Topic: Transport for London

General view of the concourse at Liverpool Street station in London, busy with passengers

Elizabeth Line popularity tailors a swift shift in Britain’s busiest stations

There are unprecedented numbers of passengers flocking to the Elizabeth Line. That popularity is music to the ears of the backers of the multi-billion pound project. The new railway, crossing London from east to west,...Read more

19-01-2024|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Image of London Underground train in the open air at Theydon Bois station. Deep level 1992 stock from the Central Line

Half a billion pound overhaul transforms London’s Central Line

The Central Line carries some of the busiest parts of the London Underground network. Now, it’s set for a step-change in rolling stock provision. Despite the gloomy post-pandemic financial health of the network, things are looking...Read more

09-01-2024|Comment|author: Simon Walton

London’s Elizabeth Line is a victim of its own success

Before it became fashionable to berate expensive infrastructure projects, the nineteen billion pound (22 billion euro) Elizabeth Line, was an icon of British engineering achievement. The building of the line, including a massively complex tunnel...Read more

25-12-2023|13 comments|author: Simon Walton

Image of wires down drooped over GWR train at night

Celebrities and rail bosses were among hundreds trapped by downed wires in west London

It’s already entered folklore as the Great Paddington Dewiring. When a major terminal is paralysed, one of the world’s busiest airports has connections severed, a showpiece metro grinds to a halt, shoppers, celebrities and business...Read more

11-12-2023|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

DLR trains passing each other on different levels of a flyover

London’s DLR hit by collapse of construction firm

The collapse of the construction firm Buckingham Group may well cast a shadow over the planned upgrade of the DLR Docklands Light Railway system in London. The construction company was involved in a multi-million pound...Read more

15-11-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

The new London Underground metro train for the Piccadilly line by Siemens Mobility

Piccadilly Line on holiday in Europe as new trains take a test trip to Germany

While rumours have been swirling that the Piccadilly Line on the London Underground is getting an extension all the way to Berlin, RailTech is here to set the record straight. Sightings of the distinctive new...Read more

02-08-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Nighttime shot of snowy London skyline showing railway tracks approaching London Bridge with The Shard on the skyline

London’s infrastructure party cooling down and coming to an end

London’s funding uncertainty has cast a shadow on rail freight operations. Transport for London (TfL) has recently announced a moratorium on larger transport infrastructure projects due to funding uncertainty and inflationary pressures. The agency that...Read more

19-07-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton