Northern Line closures to impact midweek after-work drinks until May Transport and infrastructure The Transport for London (TfL) has planned closures of the Northern line starting from January, which will affect Bank, London Bridge, and Borough for four months. Starting on 12 January, eight stations will be out of action on weeknights from 10pm until the end of May, as TfL carries out engineering work for track replacements. [...]
Northern line chaos into fourth day Transport and infrastructure Commuters who rely on one of the busiest Tube lines are facing a fourth day of delays and disruption, with Transport for London (TfL) still warning Londoners to “avoid the Northern line”. According to TfL, the problem comes from “a fault with the signalling equipment” around the Stockwell area, in South-West London, but officials are [...]
Cable fault causes London Underground disruption and fire Transport and infrastructure A cable fault has caused travel disruption and a fire in London. The Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines were all disrupted on Monday afternoon after a fault on the National Grid’s transmission network. The malfunction also caused a blaze at an electrical substation in the Cunningham Place and Aberdeen Place area in Maida Vale, [...]
Transforming Elephant & Castle May 8, 2025 Elephant & Castle is changing, but its unique cultural history will be protected too, says Rick de Blaby Elephant & Castle is named after a coaching inn at a major crossroads, with the first recorded reference in 1765. By the early 20th century it was known as “The Piccadilly Circus of South London”, centred on [...]