Transport – Rail

Last week, under a rare, but very welcomed sunny London sky – my London Shoes crossed over the River to ‘Saaf Lundun’ (referred to by me as the ‘Dark Side’) to visit a place I hadn’t been to for a few decades…..“BALHAM”– and what a pleasant enjoyable day out it was too. “BALHAM” is situated ...Read more...

This London Shoes blog is even smaller than a usual ‘short & sweet’…..it’s more of a ‘quickie’!!! The reason being is because tomorrow (Sunday 8th March 2026) is “INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY” – and last week whilst out and about in the ‘Smoke’, my London Shoes happened to stumble upon something that has been displayed in conjunction ...Read more...

In keeping with the London Shoes ethos of exploring London’s more unusual, and lesser known history, last week my London Shoes made the short trip from my Romford base, over to Upminster – for the specific purpose of getting a close-up view of a rather controversial symbol that’s been displayed at a particular London tube ...Read more...

The other day my London Shoes ventured down to the Stratford E15 district of East London, for the specific purpose of checking out a new and unique initiative: – the “DIALOGUE EXPRESS CAFÉ” Based in the Dennison Point Car Park of the massive Carpenters Estate – Stratford E15 – the ‘ Dialogue Express Café ‘ ...Read more...

Thursday 28th November (last week), saw quite a big change take place in London’s rail network – the official launch of an initiative that has certainly caused quite a bit of a talking point amongst Londoners in terms of opinions. Now – I’m sure that almost everyone is aware of and has at some time ...Read more...

There’s an unusual type of Christmas Tree currently on display this year at St. Pancras International Station. It’s a 12 metre high display, consisting of 3,000 hand painted books laid out on 270 climbing shelves. At its base are 8 booths where you can park your bum and listen to audio snippets from classic novels ...Read more...

The other day my London Shoes took a bit of a different approach and headed off to a place, that is technically, not London – but was once looked up as being the Londoners ‘sea-side playground’ – especially East Londoners – and to be fair, its airport’s official title is prefixed with the word ‘London’!!! So ...Read more...

This Shoes’ blog topic is a rather strange one as it’s all about a location, that ‘technically’ hasn’t really begun to take shape as yet – but in a few years’ time, it will be a completely different story, as it will (or should be) fully flourishing. So – the particular blog is all about ...Read more...

Last week London Shoes braved the elements and set off in pouring rain and freezing temperatures to venture to the City’s ‘Square Mile’ for the specific purpose of exploring the well-known transport destination/landmark that is “Bank-tube station” – with a particular focus on its “16” entrances/exits – the most of any station of the London’s ...Read more...

If you’d have told me years ago, that one day I’d be able to hop on a train at my local station Romford, and then that train would go straight through to Bond Street in the heart of London’s west end – or – that passengers would be able to board a train at Romford, ...Read more...