London Underground
Rapid transit system in England
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| April 2025 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Disney+ series 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes' is scheduled to be broadcast.
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| 2025 |
London Underground mosquito
A scientific study identified that the London Underground mosquito first adapted to human environments in the region now known as Egypt.
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| 2024 |
Automation of the London Underground
Mayor of London confirmed that no plans for driverless trains would be progressed in the New Tube for London programme, effectively halting the automation initiative.
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| 2024 |
West Ashfield training facility
Planned decommissioning of the West Ashfield training facility as part of a joint regeneration venture between Transport for London and Earls Court Exhibition Centre site developers. This will involve shutting down the historic Lillie Bridge Depot and Ashfield House.
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| 2024 |
Suicide on the London Underground
Planned shutdown of the historic Lillie Bridge Depot and Ashfield House as part of a joint regeneration venture between TfL and developers of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
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| November 10 2024 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Channel 4 begins broadcasting the two-part documentary 'Shoot to Kill: Terror on the Tube', which includes context about the London atmosphere in July 2005 and features an interview with the police officer who killed Menezes.
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| October 2024 |
Bakerloo line extension
Contracts awarded for feasibility studies, with four new stations expected to open by 2040.
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| September 30 2024 |
Revue Starlight
Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE- mobile game ends service for both global and Japanese versions.
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| August 10 2024 |
Tube Challenge
Robin Otter and Thomas Sheat set a new record by visiting 272 stations in 17 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds.
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| August 8 2024 |
Revue Starlight
Revue Starlight El Dorado visual novel is released for Nintendo Switch and Windows via Steam in both English and Japanese.
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| February 2024 |
Suicide on the London Underground
A rare attempted murder incident was recorded on the London Underground.
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| 2023 |
Wood Green ricin plot
Julian Hayes, a barrister who represented one of the acquitted defendants, commented on the plot investigation, suggesting the intelligence originated from tortured testimony by Mohamed Meguerber in Algeria.
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| 2023 |
Fluffer
Track cleaning teams modernized their approach, now using vacuum cleaners and magnetic wands to collect 'tube dust', with growing awareness of potential health risks from iron oxide, chromium, quartz, and copper particles.
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| 2023 | Fast X was released, continuing the franchise's storyline. |
| December 26 2023 |
London Underground accidents
A passenger died after falling onto tracks at Stratford tube station on the Jubilee line, with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch initiating an investigation.
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| November 6 2023 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Disney releases a press statement defending its methods in recreating the events for the television dramatisation.
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| October 2023 |
Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
Filming for the Disney+ series 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes' begins in London, with scenes shot at Stockwell tube station over several days and nights.
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| October 23 2023 |
Tube Challenge
Arthur Philipps, Ruairí O'Grady, John Mawdsley, Alex Rennie, Tim Livant, Joseph Solomon, Alex Sinclair, and Yipeng Xu set the current record for fastest Tube Challenge completion, traversing 272 stations in 18 hours, 8 minutes, and 13 seconds.
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| May 2023 |
Mind the gap
During King Charles III's coronation weekend, the monarch and Queen Camilla personally recorded a special 'Mind the gap' announcement played across every railway station in the United Kingdom, adding a unique royal touch to the traditional safety message.
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| May 25 2023 |
London Underground accidents
Passengers on a Northern line train at Clapham Common station smashed windows, mistaking brake dust for smoke, causing no injuries but significant distress.
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| May 2 2023 |
Highgate tube station
A fire broke out in the ground-level station.
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| April 20 2023 |
London Underground accidents
A passenger suffered minor injuries when their coat was trapped in Northern line train doors at Chalk Farm station, dragging them 20 metres.
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| February 2023 |
Revue Starlight
Fourth stage play announced to be held at Tokyo Tatemono Brilla Hall.
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| February 18 2023 |
London Underground accidents
A passenger suffered serious injuries when their coat was trapped in Northern line train doors at Archway station, dragging them about 2 metres.
