FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 | History Defined

London Overground driver with cocaine in system ‘crashed train because he was tired’

Overground driver Erkan Mehmet due to be sentenced on Friday after admitting endangering safety of rail passengers

Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2023

Dazzling LGBTQ-themed bus and train wraps launched by TfL for Pride

A bus, Overground train, and Elizabeth line train, each wrapped in a dazzling design to celebrate Pride, have been unveiled by Transport for London (TfL).

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023

Tiktok prankster Mizzy fined for London Overground train stunt

A Tiktok prankster who gained notoriety by invading people’s homes and stealing a woman’s dog has been fined £130 for a train station stunt where he entered the driver’s cab.

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023

The way to survive London rents? Couple up

This time three years ago my rent was £250 a month for a shared three-bed in Clapton. It was a five-minute walk to the nearest Overground station; three minutes to the closest pub; quiet, away from any main roads, and situated in yummymummy-ville, a stone’s throw from Hackney Marshes. So…

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023

London Overground disruption after lorry wedged under bridge causes services to be suspended

A lorry damaged a bridge at Bruce Grove on Friday morning, causing all routes between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, Cheshunt and Chingford to be suspended

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Strikes disrupt London trains as many lines to shut down early for Christmas

Shoppers advised to avoid Christmas Eve travel due to early line closures and reduced services

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022

How to get around London as TfL Tube, Overground, and rail are disrupted by snow

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for “lying snow and icy stretches making for difficult travel conditions’’

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022

Tube strike causes travel misery (and there’s more to come)

The sixth Tube strike of the year had all the accoutrements. Each of the 11 Underground lines either part or fully suspended, the Overground messed up, buses turning weary commuters away, all while the Elizabeth line – the jewel in the crown that can do no wrong – is running…

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Tube strikes 2022: Are the Elizabeth line and London Overground running today?

TfL workers are on their sixth strike of the year, leaving most of the Tube out of action

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Dalston: Overground passenger ‘stabbed in liver’ by ‘angry’ knifeman

Police are hunting an “angry” knifeman who attacked an Overground passenger after “pushing him to get on the train” at Dalston Kingsland station.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2022