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Friday Reads – 5 February 2021

On 5 February 2021 By Long Branch Mike In Bakerloo Line, Buses, Crossrail, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Farringdon, Friday Reads, Micromobility, Pollution, Stations, Tunnels

• You are invited to a 360 virtual tour of Farringdon Station (Crossrail) • Elephant & Castle Tube station rebuild to include Bakerloo Extension (IanVisits) • What’s that London smell?? Mostly exhaust it turns out …

Friday Reads – 18 December 2020

On 18 December 2020 By Long Branch Mike In Crossrail, Farringdon, Friday Reads, Maps, Micromobility, Thameslink, Uber

• It’s back! Thameslink on the Tube Map (DiamondGeezer) • Crossrail offers virtual tour inside Farringdon station (IanVisits) • Symmetry on the London Underground (TubeMapper) • Irish Rail bringing natural cheer to morning commuters (Lovin) …

London Terminals: Fighting Over Farringdon (Part 2)

On 2 July 2012 By Lemmo In Farringdon, London Underground, Network Rail

In Part 1 of our journey below Smithfield we followed in the footsteps of John Bull’s underground wander down the Widened Lines from Barbican. Here in Part 2 we leave him fumbling in the dark and emerge blinking into the light at Farringdon. We will not linger on the surface for long though because, as we have already discovered, the hidden delights lie underground. Scratch the surface, or dive beneath it, and you discover there is much more to the Smithfield area than meets the eye.

London Terminals: Fulsome Farringdon

On 25 June 2012 By Lemmo In Crossrail, DLR, Farringdon, London Terminals, London Underground, Our Favourites

Initially, we’d planned just a single post looking at Farringdon as part of our (increasingly badly titled) London Terminals series, but John Bull’s recent wander through the old ‘Widened Lines’ tunnels east of Farringdon gave a brief glimpse of an unexpectedly cavernous subterranean world. This prompted us to ask: just how much more is down there?

In Pictures: The Work Farringdon

On 23 August 2010 By John Bull In Farringdon, In Pictures

The photos below, taken earlier this month, give a quick insight into the state of play at Farringdon. The first two give a good view of the the temporary roadway down from Charterhouse Street over …

The Second "Great Stink"?

On 24 May 2010 By Mwmbwls In Crossrail, Farringdon, Thameslink

We have commented previously on the vexed question of toilet facilities being included in the new station complex at Farringdon. The Islington Gazette carries a story of continued intransigence by Crossrail whilst Thameslink appears to …

Crossrail – Crossed Legs

On 22 March 2010 By Mwmbwls In Crossrail, Farringdon

We have previously drawn attention to Farringdon’s colourful and somewhat smelly history. It would appear that whilst the station’s future should be less colourful it may, alas, not be any less aromatic. Farringdon stands in …