Articles tagged ‘Victoria station’
London flash mob strikes again
By Chris | April 5th, 2007 |
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Flash mob events seem to be getting more frequent in London. Yesterday there was the biggest one yet at Victoria Station when around 4,000 people showed for an event pre-arranged over the internet. They mingled in with commuters heading home in the evening rush hour and at 6.53pm with ipods cranked up they all started [...]
Gatwick Express to stay in business
By Chris | April 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Gatwick Express train service between London’s Victoria Station and Gatwick Airport is to remain in operation, a year after the Department of Transport said the route would be cut.
The rational then was to provide more capacity on commuter routes between London and Brighton which use the same stretch of track. Now the government say [...]
New Oyster card for London visitors
By Chris | March 6th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Transport for London have announced a new partnership with Gatwick Express for the train company to sell Oyster cards through their outlets. They’ll be selling a new branded card called Oyster Card for Visitors at their Gatwick Express ticket offices and on board trains from Gatwick to Victoria station.
The card will be preloaded with ‘pay [...]
Looking for attention on the Tube
By Chris | February 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Is there anything more more selfish than making a suicide attempt on the London Underground. The picture left is of a woman who jumped onto the tracks at Victoria station last night to wait for a train to run over her. She was saved after fellow passengers managed to get staff to stop the oncoming [...]
