Tag Archives: London Underground

London is famous for its subsurface locomotives. The Underground network is, of course, known all over the world. But there is another network of tracks beneath the capital that are relatively unknown. On them runs a tiny train with a fascinating history. The Mail Rail is a small railway network …

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) “Solidarity” march and rally in London Wednesday took place immediately following the pulling of a strike by over 3,000 London Underground (LU) workers by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union leader Mick Lynch. The first of day of two 24-hour stoppages against the elimination of …

London’s Underground rail network has been around for over 150 years so it will come as no surprise for most people to learn that a number of stations have undergone serious makeovers through the years. But even with the majority of stations getting updated and renovated over the last century …

Exclusive: The Communication Workers Union claims a large number of the suspensions involve the alleged use of the word “scab” – a name given to workers who break strikes and cross picket lines abour MP Ian Lavery (pictured) said the number of suspensions “looks like discrimination” ( Image: Newcastle Chronicle) …

Soon your journey on the Tube could be a lot quieter as London Underground is testing new technology to reduce noise in the tunnels. Up until recently, TfL has attempted to decrease track noise by grinding the tracks to restore the track profile. But if anything noise has got worse …

Taking an underground train is hardly a new experience for Londoners. Most of us hop on the Tube every day to get between home and work, work and play, or back to bed, and these journeys are often cramped, normally sweat-inducing and nearly always made alongside at least one person …

One of the most fascinating things about the history of the London Underground is the way the names of stations have changed over time. Often stations you thought you knew have gone through two or three iterations throughout the years and sometimes the quirky names they had in the past …

It is easy to look at the London Underground map and think that it has always been that way, but the truth is that over more than a century the network has changed and morphed. Tube lines and stations which seem like they have been there for donkey’s years have …

One of the sad things about London’s great history and heritage is that it sometimes gets destroyed when buildings are demolished and swanky new office blocks are built. Sometimes lovely old buildings get sold on. Such was the case with one of London’s little-known abandoned Tube stations. Brompton Road in …

It’s not quite commonplace yet to see Amazon parcels whizzing through the air on drones, and the idea still seems a bit like something out of the futuristic show, Jetsons. And that’s probably what people thought when the idea was first floated to transport London’s post via the London Underground. …