl
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Jean Charles de Menezes's mother says everyone should watch' TV drama about his killing

I was not expecting that moment, she said. It was terrible and then I started to shake. I sort of died then too.
UK news
London
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
3 months ago

A brief history of the Northern line in four forgotten maps

The London Underground's history reflects significant urban transportation evolution, originating with the first electric Tube railway in 1890.
#public-safety
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

Tube passenger captures shocking moment man smokes crack in front of stunned commuters

Concerns rise over public safety after a man allegedly smokes crack cocaine on the London Underground during busy hours.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

Tube passenger captures shocking moment man smokes crack in front of stunned commuters

Concerns rise over public safety after a man allegedly smokes crack cocaine on the London Underground during busy hours.
London
fromianVisits
3 months ago

A graffiti-covered tube train inside a fake station? Exploring an exhibition of street art

The exhibition features graffiti artists transitioning their work into marketable art while maintaining ties to their underground roots.
#metropolitan-railway
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 months ago

Anger as TfL drops free book libraries from Tube stations due to 'fire risk'

London Underground stations removed book exchange libraries due to fire safety regulations, causing backlash from commuters who enjoyed the initiative.
London politics
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