4 h. ago Drawings reveal Victorian proposal for London’s own Grand Central station

Perceval Parsons’ plans for station put on sale to mark 200th anniversary of first public passenger railwayThe vaulted arches of New York’s Grand Central station are recognisable even to those who have never taken a train into the Big Apple. But they could very easily have been a sight visible in central London.Shelved 172-year-old architectural drawings by Perceval Parsons show how he envisioned a new London railway connecting the growing number of lines coming into the city to a huge main terminal by the Thames. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Live updates as system failure causes disruption at Cardiff Central station

Some services are facing delays while others have been cancelled altogether

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6 d. ago Tube station misery as escalator shuts for fortnight of repairs — on day commuters return to work after summer holidays

MP criticises TfL for ongoing accessibility issues at Walthamstow Central and Blackhorse Road stations

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1 week ago Central London train station could see 'world renowned' fine dining restaurant and bar open next door

Central London train station could see 'world renowned' fine dining restaurant and bar open next door  My London

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2 w. ago Glasgow crime: Hunt for man after girl, 5, assaulted at Central Station in Glasgow

The man is believed to have boarded a train towards Dalmuir.

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3 w. ago ‘Coward’ jailed for robbing elderly deaf woman at Westminster Tube station in central London

Liam McGuicken was caught on CCTV rifling through his victim’s wallet

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3 w. ago Man pushing wheelchair bruised in unprovoked attack at train station

The carer was looking after a man in a wheelchair when he was punched in the face and threatened by two women at Liverpool Central Station, police said

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3 w. ago ‘Invisibility is the new radical position’: artist Rose Nolan on avoiding social media and slowing us down

The text-based artist reflects on her ‘sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’ past and her ‘very analogue’ present – living and working in Melbourne’s most Instagrammed houseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe Melbourne-based artist Rose Nolan has worked exclusively in a palette of red and white since the 1990s, a decision she describes as “liberating”. When she stopped thinking about colour, Nolan suddenly found she had more headspace for her practice which, over 40 years, has spanned a remarkable range of mediums, from colossal public artworks to small architectural models, wall paintings, banners and flags, and self-published books and pamphlets.You might have traipsed across her terrazzo-emblazoned floor work All Alongside of Each Other on the concourse of Sydney’s Central station. Or gazed upwards at the towering words Enough-Now/Even/More-so on the exterior of Melbourne’s Munro Community Hub near Queen Victoria Market.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, p...

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