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GWR trains diverting to Euston in rare route change during HS2 …
Sep 10, 2024 · GWR train at Euston station (c) ianVisits Later this year, and for the next few years, HS2’s construction of a huge new station at Old Oak Common will require them to close the Great Western Mainline on occasions to prepare to move the railway from running past the new station to run through it. In the past, when the railway into Paddington had to close, most intercity services would stop at ...
A new museum for London – the hidden Whitefriars Crypt to open …
Nov 5, 2024 · A hidden gem of medieval history beneath Fleet Street will soon welcome visitors with a new museum space dedicated to the Whitefriars legacy.
Tickets go on sale today for V&A’s forthcoming Cartier exhibition
Dec 3, 2024 · Tickets have gone on sale today for the V&A’s first major exhibition in nearly 30 years dedicated to Cartier jewellery. Opening in April 2025, the exhibition will include more than 350 Cartier objects, including jewels once worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
Colindale and Kentish Town tube stations to reopen in time for …
Dec 12, 2024 · Two tube stations on the Northern line that are currently closed for upgrade works are to reopen in time for Christmas. Kentish Town Station Kentish Town tube station closed in June 2023 for major escalator replacement works, and had been due to reopen this summer, but the works took longer than planned, so the station is now expected to reopen on Monday 23rd December – although that’s ...
First of the new Piccadilly line trains arrives in London – with …
Oct 15, 2024 · The first of the new fleet of Piccadilly line trains has arrived in London for a year of testing and has already been damaged by graffiti.
Beautiful videos from the driver’s eye view of Britain ... - ianVisits
Mar 20, 2022 · National Rail has set up an incredibly relaxing “tv channel” on YouTube that constantly shows train drivers’ view of some delightful train trips across the UK. Coupled with soft slow music it’s at times a dreamy experience.
A stitch in time: Exhibition highlights 140 years of nurses’ uniforms ...
Nov 11, 2024 · A former hospital chapel has been filled with nurses' uniforms, showing how they changed over a century from stern Victorian attire to relaxed styles used during the pandemic.
London’s newest museum – the Chelsea Pensioners opens next week
Sep 26, 2024 · London is getting a new museum next week, dedicated to the history of the Chelsea Pensioners, and it's inside their recently restored stables block.
Tim and Siddy return with more Secrets of the London ... - ianVisits
Jun 12, 2024 · Yesterday TV’s Secrets of the London Underground will return in July with its fourth series, peering into the depths of the tube network. Over ten weeks, rail historian Tim Dunn will reunite with Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum to unearth more secrets about the Tube’s rich history.