News - Farringdon

Contact the news and picture editor. Twitter feed    RSS Feed

Themes   ScotRail   RMT   Network Rail   Strike   Cancellations   Gourock   Inverness   Caledonian MacBrayne   Glasgow District Subway   Land Access   Dalwhinnie   Ben Alder Level Crossing   Carstairs   West Coast Main Line   Manchester Piccadilly   Carlisle   Perth   Flooding   Landslip   Glasgow Queen Street   Weather   Northern   Aberdeen   Strikes   

The London Underground celebrates its 160 year anniversary today, making it the oldest underground network in the world.

On January 10 1863, the Metropolitan Railway opened its new subterranean railway between Paddington and Farringdon, ushering in a new age of transport - the London Underground.
(Permalink) Farringdon London Underground Metropolitan Railway Paddington


Baker Street: The Met had very large uniform buttons - so heavy that they had to be bolted onto staff uniforms.
Ken Strachan 18/10/2018


Baker Street [Met]: LUL S8 stock with a Metropolitan Line service terminating in the west side bay platform at Baker Street station, on 28th November 2012. The original platforms on the world's first Underground, the Met ...
David Bosher 28/11/2012

Commuters at Farringdon station react to the varying face-covering rules now in place in London.
(Permalink) COVID-19 Face coverings Face masks Farringdon Transport for London

KML version