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Diving Into The Fleet: A Look At London’s Lost Tube

On 4 September 2015 By Long Branch Mike In Bakerloo Line, History, Jubilee line, London Underground

A major river used by the Romans, the Fleet is the largest of London’s lost subterranean rivers. Flanked by great wharves, for centuries it was a gateway to the City. By the end of the …

No Do Nothing Option: The Increasing Cost of the Bakerloo’s Trains

On 16 March 2015 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, London Underground

When it comes to rolling stock on the Underground, it has become very easy in recent years to focus on the new. We have seen new trains on both the Victoria and the Sub-surface lines …

The New Tube For London: The Driverless Train With A Driver

On 15 October 2014 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, Bombardier, Central line, Kings Cross, London Underground, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Rolling stock, TfL, Waterloo & City

On the 9th October, at Kings Cross, TfL unveiled the latest concept for the New Tube for London (NTfL) – the rolling stock design that will serve the majority of the “Deep Tube” lines, beginning …

Death, Taxes and Lewisham: Extending the Bakerloo

On 1 October 2014 By Pedantic of Purley In Bakerloo Line, Camberwell extension, Lewisham, London Underground, Mayor's Transport Strategy

The idea of extending the Bakerloo Line southwards is almost as old as the Bakerloo Line itself. One that seems to capture the imagination of rail enthusiasts, politicians and Londoners alike. It certainly ranks alongside …

London Underground: Off-Peak Practice

On 11 March 2014 By Pedantic of Purley In Bakerloo Line, Central line, Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line

As we covered in our look at Crossrail’s upcoming off-peak service, when talking about frequencies on London Underground (LU) it is an almost inevitable fact that minds concentrate on the peak period services and the …

RIP the Tube Improvement Plan, Long Live New Tube for London

On 30 December 2013 By Pedantic of Purley In Bakerloo Line, Central line, Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line, Rolling stock, Victoria line, Waterloo & City

As the new year looms, it seems an appropriate time to look at where, in upgrade terms, the Tube goes next. We will shortly look at the upgrading of the Sub-surface Railway and how the …

Big Changes Gonna Come (Part 2): A New Approach to Ticket Sales

On 25 November 2013 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, Boris Johnson, Central line, Circle line, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee line, London Underground, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Politics, Victoria line, Waterloo & City

In Part 1 of “Big Changes” we took a look at London Underground’s proposed plan for running nocturnal Tube services. Here in Part 2 we now turn to the other major change to the Underground …

White Knights and Wishlists: Northern and Bakerloo Line Extensions

On 23 January 2012 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, Battersea Extension, Camberwell extension, London Underground, Northern line

As the final quarter of 2011 drew to a close, the future seemed bright (or at least no longer entirely dark) with regards to extending the Underground. The release of the Mayor’s updated Transport Strategy …

Stretching the Line: Why We Do (and Don’t) Extend Tube Lines

On 15 September 2011 By Pedantic of Purley In Bakerloo Line, Battersea Extension, Camberwell extension, Central line, Crossrail, Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line

With Crossrail under construction and extensions to both the Bakerloo and Northern Line being mooted, it seems a pertinent time to provide a brief reminder into some of the whys and wherefores for those less …

Haykerloo?

On 7 September 2011 By Mwmbwls In Bakerloo Line, National Rail, Network Rail

Back in September 2010, JB raised the question of possible extensions to the Bakerloo line south from Elephant and Castle to Hayes, as in Hayes but not as in Hayes and Harlington. The former being …

Bakerloo Extension: A Report to Lewisham Council

On 16 September 2010 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, Construction projects, Lewisham

It is probably fair to say that Sustainable Development Select Committee Meetings to London Boroughs are not normally something that London Reconnections finds itself paying a great deal of attention to. This month’s meeting at …

The Man Who Painted London Red

On 1 January 2010 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, History, Northern line, Our Favourites, Piccadilly line

When the architecture of the Underground is discussed, it is nearly always to the work of Charles Holden that comment turns. The reasoning for this, of course, is obvious. In the likes of Gants Hill, …