London Connections

Crystal Palace is one of the strangest stations on the network. It's built on the apex of a triangular junction with platforms on two si...

According to this planning application , "funding has been secured" for enabling works for the phase 2 extension of the East Lon...

A few interesting items from the most recent Mayor's Question Time: Trains on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line will be lengthened to th...

As previously reported here, the East London Line extension's Shoreditch High Street station is to be enclosed on all sides by a massiv...

Reader Edward Betts has scanned in his copy of East London Line News , a newsletter delivered to local residents. The fourth page is the on...

Construction of the East London Line extension continues apace. Since I haven't checked in on progress since May , so it's time for...

London Underground are thinning out the East London Line replacement bus service again: From Saturday 19 July 2008, bus service ELS, betwee...

New Civil Engineer has a write-up (reg. req'd) of the latest information regarding the GE19 bridge collapse : Packing supporting the b...

The story of what happened to the GE19 bridge last night is starting to become clear. The bridge had been jacked up to remove its temporary...

Part of the East London Line extension's GE19 bridge has fallen off , closing Liverpool Street station: Train services at Liverpool Str...

Time for a look at bits of East London Line construction that don't involve moving bridges. Last month's is here . A high rise devel...

Thanks to TfL I had the privilege of witnessing up close the new East London Line bridge north of New Cross Gate being installed. Here'...

This weekend sees the third of this year's major bridge installations for the East London Line extension . The bridge has been assembled...

After getting the GE19 bridge most of the way across yesterday , it was moved into its final position overnight. Here are some photos of it...