Tag Archives: London Underground

London Transport Museum Store, Acton – 2

Posted on April 15, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Not sure what John was getting excited about here!  Behind are a Feltham tram and the standard London trolleybus design. The prototype trolleybus, No. 1. Feltham tram And the standard LCC design. On to the tube, with a borrowed Waterloo … Continue reading →

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London Transport Museum Store, Acton – 1

Posted on April 13, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

After a couple of days recovering from NGSE, Tuesday morning it was off to London.  I had been invited to join a private tour of the London Transport Museum Depot.  Situated in an old underground maintenance depot out at Acton, … Continue reading →

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Simon goes underground!

Posted on October 25, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Simon writes: Attached some photos from this tour: https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/hidden-london/euston-the-lost-tunnels Pricey but fascinating. Posters date from construction of the Victoria line in the 60’s. Looks fun – but probably not a recommended outing for the wedding anniversary….  But I see that … Continue reading →

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Canals, spies & politics – the Crossrails that weren’t built

Posted on January 3, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

A very interesting article from the Ianvisits blog.  Crossrail under London is nothing new….. 018 will be the year that Crossrail is completed, and the Elizabeth line is born, yet it could have looked ever so different had previous plans … Continue reading →

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1971 – September – the Victoria line opens

Posted on May 18, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

September 1971 edition of the Railway Magazine included an article on the opening of the final section of the London Underground Victoria line on July 23 1971. Public opening of the 3.5 mile southward extension to the Victoria Line of London … Continue reading →

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First look at new Crossrail trains

Posted on December 7, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

I’ve been a bit short of prototype posts recently – too many exhibitions to visit, I guess.  So here’s an article from the Telegraph.  These new Crossrail trains are due to enter service on the new cross-London line in 2017 and will have … Continue reading →

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Climbing Everest on the Tube

Posted on November 11, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

For you fitness fiends, here’s an idea that I, for one, will not be taking up, from the Daily Telegraph: This Tube map shows you how you could climb Everest using the London Underground The map tells you how many … Continue reading →

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Languages on the Victoria Line

Posted on October 12, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Migrants are very much in the news at the moment.  Despite the seemingly unsolvable pressures of the current mass migration across Europe, I do think that most big cities are made more interesting by a cosmopolitan population.  And where would … Continue reading →

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London Underground: 150 fascinating Tube facts

Posted on July 16, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Or how to bore your travelling companion on the bus during a tube strike.  These are taken from the Daily Telegraph.  Here are my top 30 (or so), avoiding a very long post! 1. There is only one Tube station … Continue reading →

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Round the Underground on an Engine – Fred T. Jane

Posted on March 16, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I have hi-jacked this fascinating article from the Basilica Fields blog.  I think I am OK to reproduce it in full, as Adrian writes: “During the 1890s, The English illustrated Magazine published a series of illustrated articles by Fred T. … Continue reading →

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