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| January 2023 |
Revue Starlight
Visual novel sequel 'Revue Starlight El Dorado' is announced.
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| October 14 2022 |
Revue Starlight
Spin-off stage play Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The STAGE Junior High Regalia held at the Hikosen Theater, focusing on Junior High students of Siegfeld Institute.
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| September 30 2022 |
London Underground accidents
Sarah de Lagarde suffered life-changing injuries after falling through train gaps at High Barnet station after falling asleep on a Northern line train, losing her right arm and right leg.
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| August 22 2022 |
London Underground accidents
Yagmur Ozden killed and Zamarod Arif seriously injured when Rida Kazem lost control of a Range Rover, crashing onto tracks near Park Royal tube station. Kazem was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for dangerous driving.
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| May 2022 |
The London Underground
The Elizabeth line (Crossrail) opened, connecting two mainline railways with a new east-west tunnel under central London.
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| April 2022 |
London Underground accidents
A customer's head was crushed while urinating between two moving Piccadilly line train carriages, resulting in an injury.
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| February 18 2022 |
Revue Starlight
Stage play Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE Edel Delight performed at the Galaxy Theater, focusing on Edels and Junior High students of Siegfeld Institute of Music.
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| 2021 |
Bakerloo line extension
The Department for Transport safeguarded the Bakerloo line extension route, protecting the proposed alignment from potential development.
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| 2021 |
Bakerloo line extension
Route to Lewisham via Old Kent Road officially safeguarded by TfL.
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| 2021 |
Suicide on the London Underground
Northern line extension to Battersea opened without platform screen doors, despite earlier provisions for their installation.
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| 2021 | F9 was released as part of the new trilogy of Fast & Furious films. |
| October 4 2021 |
Tube Challenge
Adham Fisher set a new Guinness World Record time of 20 hours, 4 minutes and 10 seconds for 272 stations.
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| August 16 2021 |
The Web of Fear
Special edition Blu-ray and DVD release of the serial, featuring the first use of 3D motion capture animation to reconstruct a missing Doctor Who episode.
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| August 16 2021 |
The Web of Fear
Special edition of The Web of Fear released on DVD and Blu-ray with animated Episode 3.
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| July 27 2021 |
Revue Starlight
Third stage play Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE #3 Growth performed at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball, after being postponed from its original 2020 date due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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| June 4 2021 |
Revue Starlight
Revue Starlight the Movie is released, after being delayed from its original May 21 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Japan's state of emergency.
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| June 4 2021 |
Revue Starlight
Second animated film in the Revue Starlight franchise is released, continuing the story from the previous film.
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| May 2021 |
Mission: Impossible
25th-anniversary edition of Mission: Impossible was released in the U.S. and UK on remastered Blu-ray Disc, including all previous Blu-ray special features.
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| April 2021 |
Bakerloo line extension
Southwark Council agreed to consider a tram alternative along Old Kent Road if the Bakerloo Line extension does not proceed, noting housing development limitations.
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| March 2021 |
Bakerloo line extension
TfL's finance chief stated that the Bakerloo Line extension would not be seen in the next decade due to financial constraints from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 2020 |
Station Squabble
Rowley spent a week photographing mice in the London Underground system, lying on station platforms to capture the award-winning image, enduring strange looks from commuters.
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| 2020 |
Suicide on the London Underground
Wilbur Soot released the song 'Jubilee Line', which references the platform screen doors installed on the Jubilee Line Extensions.
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| December 21 2020 |
Revue Starlight
Spin-off stage play Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE Seiran BLUE GLITTER performed at the Galaxy Theater, focusing on Seiran General Art Institute students.
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| November 2020 |
Bakerloo line extension
TfL released the 2019 consultation report, revealing 8,700 responses with 89% support for the Bakerloo line extension, and confirming station names as Burgess Park and Old Kent Road.
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| November 23 2020 |
The Web of Fear
Announcement made that The Web of Fear will be released in 2021 on DVD and Blu-ray with the missing Episode 3 animated.
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