London Underground

Teamwork on the London Underground: keeping key workers on the move at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

21 Apr 2020

Even with the lockdown, there are a lot of people who need to move around London. Doctors, nurses, and other health workers; people in the food supply chain; education professionals; members of the government and the civil service; the police - these are just some of the people we all depend upon. And they rely on the London Underground…

Modernisation of Tube closer than ever after successful weekend of trial operation

16 May 2018

Programme will boost capacity across 40 per cent of the Tube network.

TfL completes biggest test yet of new signalling system set to transform the Tube

26 Mar 2018

Transport for London (TfL) this weekend expanded testing of the new, modern Tube signalling system, which is set to transform the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, to its largest area yet.

How Thales gets you home safe in time for Christmas

01 Dec 2017

The singer Chris Rea enjoyed a seasonal hit in 1988 with “Driving home for Christmas” but his hit album the following year, “The Road to Hell”, painted a more accurate picture of travel at Christmas.

Inside 4LM: the challenges of delivering the world’s largest signalling upgrade

26 May 2016

In 1863, an underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon was opened. Dubbed the ‘Metropolitan Line,’ this revolutionary service allowed steam trains to haul nearly 40,000 passengers in gas-lit wooden carriages, between eight stations. It was the start of something extraordinary.