Transport – Rail

Tuesday 24th May 2022 was a bit of a historic day in London, as it marked the long awaited official opening for passengers, of the new “Elizabeth Line” rail service. It’s hard to believe that, after thirteen years, this new rail service, formally known as ‘Cross Rail’ – is finally here. The construction of the ...Read more...

On a grey overcast day last week – my London Shoes travelled throughout an Omicron riddled ‘Smoke’  to seek out some specific landmarks that were introduced to the London Underground tube network a few months back, but I’ve only just become aware of their existence. Back in the summer, at a time when the Government ...Read more...

Last week my London Shoes ventured off to the west side of London to check out a row of 8 late Victorian residential houses, that were originally built for a specific purpose and are quite unique in their design…..each has a story to tell, and more importantly, all are still standing. This little row of ...Read more...

Most of the tube stations on the London Underground network have been around for many years, some are well over a century old – and us Londoner’s take them all for granted – but they are essential, to everyone travelling into or through the Capital. So it is an extremely rare and quite an exciting ...Read more...

For this week’s activity, my London Shoes took advantage of a glorious day of weather, and with my 60+Oyster-Free Travel Card in my hand, I travelled across the ‘Smoke’ to track down:- London’s ‘Most Used’ & ‘Least Used’ Stations – and this is the result >Roding Valley: London Underground’s quietest, least used tube station is ...Read more...

As with most of the topics covered-off by London Shoes, the subject matter is generally considerably historic in terms of its occurrence – however, although last week’s topic happened some 44 years ago, it is one of the rare occasions where I can clearly remember the incident, and the impact that it had on everyday ...Read more...

The topic for this week’s ‘London Shoes’ publication on its Website, FB & Twitter portals, is not about a building or a location – it’s simply all about a humble, ordinary Londoner, whose work has touched millions upon millions of people throughout the years and will most probably continue to do so for future generations. ...Read more...

Last week’s London Shoes blog was, (as they say on X-Factor, and other such tv progs) a “journey”. This particular trek out also had me sort of paying homage to the topic in question, on a particular anniversary of its existence. So – this week’s publication onto the London Shoes website-twitter feed & fb page ...Read more...

I have always been intrigued when reading stories about incidents where ‘lost’ music tapes of top recording artists, are discovered collecting dust in someone’s loft or attic at some obscure location. Well –“London Shoes” has had its own experience of this scenario this week, when a never published ‘lost’ blog was discovered whilst conducting a ...Read more...

2019 sees the 150th Birthday of London’s ‘District Line’ tube network – and “London Shoes” took this occasion as an opportunity to take a closer look at this particular underground line in celebration of its longevity, by looking back at its history and how it has evolved to the present day – and also ‘stopping ...Read more...