London’s Tube is the oldest underground railway in the world, with the first trains travelling between Paddington and Farringdon in 1863. The Metropolitan line was the Underground’s first route to ...

A new exhibition staged at The Map House brings the history of the iconic London Underground to the surface. Located in Knightsbridge, Mapping the Tube: 1863–2023 charts the many evolutions of the ...

16:19, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 Updated: 16:20, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 Today’s map for the London Underground is made of straight lines and 45 degree angles, and has become an icon of public transport and London ...

• A rare 1932 draft of Harry Beck’s first London Underground map — featuring his handwritten annotations — will be auctioned at Christie’s in London on December 11, with an estimated price of ...

A nearly century-old snapshot of the London Underground could be yours – that is, if you have £100,000 to spare. Christie's is set to auction off a rare 1932 draft of the Tube map created by Harry ...

Londoners are facing delays on their commute to work on Tuesday morning, with suspension on several TfL services. At 6:55am, the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines lines were suspended due to a ...

• TfL combats this with rail adhesion (“RAT”) trains that spread a sand compound to help Tube trains stick to the track If you’re wondering why your Piccadilly line train has been delayed or cancelled ...

A new London Underground map flips the usual one on its head, imagining what the Tube system would look like if one major issue were fixed. It looks totally different from the normal one, which is top ...