Category Archives: Train Stations

Day trip to Oban – direct from Edinburgh

ScotRail is to launch a Sunday train service for day trippers to Oban from Edinburgh, Linlithgow and Polmont over six weeks this summer. The service has been welcomed by VisitScotland. It will start on Sunday 25 July and run each … Continue reading

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Brilliant Brunel – the 175thanniversary of Great Western Railway

First Great Western has teamed up with National Geographic Channel UK to explore the history of the Great Western Railway to commemorate its landmark 175th anniversary. It is 175 years since prolific railway engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was granted the … Continue reading

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Mayor and TfL act to limit Northern line disruption

Tube Lines’ closure programme revised to lessen impact on Londoners – Route through West End maintained during early weekday closures on Bank branch The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Transport for London (TfL) have taken action to greatly reduce … Continue reading

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Ten Tube stations for 10:10

Ten of the largest stations on London Underground sign up to 10:10 campaign to reduce energy use. The Tube stations participating in the 10:10 initiative are Bank, Charing Cross, Earl’s Court, Green Park, Holborn, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Liverpool Street, … Continue reading

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Victoria Tube station to be transformed

A £700m upgrade to bring better journeys for thousands of Londoners. Upgrade is a crucial part of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) multi-billion pound Investment Programme. Victoria Tube station, one of the busiest and most congested on the network, is set … Continue reading

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